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HP to cut 25000 jobs - The New Age Online
The number to be cut includes 10000 to 15000 from Hewlett-Packard's enterprise services group, which sells a range of information-technology services and has been beset by declining profitability, said these people, who asked not to be identified ...
'Unpaid' lecturers plan protest - The New Age Online
One of the lecturers, who did not want to be identified, said she was owed about R40000 by the university. "They say they have paid everybody but I have not been paid. I am not alone. There are many others like me," she said. "It is sad because we have ...
Safa bigwigs' bonus plan - The New Age Online
But, a source close to the deal, who refused to be named, said the directors could get paid if the one-month tournament that kicks off in January makes a profit, as was the case with some of the organisers of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Chaos at ANC meetings - The New Age Online
The police had to be called in, it was a very terrible situation,” said a branch member at Legae in Bloemfontein, who refused to be named for fear of victimisation. He said there was disagreement over some of the names on the list to contest the Motheo ...
Eternal replay of DVD, CD piracy war - The New Age Online
A Zimbabwean national, who refused to give his name, said selling illegal music is the only thing he can do for living. “I don't have a permit. Since December 2010 I've been waiting for Home Affairs to approve my permit but it's taking long.
Prison break planned in advance - The New Age Online
Moyo refused to explain how he managed to have a cellphone and the gun smuggled into prison,” the source, who refused to be named, said. Correctional services deputy commissioner Zacharia Modise yesterday confirmed the existence of the toy gun.
Despite the rain, Usher wows Soweto - The New Age Online
One fan from Soweto, who refused to give his name, said: “Usher gives me this feeling of just wanting to sing – he makes me want to jump on tables and sing my lungs out.” Another fan from Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal Triangle, Edward Mahlasela, ...
EU slaps one-month legal notice on Hungary over laws - The New Age Online
Under the proceedings, Orban's government faces the threat of being brought to book by the European Court of Justice failing the reversal of legislation on the judiciary and data protection, said an EU source close to the matter who requested anonymity ...
I'll name my kids from 'South African' culture. Photo: Supplied - The New Age Online
“With African cultures, naming is based on social construction,” says an anthropology lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, who asked not to be named. “In some societies it has to do with class and status, where a certain name suggests a certain ...
I'll name my kids from 'South African' culture - The New Age Online
“With African cultures, naming is based on social construction,” says an anthropology lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, who asked not to be named. “In some societies it has to do with class and status, where a certain name suggests a certain ...
Somali shops closed - The New Age Online
A South African businesswoman who attended the meeting, but refused to give her name, said the Somali traders had to “pack up and go” by this weekend. She alleged the police were being bribed by the Somali shop owners and the local business owners ...
Nigeria steps up security after market attack killed 30 - The New Age Online
One fish vendor who asked not to be named said he lost two brothers in the attack. He said there was an explosion but he and his brothers chose not to run away at that stage. "A few minutes after, one of my brothers shouted 'Oh! They have killed me', ...
Implats labour dispute rages on - The New Age Online
Several striking miners, who refused to be named, told The New Age, they would not return to work until their wage demand of R9 000 a month had been met. “We are striking and others are working. “This is not a situation we can allow to continue for ...
Nedbank reaps 'repositioning' benefits - The New Age Online
A banking analyst, who chose to remain anonymous, said that although the mass market segment was one of the components pushing Nedbank's earnings, the bank's mortgage book was something worth watching. However, she said what the market would be more ...
Abdoulaye Wade: Senegal's tenacious leader clings to power - The New Age Online
"Wade is a remarkable personality, hugely intelligent but also shaped by great self-belief in his own capacity to lead Senegal," a London-based Africa analyst, who asked to remain anonymous, told AFP. "This belief in his own value to the country ...
Sasco leaders 'cheated' - The New Age Online
This was discovered by the department of education during the processing of results for this year's bursary applications this week, according to a college official who asked to remain anonymous. “It was discovered that they faked their results by ...
Parents protest at school - The New Age Online
The school principal, who refused to give her name, said there were ongoing meetings between community leaders and the school management on how best to resolve the issue. Western Cape education department spokesperson Paddy Attwell was not able to ...
Counselling for 'fire' boy - The New Age Online
A member of the family who declined to give her name said: “The police and the social workers decided that the boy's mother should be given custody of the child. The boy's father (Rafael Zulu) had paid damages to the child's mother's family so he could ...
Rampant fire razes 85 homes - The New Age Online
A man in his thirties, who refused to give his name, said they had been waiting for RDP houses so that they would not have to stay in a fire-prone settlement like this. “I was planning to visit my rural homestead when this thing happened,” he said. ...
Protests in southern China turn violent - The New Age Online
"At least 200 riot police rushed in and beat anyone they met and at least six people were injured," a protester, who refused to be named, told AFP by telephone from a service station where demonstrators had gathered. "We won't stop demonstrating ...
Old-age home workers demand doubling of stipends - The New Age Online
One staff member, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation, said they had tried to hold meetings with the management without success. “When we ask for salary adjustments, our managing director (Nomveliso Jikwana) asked us why we would ...
No money to pay bills - The New Age Online
Most of the companies affected did not want to be identified for fear of victimisation. One company, which supplies hospitals in Gauteng with nurses, claims the department owes it close to R10m. “Our business and staff members are suffering because we ...
Tybilika's murder was a hit, says friend - The New Age Online
Maqungu's cousin, who also refused to give his name, said “after Solly's murder we believe the killers are the same people and have warned Shumane to be vigilant at all times.” All those interviewed described Tyibilika as a “sweet” person who would not ...
Attacker in Spain stabs one dead, wounds six - The New Age Online
The man stabbed the first person in a bar near Zalabide metro station in the northern city, the official, who asked not to be named, told AFP. "Once he had stabbed this person, he went out of the bar and carried on arguing with other people and wounded ...
'Bully' Miga renounced - The New Age Online
People were unhappy because the secretary of the disbanded PEC was retained as the coordinator of the task team, a position equivalent to that of secretary,” said a source who was part of the PEC, and who refused to be named. ...