By Francis Hweshe ABAHLALI baseMjondolo (ABM) will set up shacks outside Cape Town’s stadium on the eve of the World Cup to show the world how they live. ABM deputy chairperson Mthobeli Zona told Sowetan: “We know the government will send the police to beat us in front of the media … and the whole world will know about our struggles. “We live in dirty and smelling places. We have no jobs. We live shameful lives. There are no toilets here. There is no electricity. We have to pay R20 a month or 50c a day to use other people’s... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 |
Shout-Africa News – Cape Town – Colleagues of South African journalist Gadijah Davids were waiting for word on where she was being kept on Tuesday, after she was detained by Israeli forces who intercepted the Gaza-bound aid ferry she was travelling on. “We don’t know about her whereabouts. The Department of International Relations contacted her mom to say she is alive, but we have had no indication of her whereabouts,” Cape-based Radio786 programme director Mansur Modak told Sapa. Davids was one of over 600 people, including members of parliament, reporters, entertainers and human rights activists, who travelled with the six-ship... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 1st 2010 |
Shout-Africa News Johannesburg – South Africans should boycott the World Cup opening concert because it would not showcase the country’s “true rhythm and culture”, a group of organisations said on Tuesday. “Artists representing true South African rhythm are not being represented at the concert and our culture has got to be promoted on the global stage,” Kid Sithole, president of the Creative Workers Union of SA (CWUSA), told media in Johannesburg. Grammy award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo were among the artists excluded, he said. The CWUSA, SA Football Players Union, SA National Civic Organisation,Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association, Young... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 1st 2010 |
Johannesburg — The government should enact trade and industrial policies that create level playing field between South African clothing manufacturers and their rivals in mainland China, says Apparel Manufacturers of SA executive director Johann Baard. He was addressing a workshop for stakeholders hosted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) last week. “SA needs its clothing industry. It is uniquely positioned to contribute to job creation and poverty alleviation and, as such, our trade and industrial policies should level the playing field between domestic manufacturers and their competitors in locations such as China.” He said customs fraud needed to be brought... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 1st 2010 |
