61. South Africa: General Strike Against Privatisation South africa. general strike against privatisations In that sense the generalstrike is a protest against the government s macroeconomic strategy known http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2001/0829.html

socialistworld.net home 29 August, 2001 South Africa General strike against privatisations After coming to power in 1994, the ANC not only continued the social and economic war waged on the working class by the Apartheid regime, but intenified it. Tariff barriers have been lowered at a rate faster than that demanded by the World Trade Organisation. Far from attracting foreign investment, it has led to a flight of capital with 5 of the top ten companies on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange relocating their head offices overseas.To maintain the limit on public spending in the health sector, the government has refused to supply free drugs to Aids sufferers despite the fact that SA has the highest number of HIV/AIDS sufferers in the world. The result is that SA is competing with Brazil for the position of the most unequal society in the world. Unemployment is estimated at between 6 - 8 million, more than 40% of the economically active populaton. 57% live below the poverty line with 18 million people earning less than R350 (less than 35 pounds) per month when the minimum living level for a low income family of five is very coservatively estimated at R1 400 (under 14 pounds) a month. This is the first two-day general strike since the ANC came to power. Far more explicitly than the one day general strike against job losses last year, this action is directed againt the ANC government. Cosatu is part of what the media misleadingly describe as the "ruling" Tripartite Alliance. Cosatu may be part of the Alliance but it is certainly not ruling. Its role is to police the working class securing acquiesence to the policies of its "senior" Alliance partner, theANC. All the Cosatu leadership have been demanding so far is to be consulted about privatisation, not to oppose it in principle. Pressure from below has made it impossible for them to continue to act as a political rubberstamp for anti-working class policies.

62. South Africa: Cosatu Call Two Day General Strike As SAMWU’S Mass Action Bre This was because the employer body Salga (South African Local government Association) general strike would produce a negotiated end to the government’s http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2002/07/23africa.html

socialistworld.net home 23 July 2002 South Africa st and 2 nd October, is a direct result of the impact of the Samwu strike. In effect Samwu has smashed its fist through the paper concealing the cracks in the Tripartite Alliance. th July in a compromise agreement with a narrow majority in favour. It provides for a differentiated increase of 9% for those below R3 200 a month and 8% for those above plus a new minimum of R2 100 (up from R1 900). The agreement was rejected by the four (out of nine) provinces where the major cities are located: Gauteng (Johannesburg), Western Cape (Cape Town) and Kwa Zulu Natal (Durban) as well as the traditionally militant Eastern Cape. Even though Samwu did not achieve its original demand of 10% and a minimum monthly wage of R2 200, this was nevertheless a partial victory. The agreement was inadequate. Inflation has just reached 9.8% turning the deal into a cut in real terms, aggravated by 14% food inflation and the extension of the deal over three years. Despite this it was still seen as significant achievement. This was because the employer body Salga (South African Local Government Association) had been forced to eat their arrogant words and prevented from unilaterally imposing the 8% "final offer" agreed with the traditionally conservative white-led Imatu. By preventing Salga from extending the government’s public sector unilateralism into local government, Samwu has won a victory for the entire labour movement. Samwu enjoyed enormous sympathy during the strike despite reservations about the damage to property that occurred. Even the tactic of trashing the streets was seen as legitimate. One of the main factors in the support for Samwu, was the conduct of Salga and the revelations of the outrageous packages senior managers awarded themselves.

63. War On Want : General Press Releases : Africa Commission Issues ‘damning Indict general Press Releases africa Commission issues ‘damning indictment’ of UK policy africa is a damning indictment of the UK government’s policies on aid, http://www.waronwant.org/?lid=9687

64. International Statistics - Africa & The Middle East africa Middle East (general) Algeria Botswana Israel Malawi Palestine web site provides information from South african government agencies. http://www.bucknell.edu/Library_computing/Doing_Research/Statistics_Guide/Intern

@import "/img/assets/6995/global.css"; @import "/img/assets/6995/color.css"; myBucknell Giving To Bucknell Bookstore ISR Home ... Comment on this page Bucknell Information For: Select one Prospective Student Alumni Visitors Home Doing Research Statistics Guide The resources listed on this page contain information on African countries (including the Middle East). For international statistical information on more specific topics, please check the front page and select the desired topic from the list. For statistical resources that cover all or most of the nations of the world please check the front page and select International (General) from the list. Only resources that contain a substainal amount of their information in English are included here. Algeria Botswana Israel Malawi ... Other Topics Africa at a Glance Ref DT1 .A47x A compilation of political, social, economic and other statistics on Africa from various sources. *Available at the Bertrand Library to anyone (cannot be checked out) Africa: South of the Sahara Ref DT351 .A37 1997

