Violence In South Africa Spreads As Residents Protest
Residents in South Africa’s townships are protesting at what they say is a lack of basic services, such as water and housing. Police have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators in Johannesburg, the Western Cape and the north-eastern region of Mpumalanga.In Mpumalanga, there were reports of foreign-owned businesses being looted as foreigners sought police protection. More [...]
SA Bank Chief Replaced By Zuma
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has named former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the country’s central bank. She replaces Tito Mboweni, who has been praised for efforts to fight inflation, and will take over in November. Mr Zuma said he had initially appointed Mr Mboweni for a third, five-year term, but [...]
Unions In South Africa Unhappy With Improved Wage Offer
South African unions said on Wednesday they were unhappy with an improved wage offer of between 8.5 and 9.5 percent from the country’s coal producers, and demanded further increases to avoid a strike. South Africa’s biggest union, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), said it was unimpressed by the offers made by South African coal [...]
