Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Sunday that demanding a better salary cannot lead to lives being lost.
On Sunday afternoon she visited the Soweto nurse who was attacked on her way to work at the Chris Hani Baragwaneth hospital.
Lynette Dube is believed to have fallen victim to striking workers on Friday afternoon.
She suffered serious head injuries and was being treated at the ICU ward at Milpark hospital.
Mokonyane met with Dube's family then moved on to visit the hospital.
“Such violence cannot be tolerated“,said Mokonyane.
The attack was the second of its kind on a nurse in the space of 48 hours during the ongoing public servants strike.
On Thursday, a nurse had been stabbed at a hospital in Pietermaritzburg.
Five people, including a three-year-old girl, have burnt to deathafter theminibus they were travelling in overturned and burst into flames in the Free State on Sunday afternoon.The vehicle was travelling on the R70 between Senekal and Ventersburg whenthe driver lost control.Netcare 911's Chris Botha said the wreckage was completely engulfed in flames when paramedics arrived on the scene.
“Tragically five people had burnt to death. Four other people had sustained serious injuries and a further seven escaped from the carnage with only minor injuries. All the survivors were treated on scene and transported to the Senekal Provincial Hospital for further treatment,” he said.
(Edited by Deshnee Subramany)
South Africa's civil servants' strike is turning into a nightmare for some Zimbabwean teachers who migrated to the country during the country's 10 year economic crisis.
Several have told Zimbabwe's state media they are frightened by picketers and are considering going back home.
Zimbabwean teachers working in South Africa said during the week they are caught between a rock and a hard place.
With salaries back home now pegged at around R1300, pay packages south of the Limpopo are still attractive.
Several have told state media in Zimbabwe that they did not want to go on strike but are being forced to.
Going to work is like walking through the valley of death, teacher Takudzwa Marambire said.
There are at least 10,000 Zimbabwean teachers in South Africa, though not all of them will be formally employed in the education sector.
Many fled Zimbabwe during the 10-yeareconomic crisis, when monthly salaries even at top schools dropped to as low as R130.
Economists predictthe Reserve Bankwill likely cut the repo rate by 50 basis points later this week.
Market analysts said on Sunday the low inflation levels and low economic growth numbers are two factors which could determine Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus's decisionto cut rates on Thursday.
The Reserve Bank slashed rates by 5.5 percentage points between December 2008and March this year and a further cut could bring interest rates down to six percent.
Chief economist at the Efficient Group Dawie Roodt said a rate cut might not howeverbe the right thing to do.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said on Sunday strike action by motor workers in the country looks set to continue this week.Around 70,000 workers at petrol stations, workshops, production houses and dealerships are demanding a 15 percent wage increase while their employer is offering 6.6 percent.
Last week's mass action dealt a blow tothe economy andthere have been reports of intimidation of non-striking workersat filling stations. Negotiations with the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) and the Fuel Retailers' Association (FRA) took place over the weekend.But Numsa's Karl Cloete said more workers will join the mass action on Sunday.
“We had the reopening of negotiations where the employer did not move on any specific demand. On Monday we continue on Monday from 1pm and of course the strike has intensified. More workers are expected,” he said.
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Europarts South Africa is Southern Africa’s largest, leading I.T. parts supplier backed by Europarts, the largest I.T. spare parts supplier in the world.
About Euro-Parts - Group History
At the beginning of the 90's, Lothar Sanford, which will become Europarts in 2002, identified a high potential for gross within the IT world : the distribution of genuine printer spare parts to IT technicians. During the ten intervening years, Lothar Sanford management, backed-up with highly motivated sales and technical teams, has come up with an efficient business-model centered around three main principles :
The Europarts Group today. A fast growing groupUp to now, the Europarts group has been growing constantly, both in scale and strength. In 2002, Lothar Sanford merged with its main competitor : Europarts, becoming the unquestioned leader on its historical market : France. The new entity was named after Europarts. The next move for the group was to focus on the international market, following a partnerships-setting strategy, backed up with the headquarter's own export sales department. Each Europarts partner provides the group with its local market expertise while taking advantages of the Headquarter's purchasing power.In the future, the group will continue to review consistent growth opportunities, both on the european and the international markets. The group now deals with about 70.000 customers in more than 100 countries.
Long-time special relationships with manufacturersThanks to both its long expertise on its business and the strength of its distribution network, the most important manufacturers have placed their confidence into the group. In 2000 for instance, Xerox chose the group for the distribution of its entire spare parts catalogue throughout Europe. In 2004, Konica-Minolta followed the same move. The Europarts group is now Authorized Parts Reseller, for the following manufacturers :
Europarts group's quality of service has been recognized by many manufacturers so far. Lexmark has made it one of its Master Distributor, and Hewlett-Packard one if its Replacement Parts Distributor for Europe and Africa.
A flexible, efficient logistic center. The example of Europarts FranceEuroparts France has developed a successful and flexible logistic system : 20 people, operating every working day throughout the year, a "just-in-time" workflow. With more than 6.000 parts in stock at any given time, spread over a 11.500 sq.ft. warehouse, Europarts France ensures about 65.000 shipment each year. Europarts delivers in all E.U. countries, within 24/48 hours for items in stocks, and processes shipments via direct links with all major express carriers : UPS / FEDEX / DHL-Danzas / TNT. The logistic center works in tight collaboration with the sales administration department, ensuring that customer orders are processed from 8h30 a.m. to 6h30 p.m., and ready for delivery after careful control and validation. Excellence in SalesOne of the group's key success factors is to be able to answer requests from anywhere in the world, on the basis of a highly competitive pricing structure. In order to achieve such a flexibility, the group has developed strong connections between its headquarter in France and its subsidiaries. A strong internal information workflow provides the group with real-time stock level, products availability info and pricing structures, bringing our customers, wherever they may be, the best deals available. On its historical market, France, Europarts uses a customer-dedicated sales team, ensuring a personalized customer follow-up. But Europarts France has also settled a call center activity, in order to maximize the number of customer requests processed each day. Once again, these two structures are complementary, ensuring a great deal of flexibility and quickness in the answers provided to customers. The Europarts group, TomorrowWith the I.T. Spare parts market still growing today, the continuity of the group seems assured, and its international development justified and encouraged. In any case, the Europarts group will stick to its principles, serving its customers and supporting them in their envelopments... as always.
