How well do you know your rights?
 

 Human rights are the basic rights that everyone has simply

because they are human. The list of human rights protected in South Africa is contained in the Bill of Rights, Chapter 2 of the South African Constitution, the highest law in our country.

Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/about/democracy/sahrc.htm#ixzz1pweXb8ph

 

Most south african's dont know their rights or should i just say they oblivious of them. the south african youth nows their rights but they confused and tend to abuse them not knowing they go hand in glove with responsibilties. Thuli Madonsela earged south africans to come out when their rights are being violated.

The public protector said South Africa is a constitutional democracy which gives citizens various channels through which they can engage with government," Madonsela's spokesperson, Kgalalelo Masibi, said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
These channels included the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Rights of Cultural Religious and Linguistic Communities, the Human Rights Commission, the Auditor-General, and her Office.
Madonsela was speaking at a Human Rights Day commemoration in the Bohlokong township in the Free State.

She urged the community to use these channels to demand answers and hold those entrusted with public power and public resources accountable, said Masibi.

Madonsela explained that the Freedom Charter allowed people to empower themselves with information about their rights, responsibilities and knowledge of how government works.

Madonsela asked that people focus on systems and not on personalities when working with her office or other Chapter 9 institutions.http://www.news24com/south%20africa

 

wall mart in or out?

So walmart is coming to south africa? how well do we know them?

Wall-mart stores branded as walmart before then, is sn american multinationl retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. the company is the worlds 18th largest public corporation.

 

Before being cleared by South Africa's authority the operation suffered ample resistance from the local groups especially from south afrivan commercial, catering , allied workers union that feared the mentioned purchase would present important job losses and respective declines in local manufacturing and production.
Given the opposing views and relatively pacific protests of local unions and the high rate of unemployment (close to 25% according to official figures, but 40% unofficially, South Africa’s antitrust commission approved the takeover, imposing some general conditions to protect local jobs: no job cuts will be conducted for two years after the takeover, existing labour agreements will be honoured for the next three years (the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union will remain as the firm’s main bargaining partner) and US$ 14.6 million will be oriented towards creating a fund to develop local suppliers. Even after these conditions were established, some union leaders manifested their discontent, stating that there was no guarantee that Walmart was going to respect

South Africa's competition regularor will announce its decision on walmart retailer 2.4 billionn bid for local retailer massmart holdings. the reason for the decision will be released within 20 working hours . walmarts bid to 51% stake in south African discount retailer is seen as a test case for major foreign investments in Sout Africa. some government pfficilas and powerful unions have lined up agaisnt the deal, pleading with regulators to impose the procurement and a freeze on job cuts.The government and unions are concerned about Walmart's global supply network which, they say, could lead to a flood of cheap imports, sparking job losses and squeeze local suppliers. walmart has volunteered to secure jobs for two years and sppend 100 million to develop suppliers.


 walmart is going to be a very big competition in south africa but the question is are we as south africans ready wil it boost the economy or will foreign investors gain more?