Public servants may be in line for a double-digit pay increase this year. Briefing the media at Parliament on Tuesday, Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said the current wage agreement stipulated an increase of CPIX plus 1%.

It is estimated that 5,6-million South Africans are infected with HIV/Aids in 2008, said the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) on Tuesday. The HIV prevalence rates from the ASSA 2003 model are " roughly consistent" with the national prevalence

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has suspended its group executive of news and current affairs, Snuki Zikalala, with immediate effect. The public broadcaster said Zikalala had been suspended by chief executive Dali Mpofu pending the outcome of a probe

Governmental food-price regulation was not the right way to handle the "potential crisis" around increased food costs, the Milk Producers Organisation said on Tuesday. Director Etienne Terre'Blanche said the problem with regulating prices was that the country could not regulate

The Zambian government has deported hundreds of traders from neighbouring Zimbabwe, a move that will pile pressure on President Robert Mugabe to find a solution to his country's long-running political crisis.

THE Great Lakes Region is impressed with Zambia's democratic and governance record.

FIVE armed men on Sunday night battered a 55-year-old woman in Lusaka's industrial area until she became unconscious.

INSPECTOR General of Police, Ephraim Mateyo has with immediate effect dispatched a platoon of paramilitary officers to Livingstone to reduce the recent incidences of crime in the area.

THE Immigration Department on Sunday deported 60 Zimbabwean sex workers whom they also found in possession of several antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).

THE Lusaka High Court has urged parties in the case involving former Second Republican President, Frederick Chiluba and others challenging the registration of the London High Court judgement to speed up the litigation process.

THE Government must be commended for acting promptly, and with resolve in dealing with the streak of violent crime in Livingstone which was threatening the tranquility of the town.

Samson Mwenda, a farmer from Namwala in Zambia's Southern Province, recalls with bitterness the massive floods of the 2007/2008 rainy season and the harsh consequences they had for his life.

This submission summarizes Human Rights Watch's key concerns with Zambia's fulfillment of its human rights obligations and commitments in the context of women's human rights and HIV/AIDS, and outlines recommendations to Zambia.

ZAMBIA recognises the important role the regional centre for the promotion of democracy and good governance plays in enhancing peace building and development.

The ministers responsible for the international marketing of destination South Africa, Essop Pahad and Marthinus van Schalkwyk, recently announced their agreement to look at a comprehensive and effective way to market South Africa domestically and abroad.

Peter Milne has been appointed as GM in the Cape Town office of Marcus Brewster Publicity (MBP), to champion new business development and special projects for the firm.

Once again the end of a long holiday weekend has brought with it a litany of tragedy on our roads. And I wonder about how much of South Africa's appalling road safety record can be attributed to outdated communications and

Pam Golding Properties is stuck in a difficult situation, with its doors closed for business.

As Namibia strives for energy efficiency (EE), it will have to encourage switching to energy-efficient vehicles and the use of bicycles and minibus and rail transportation.

The Tjihero Meat City business is registered with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, a senior official from the Ministry of Trade and Industry has confirmed.