Fodder - A blog from the heart of zaLandFodder is a blog about what's on the front page of the world's and South Africa's newspapers from the perspective of zaBlogger. The slant will be South African but we cannot stick our head in the sand and ignore what's happening internationally so there will also be lots of international news.Zuma to be re-instated- September 22, 2006 No surprise that COSATU has called for Zuma to be re-instated as deputy president of the country after the Pietermaritzburg court struck his corruption case off the court roll. Further this morning reports are that Sipho Seepe, the academic director at Henley Management College, has suggested that Mbeki could have two deputy presidents to get around the problem. But this...http://www.fodder.co.za/2006/09/zuma_to_be_rein.html Zuma for president- September 20, 2006 Pietermaritzburg (NEWS24) -- Judge Herbert Msimang, who presided over former deputy president Jacob Zuma's corruption case, said on Wednesday that the State's case "limped from one disaster to another" and it should have investigated further before charging him. Zuma's corruption case was struck off the roll by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wednesday. This basically opens the door to Zuma...http://www.fodder.co.za/2006/09/zuma_for_presid.html Vlok calls apartheid evil- September 13, 2006 Last night Adriaan Vlok was interviewed by Debora Patta on eTV. Two answers struck me (this is from memory so may not be 100% accurate). Debora Patta: Was what you did evil Adriaan Vlok: Yes it was, it was evil. ... Debora Patta: Was apartheid wrong Adriaan Vlok: Yes it was wrong ... it was evil. This makes Vlok only...http://www.fodder.co.za/2006/09/vlok_calls_apar.html SA in top 30 for doing business- September 6, 2006 FIN24 (Cape Town) -- South Africa is the easiest country in Africa and 29th in the world to do business in, the World Bank said on Wednesday. According to the World Bank's annual "Doing Business" report, which ranked 175 economies in terms of regulations that enhance or constrain business, South Africa came out tops in protecting investors and enforcing contracts,...http://www.fodder.co.za/2006/09/sa_in_top_30_fo.html |