65. New Socialist Group: SOUTH AFRICA: General Strike Against Job Losses And Poverty COSATU’s memorandum issued to the government and employers on the day of thegeneral strike. Memorandum to the employers and government of South africa http://www.newsocialist.org/index.php?id=367

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67. NLA: African Government Internet Resources African government Internet resources. general. African governments on the WWW arab.net External links to African Websites / Australia Dept. of Foreign http://www.nla.gov.au/gov/africa.html

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68. Foreign Affairs - What To Do About South Africa - Malcolm Fraser And Olusegun Ob Summary South African government is not ready to and has no intention of general Olusegun Obasanjo, proposed jointly by the Zambian President and the http://www.foreignaffairs.org/19860901faessay7812/malcolm-fraser-olusegun-obasan

Advanced Search What to Do About South Africa Malcolm Fraser and Olusegun Obasanjo From Foreign Affairs Fall 1986 Article preview: first 500 of 3,167 words total. Summary: "South African government is not ready to and has no intention of negotiating in good faith". Thus Western sanctions are needed to prevent more violence. Specific steps are proposed, including (1) denying trade credits (2) freezing South African accounts overseas (3) banning imports of minerals and food. The usual arguments against sanctions are repudiated. The Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser, proposed by the Australian Prime Minister for appointment to the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons, was Prime Minister of Australia 1975-83. General Olusegun Obasanjo, proposed jointly by the Zambian President and the Zimbabwean President, was the head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria 1976-79. The findings of the Commonwealth group were published under the title, Mission to South Africa: The Commonwealth Report, Penguin, 1986. Topics: Africa Maize and Grace: Africa's Encounter With a New World Crop, 1500-2000

69. GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE SECTOR DRIVE LAUNCHED TO MARKET SOUTH AFRICA ABROAD government. Mr Rob Adam Directorgeneral Department of Arts, Culture, acting as ambassadors for South africa where possible in their individual http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2000/000831410p1001.htm

70. The Rest Of Africa - NAMIBIA South African occupation started in May 1915 when general Louis Botha, In 1976 the South African government stalled on giving Namibia unilateral http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/town&c/africa/namibia.htm

NAMIBIA Parts of Namibia are notoriously dry and much of the country is made up of the Namib Desert and the Kalahari. Towards the north the country becomes greener with the Etosha Pan filling with water from northern rivers. This area is rich in diverse wildlife. The Skeleton Coast marks the area where the Namib meets the Atlantic Ocean and is littered with wrecks of ships that ran ashore in the treacherous waters, whalebone shelters used by the San and ghost towns that boomed during the early diamond days. Due to its harsh environment Namibia is sparsely populated with various different groups. Its population is made up of San, Damaras, Ovambos, Namas, Hereros, Oorlams, Kavangos, East Caprivians, Rehoboth Basters, Kaokovelders, Tswanas and European settlers, mostly German. The country is rich in natural resources and its main mineral products are copper, diamonds, gold, lead and uranium. The South African and Portuguese governments jointly developed the Kunene hydroelectric scheme in 1969. Fishing is also a prominent industry in Namibia, but exploitation of the rich marine resources led to the near extinction of pilchards and anchovies in the 1960s and 70s. Strict controls were put in place and the numbers of fish have steadily increased since then. By the beginning of the twentieth century African resistance become the central theme under local leaders. German forces were still occupied in crushing the 1903 Bondelswarts Uprising and were hard pressed when the Herero rose in revolt in 1904. Once reinforcements arrived with superior guns German troops defeated them. The new German commander-in-chief, General Lothar von Trotha, ordered the extermination of all Herero people. Pursued by German troops they fled into the desert, into northern Ovamboland and into eastern Bechuanaland, or Botswana. While the German troops were destroying the Herero, the Portuguese launched a new offensive against the northern Ovambo.

71. In Defence Of Marxism - South Africa As was to be predicted the ANC government and the employers made a combined of Marxism before the recent October 12 general strike in South africa. http://www.marxist.com/southafrica.asp/

Home Links Contact us Our History ... Africa South Africa Sunday, 18 September 2005 new menu (mainmenu_MENU_ITEMS, mainmenu_MENU_POS); Home Marxism FAQ Solidarity Appeals Globalisation ... North America South Africa COSATU's 2-day general strike - ANC right wing launches attack By Jorge Martin Thursday, 03 October 2002 As was to be predicted the ANC government and the employers made a combined effort to discredit COSATU's two-day general strike on October 1 and 2. The strike has opened the doors for an all-out attack on COSATU by the right wing of the ANC. This started with Thabo Mbeki's statements on Friday to the effect that the "ANC is not a vehicle for socialism" and that anyone who disagreed was welcomed to leave, and accusing COSATU of being infiltrated by the "ultra-left". Hundreds of thousands march in Johannesburg in the first day of COSATU's 48-hour general strike By Jorge Martin Tuesday, 01 October 2002 A massive march marked the first day of the 2-day general strike called by COSATU in South Africa to protest against the privatisation plans of the ANC government, and against job losses and poverty which have been aggravated by the recent increases in the prices of staple foods. Report from Johannesburg by Jorge Martin. Interview with South African Anti-Privatisation Forum activist By In Defence of Marxism Monday, 30 September 2002

