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Updated:
Sep 2 2010 3:54PM
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More Opinion
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Unions should accept offer
WHILE we would acknowledge that some within the public service, specifically teachers and nurses, are not remunerated at the level at which they should be, the demand for an 8.6% salary increase, plus a R1000 housing allowance, borders on the excessive in the light of both the consumer price index (CPI) that now stands at 3.7% and the pressing need to address the socio-economic challenges facing this country. |
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New accounts committee must be independent
WHILE it is not yet clear how the municipal public accounts committee planned for Nelson Mandela Bay will operate or whether it will follow the guidelines provided by the South African Local Government Association (Salga), it is of concern that the ruling party in the metro seems to believe that all that is required is for the oversight committee to change its name rather than for there to be substantive differences. |
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ICC must act ruthlessly
FOR a sport which prides itself on its reputation for fair play, cricket this week finds itself struggling to stay afloat in a cesspit of corruption. |
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R4m spent and Richards saga still not settled
THERE is clearly no end in sight to the saga surrounding Nelson Mandela Bay municipal manager Graham Richards, who took special leave in July last year to allow allegations connected with service delivery to be investigated. |
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Bay green lung under threat
WHILE the health hazards posed by high levels of pollution in Port Elizabeth’s Baakens River may not be that severe due to it not being tapped for municipal drinking water and the low recreational contact people have with it, it is nevertheless imperative action is taken to prevent the frequent sewage spills which are contaminating one of the city’s prized green lung features. |
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Strike impasse must be ended
CLEARLY the government has painted itself into a corner in its response to the current public sector strike, now into its second chaotic week.
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Leave our Caster alone
IT is disgraceful that questions about brilliant South African athlete Caster Semenya’s gender continue to haunt her and taint her promising career. |
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Encouraging efforts to attain clean governance
WITH virtually daily revelations and allegations of fraud and corruption infiltrating all levels of society in South Africa, any breakthrough in the battle against widespread and entrenched graft brings some measure of relief that the perpetrators are slowly being brought to book. |
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Market Kings better to public
AS the EP Kings ride a wave of success following five wins on the trot, now would be an appropriate time for the EP Rugby Union to intensify their marketing campaign to draw the fans back to the stadium. |
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SABC secrecy highlights threat
THE High Court ruling which has overturned attempts by Parliament to hold a briefing on major ructions within the SABC behind closed doors should be seen as a small victory for media freedom at a time when it is facing one of its greatest threats from government. |
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Action required against essential servants
THE unruly behaviour of striking public servants and the blatant disregard for a Labour Court ruling that prevents essential services workers from striking lays the challenge squarely at the government’s door. |
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Tensions must be defused
IT is deeply disturbing that the volatile mood which exists around Nelson Mandela Bay’s controversial Zosa Street housing renewal project has come close to claiming a life after a building contractor was stabbed and severely beaten by angry residents and workers. |
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Policy contradictions in Julius Malema’s rants
VITRIOLIC insults against communist leaders and anti-communist sentiment in general provided the rallying cry for the pro-Malema victors at the ANC Youth League’s Eastern Cape conference at the weekend. |
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Rugby tragedy a wake-up call
THE tragic, senseless death of a young boy during a violent and ugly clash between rival rugby fans in Uitenhage at the weekend should serve as an urgent wake-up call to Eastern Province rugby bosses to take the most stringent measures possible to ensure such an appalling incident never repeats itself. |
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