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Vrystaat - Free State
Labour blitzes construction : The Dept of Labour conducted blitz inspections in the construction sector in the Free State, against employers not complying within the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Inspectors conducted 23 inspections in amongst others Kroonstad, Senekal, Tweespruit, Phuthaditjhaba, Virginia, Bloemfontein and Zastron, issuing 14 improvement notices and 23 contravention notices.
Avgold nuwe goudmyn by Allanridge : Avgold gaan 'n nuwe myn ontwikkel noord van die hoogs suksesvolle Target Myn by Allanridge en wat hom vrye toegang gaan gee tot een van die wêreld se rykste oorblywende ertsbronne - die Eldorado-erts bron. Die eerste twee fases van die ontwikkeling sal tussen R1,9 miljard en R2,4 miljard kos. Die myn word beplan as hoogs gemeganiseerd met minimale arbeidsindiensname.
Wêreldmotorfietse 2004 op Phakisa : Dit is amptelik bekendgemaak dat die Phakisa-renbaan by Welkom op 18 April 2004 die gasheer sal wees vir die openingsronde van die wêreldmotorfiets-kampioenskap, MotoGP.
Nationaal - National
Vervaardigingsektor daal : Volgens SSA het produksie in die vervaardigingsektor tot einde Augustus 2003 vir die voorafgaande drie maande met 2,8% gedaal vergeleke met die ooreenstemmende tydperk verlede jaar. Vervaardiging het ook in die eerste agt maande van die jaar met 2% gedaal vergeleke met die ooreenstemmende tyd verlede jaar. Die sterker rand word as een van die hoofoorsake aangegee.
Overloading of trucks huge problem : South Africa relying on road transportation to convey about 80% of its freight, the current limit of gross vehicle mass is 56 tons, which is what is allowed for an interlinked vehicle with a total of seven axels. It is nevertheless estimated that 20% to 25% of all heavy vehicles are overloaded and that these overloaded vehicles cause 60% of the damage to South Africa's road network.
Government tackled on crime : A campaign by a mother whose 20 year old son was cold-bloodedly shot and killed in a hijack in Edenvale, Ms. Lynne Vince-Jillings, to call the government and the state president personally to book for violent crime in South Africa, is by all accounts receiving snow-balling public support countrywide. Vince-Jillings can be contacted at (011) 728 4875 or 082 499 2925 or website www.alive-in-sa.com.
Waterbesoedeling wurg Gauteng : Volgens 'n woordvoerder van Rand Water staar 'n nasionale ramp Suid-Afrika in die gesig, omdat miljoene liters menslike afval van die suidelike dele van Gauteng daagliks in die Vaalrivier stroom. Dit is so erg dat dit 'n ernstige gesondheidsgevaar inhou en die verskaffing van water aan minstens 1 miljoen mense binne die volgende twee maande in duie kan laat stort.
Internasionaal - International
Britain bails out Zim's hungry : Despite the British government being so despised and reviled by Pres. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe for his seizure of white-owned farms, the British government has just pledged $8,45 million (about R63 million) to help feed nearly half Zimbabwe's population. This brings to over $100 million (about R700 million) the amount of money the British government has spent on food aid to Zimbabwe since September 2001, making it one of the top donors.
OPEC Fund donates more food to Lesotho : The number of people facing starvation in Lesotho continues to grow - compared to 200 000 people who were in need of food in March this year, the number has grown to 340 000. Lesotho is one of the six Southern African countries - Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique - hardest hit by drought.
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