72. BBC News | Africa | Nigeria Promised Transparent Government Pete Lewenstein reports for the BBC s African Service. general Obasanjo earliersaid he would form a government of national unity that his opponent, http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_289000/289437.stm

Front Page World UK UK Politics ... Help Tuesday, March 2, 1999 Published at 23:06 GMT World: Africa Nigeria promised transparent government Obasanjo supporters are still in good voice President-elect Olusegun Obasanjo has promised to rebuild the country when he takes office to lead Nigeria's first civilian government for 15 years. In his first public speech since he was declared the winner of last weekend's elections, the retired General Obasanjo called for political unity and promised he would lead "an open and fair and transparent government". "I will fight corruption," said General Obasanjo, who ran Nigeria as a military ruler before handing over to civilians two decades ago. He told reporters at a conference hall in Abuja he felt "humbled" by the choice of the Nigerian people and promised to improve the public sector, which is widely regarded as corrupt and inefficient. Olusegun Obasanjo: "The people of Nigeria have made their choice" "Together, we will strive to bequeath to the next generation a truly democratic system of governance for our country," said General Obasanjo, who won 18 million votes as against 11 million votes for his rival, former finance minister Olu Falae. Nigeria's current military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has pledged to step down on 29 May, to make way for civilian rule. During a brief question-and-answer session, the president-elect was non-committal on whether he would set up a South African-style truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the crimes of past regimes. ... BBC West African Correspondent Mark Doyle, says there are huge expectations of General Obasanjo - from within the country and from the rest of the world - when he takes up office. Gen Obasanjo in Abuja: Contemplating the future

73. Ncube: 'South Africa Badly Misinformed About Zimbabwe' The MDC does not understand the South African government’s ignorance about Professor Ncube is Secretary general of the Movement for Democratic Change http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/electoral79.12384.html

The best Zimbabwe news site on the world wide web ABOUT US CONTACT US ZIM LINKS HOME ... AMERICAN STATE DEPT ZIMBABWE ELECTION 2005 Ncube: 'South Africa badly misinformed about Zimbabwe' NCUBE: 'South Africans badly misinformed' Tsvangirai invades Mugabe heartland Zimbabwe's police chief denies political bias Zimbabwe accredits election observers Diaspora Vote Action Group ... 'Mugabe's compliance the litmus test for SADC protocol on democratic polls' By Professor Welshman Ncube MDC Secretary General At present it is clear to each and every objective observer that conditions for a free and fair election do not exist in Zimbabwe. There is therefore nothing whatsoever to suggest that the elections will be free and fair, or indeed legitimate. The electoral environment is actually worse than it was during the March 2002 presidential elections. Contrary to the view propagated by the South African Government, their counterparts in Harare are not taking any meaningful steps to ensure the elections will be free and fair.

74. MSN Encarta - South Africa The South african government, concerned with the potential of Umkhonto to cause In 1974 South africa was suspended from the UN general Assembly, http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557321_12/South_Africa.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items African National Congress, ruling party since 1994 Afrikaners more... Further Reading Editors' picks for South Africa Search for books and more related to South Africa Facts and Figures Quick information and statistics for South Africa Encarta Search Search Encarta about South Africa Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, South Africa ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Page 12 of 13 South Africa Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 33 items Dynamic Map Map of South Africa Article Outline Introduction Land and Resources People Arts ... History C A Segregated Nation With the South Africa Act of 1910 the British parliament established the dominion of the Union of South Africa with the four colonies as its provinces. A clause in the act provided that the policies of the provinces toward blacks would be retained and could be changed only by a two-thirds majority vote of parliament. In Cape Province (formerly the Cape Colony), Coloureds and a few blacks could vote, a right not available to them in the other three provinces. Discrimination against nonwhites was inherent in South African society from the earliest days. Before World War I, Indian leader

75. Commission For Africa – General Overview Commission for africa – general Overview During the tour the Minister metwith elected and government officials, academics, development experts and http://www.fin.gc.ca/activty/consult/CFA-Gen_e.html

Français Contact Us Help Search ... Legislation October 2004 Consulting with Canadians - Active Consultations Commission for Africa – General Overview Related documents: Minister of Finance Launches Canadian Consultations on Africa 2004-054 (September 20, 2004) Minister Goodale to Embark on African Fact-Finding Tour 2004-041 (August 4, 2004) ... 2004-023 (March 22, 2004) Background The Commission for Africa (CFA) is a UK-led initiative, launched by British Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004, to take a fresh look at the challenges Africa faces in the 21st Century. The Commission aims to generate increased support for the New Partnership for African Development (NePAD) and to build momentum for the UK’s G-8 Summit year and presidency of the European Union in 2005. The final report is expected in April 2005. Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale was asked to join the Commission as co-chair of the Economy theme, (along with UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and South African Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel) which includes development finance, economic growth and trade.

