NUMSA strikes in South Africa during July 2014. An attempt by Seifs) to enforce a lockout among its members could indicate a high level of nervousness on behalf of employers, say analysts 04 Jul 2014 00:00 Thalia Holmes South Africa Mail & Guardian A short-lived attempt by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of […]

  Second Deputy President of COSATU Zingiswa Losi. 2 July 2014 The President of NUM comrade Piet Matosa The entire leadership of NUM from all levels International guest, sister unions Widows and family members of the victims of Marikana Please accept revolutionary greetings from COSATU House, the red house which is also a house to […]

Zwelinzima Vavi`s Speech to the Denosa Eastern Cape Congress

  Zwelinzima Vavi is the Secretary General of COSATU. 2 July 2014 Comrades of DENOSA Eastern Cape, I am so very privileged to be here today in your presence. There is nothing more inspiring than a meeting of worker representatives who have come together determined to reach agreement on how to make a difference not […]

Infant Mortality Falls, Hiv National Response Hailed in Zimbabwe

  Mrs Grace Dambanemwana, the sister-in-charge at Sunningdale Satellite Clinic, administers polio vaccine to children in the Harare suburb. Sunday Mail Reporter Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 THE number of infants dying before reaching the age of 12 months in Zimbabwe declined by 63,37 percent between 2005 and 2013, a development attributed to Government’s response to […]

Foreign Firms Hide Zimbabwean Mineral Data

  Zimbabwe industrial facility in the platinum sector. by Brian Chitemba Zimbabwe Sunday Mail Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 Crucial Zimbabwean minerals exploration data is stuck in the hands of foreigners after a Canadian firm contracted by Government to conduct aeromagnetic surveys left without handing over the results. There are also indications that another comprehensive geological […]

Zimbabwe President Leaves for Malawi’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations

  Zimbabwe President leaves for Malawi and bids farewell to Vice President Joice Mujuru. by Takunda Maodza Saturday, Jul 5, 2014 Zimbabwe Herald PRESIDENT Mugabe left for Malawi this Saturday for the country’s 50th independence celebrations set for Lilongwe this Sunday. Vice President Mujuru is the Acting President. President Mugabe was seen off at Harare International […]

Meet Joshua Nkomo, the Military Strategist

  Standing: Ambros Mutinhiri (Chief of Staff), Dr Joshua Nkomo, Alfred Nikita Mangena (Commander), Harold Chirenda (Chief of Training), Gordon Munyanyi (then Chief of Military Intelligence), Cephas Cele (Chief of Personnel) and Sam Mfakazi (Chief of Logistics) in Dr Nkomo’s office in Zambia in 1977. by Sunday Mail Reporter | Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 Brigadier […]

Sadc Happy with Zimbabwe’s Summit Preparations

  by Sunday Mail Reporter Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 The Sadc Secretariat is satisfied with Zimbabwe’s progress in preparing for the regional bloc’s summit to be held in Victoria Falls next month. Zimbabwe will host the 34th Sadc Summit which will usher in President Mugabe as the chairperson of the 15-member group for the coming […]

Opinion: Politics of Expedience Vs Political Principles

  Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the founder of the Convention People’s Party of Ghana and the chief strategist and tactician of the African Revolution. by Sunday Mail Reporter Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu There is a constant cry and bemoaning of corruption and lack of patriotism, particularly by the Head of State and Government, […]

Occupied Libya to Announce Rigged Elections Results on July 20

  Political assassination and internecine fighting are the order of the day in neo-colonial Libya. TRIPOLI–Neo-colonial Libya will announce results of last month’s parliamentary elections on July 20, the head of the elections commission said on Sunday, pushing back the results another week. Fewer than half of registered Libyans voted, reflecting disillusionment with the chaos […]

South Sudan Army Subdues Rising Tensions in Western Equatoria

  Areas of tension in the Republic of South Sudan. July 5, 2014 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government disclosed on Saturday that it had managed to contain rising tensions in Western Equatoria state, which saw one person killed and another injured on Friday after a dispute related to ongoing debate over federalism A government […]