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South African Miners Stage One-Day Strike

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Tens of thousands of South Africans staged a one-day national strike on Wednesday, hitting mining production, as the biggest labour group in the continent's largest economy flexed its muscles to remind the ruling ANC of its political clout. (Mar 07)

MORE TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, GOLD, UNEMPLOYMENT, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, SILVER

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S.Africa eyes labour reform, railways to end poverty

By Reuters

South Africa's National Planning Commission unveiled a plan on Friday to reduce unemployment and poverty plaguing Africa's biggest economy, but key elements may be blocked by a powerful union in a governing alliance with the ruling ANC. (Nov 11)

MORE TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, GDP, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA

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S.Africa union shakes labour market with wage cut plan

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A struggling South African textile union may be changing the way labour is priced in Africa's largest economy by offering massive wage reductions to unskilled workers to create jobs and save a dying industry. (Oct 11)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, UNEMPLOYMENT, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, EMERGING MARKETS

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S.Africa union wants Wal-Mart to boost supply fund

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Wal-Mart and Massmart should increase their planned fund to support South African suppliers to at least 500 million rand from 100 million rand, the country's largest service industry union said on Monday. (Oct 11)

MORE TOPICS: WAL-MART, SOUTH AFRICA

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S.Africa union wants Wal-Mart to boost supply fund

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Wal-Mart and Massmart should increase their planned fund to support South African suppliers to at least 500 million rand from 100 million rand, the country's largest service industry union said on Monday. (Oct 10)

MORE TOPICS: WAL-MART, SOUTH AFRICA

S.Africa delays much-criticised state secrets bill

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South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) delayed presenting to parliament a widely criticised state-secrecy bill that makes the jailing of whistleblowers legal, lawmakers said on Monday. (Sep 19)

MORE TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma gives a statement after meeting with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya residence in Tripoli April 10, 2011.
S.Africa's Zuma asks for new probe of arms deal

By Reuters

South African President Jacob Zuma will appoint a commission to investigate a multi-billion dollar arms deal, his office said on Thursday, in a new probe into corruption allegations against several companies and top officials including Zuma himself. (Sep 15)

MORE TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, CANCER

South Africa's Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivers the 2010 budget speech at parliament in Cape Town
S.Africa throws Swaziland $370 mln lifeline

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South Africa has agreed to a 2.5 billion rand bailout for Swaziland to help it through a budget crunch that had prompted unprecedented protests against Africa's last absolute monarch, officials said on Wednesday. (Aug 03)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, GDP, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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S.African gold strike starts as petrol protest ends

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Some 100,000 South African gold miners went on strike on Thursday, but fuel workers ended a stoppage that had slowed commerce and caused panic buying. (Jul 28)

MORE TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, GOLD, UNEMPLOYMENT, GOLD PRICES, SOUTH AFRICA, ESKOM

S.Africa corruption crusader takes aim at police

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South Africa's most prominent corruption buster accused the police and bureaucrats on Thursday of improper behaviour in $265 million lease deals that have embarrassed President Jacob Zuma's government. (Jul 14)

MORE TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, HUMAN RIGHTS, LAWYER

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