76. Australian Government Attorney-General S Department - Civil Australian government The Attorneygeneral s Department. Civil Justice Division Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments-South africa http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/civiljusticeHome.nsf/Page/Judicial_Assistance_Enfor

77. AFRICAN HISTORY TIMELINE Independent Nigeria 1967/05, A general named Yakubu Gowon took over the government and abolished the Nigeria s GDP is second in africa ($35 million to South africa s $90 http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/timeline/t-nigeri.htm

Africa Since 1875 AFRICAN HISTORY TIMELINE: Independent Nigeria .......DATE............. ...........................EVENT............................. ......... First Republic of Nigeria under a British parliamenary system. At independence, the Nigerian government consisted of three ethnic states united in a federation. Each state was controlled by a single dominant ethnic-based party. 1960/late One of Nigeria's first independent political acts was to join with Liberia and Togo in the "Monrovia Group" which advocated at most an extremely loose organization of African states. By this time, the northern Northern People's Congress (NPC) controlled the federal government, while violence in the western region forced the dominant party there, the Yoruba "Action Group" (AG), to split in two. . Elections triggered violence in the western region, where Igbo civil servants of the Hausa- dominated federal government represented authority to the Yoruba population. . The Nigerian army staged its first coup. Rioting broke out against the Igbo minority in the north and nearly 30,000 died. . Igbo survivors of the northern violence fled back to the southeast and formed the independent state of the Republic of Biafra. The Nigerian government refused to yield control over the oil-rich southeast region, and the Biafran War ensued.

78. WorldLII - Categories - Countries - South Africa - Government Contains general information of the Department, legislation, Links to SouthAfrican government sites (on Unwembi s Resource of South African government http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50715.html

Contributors: DIAL Databases Recent Additions Translate Add a Link ... South Africa Find any of these words all of these words this phrase this document title this Boolean query World Law Help Boolean Operators Search: All WorldLII Catalog All WorldLII Databases Law on Google Chief Surveyor General (CSG) Search Establishes and maintains a national spatial information framework Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) Search Official website Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) Search Official website Competition Commission Search A body constituted by the government of South Africa empowered to investigate, control and evaluate restrictive business practices, abuse of dominant positions and mergers in order to achieve equity and efficiency in the south african economy. Contains useful information regarding competition including legislation and documents Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Search Official site Department of Health Search Official website Department of Housing Search Official site of the Department of Housing of South Africa Department of Housing Search Site of the Department of Housing of the Gauteng Province Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Search Official site for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa. Contains information about the Department, documents, legislation and links

79. Historical Text Archive Links Africa General The majority party in South africa s government; african Soul (334clicks) Description africa and the United States; african World Press (290...... http://historicaltextarchive.com/links.php?op=viewslink&sid=0&cid=3

80. Africa: UNESCO Directorgeneral answers africa’s call for second mandate 26.05.05 of theafrican Union and of the Committee of Heads of State and government in charge http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19521&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.

UNESCO.ORG The Organization Education Natural Sciences ... Sitemap var static_ko="19521"; var static_section="201"; var static_langue="en"; Worldwide THEMES Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Culture COUNTRIES - Africa - Arab States - Asia/Pacific - Europe/North America ... - Latin America/Caribbean COMMUNITIES Permanent Delegations NGOs and Foundations National Commissions Parliamentarians ... Private Sector Africa >Home document.write(kotype_name_display); The countries of Africa demonstrate an increasing determination to free themselves from poverty and marginalization in the globalized world. The region has embarked on a fresh process of collective and concerted action geared to bring peace and development. UNESCO has made Africa a priority. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO News More Africa Day - 25 May 2005 Queen Idia's Mask: Nigeria's Gift to UNESCO Prince Twins Seven-Seven Named UNESCO Artist for Peace. More The African Union and UNESCO Official visit to UNESCO Headquarters of a high level delegation of the Commission of the African Union headed by its Chairperson Professor Alpha-Oumar Konaré from 13 to 16 May 2005. More More Visite officielle du Directeur général en Jamahiriya Arabe Libyenne (6-7 mai 2005) More ... Visites officielles du Directeur général en Afrique de l'Ouest (2-6 mai 2005) Visites officielles du Directeur général en Guinée Bissau, au Sénégal et au Mali (2-6 mai 2005)

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