Johannesburg – If the ANC wins the Western Cape in the 7 May general election, Cosatu will ask it to fire more than half the white senior civil servants, the Cape Argus reported on Thursday.

“Their employment would have to be terminated – and within a year,” Congress of SA Trade Unions provincial secretary Tony Ehrenreich was quoted as saying.

“They’ll have to go and start their own businesses. They are better placed to start their own businesses because they have both the networks and the historical infrastructure to do this.”

He said the “sunset clauses” in relation to jobs were gone, and so should “continued white preference”.

“The most recent figures we have are that senior management at the provincial government is made up of at least 57% whites,” he said.

Whites made up only about 16% of the population.

“That means whites are over-represented in terms of the demographics of the Western Cape – so roughly half the whites in senior positions in provincial government would have to go,” he said.-Sapa

Rustenburg-North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned the shooting incident which has left two dead and another wounded near the Bleskop hostel, outside Rustenburg, on Wednesday

In appealing for calm and calling on the community to assist police in their investigation, Premier Modise said that police should not leave any stone unturned to bring those responsible for the callous crime to book.

“The taxi industry should not be provoked to anger and retaliation. The senseless attack should not serve to ignite a vicious cycle of violence and add fuel to an already volatile situation around our mining communities,” Modise said.

The Premier has expressed concern that the attack occurred in broad daylight in an area that is supposed to be closely monitored by police.    

According to police, Four taxi drivers were allegedly talking when a VW Jetta stopped nearby and three of the four occupants got out of the car and shot at the victims before driving off at around 11:00 am.

“Two men, both aged 47 and taxi owners, were certified dead on the scene. The other one was taken to the hospital with serious injuries while the fourth man survived without any injury.”Brigadier Thulane Ngubane  said.

Ngubane said the motive was unknown and no arrests were made.

He said the shooting had not been linked to the ongoing strike by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union in the platinum sector.-TDN
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Polokwane – Despite walking to a comfortable 2-0 win over Polokwane City in a PSL match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday night, Kaizer Chiefs still find themselves trailing Mamelodi Sundowns on the league standings.
 
A goal in each half from George Lebese and George Maluleka handed the Amakhosi the three points, but combined with Sundowns’ 1-0 win over MP Black Aces in their Wednesday night fixture sees the Soweto clubs still three points behind their Tshwane rivals.
 
Chiefs dominated the majority of the match and had the lion’s share of possession, but they were often guilty of poor decision making in the final third of the field.
 
Polokwane didn’t offer much in attack, but they did have a couple of decent scoring chances.
 
The Amakhosi started like a house on fire and opened the scoring in the tenth minute thanks to some strong work down the right flank by Kingston Nkhatha.
 
The Zimbabwean muscled his way into the right side of the box and squared for Lebese to tap home from only a couple of yards out, 1-0.
 
Chiefs second chance also came from the right flank in the 21st minute when Siphiwe Tshabalala crossed to find Erick Mathoho in the opposition box, surprisingly so, but his finish matched that of a defender as he shot straight at the keeper.
 
Polokwane’s best chance of the match came nine minutes later when a poor defensive error from Mathoho allowed Thabo Rakhale in behind the Chiefs defence, but with just the keeper to beat he lobbed his effort over the onrushing goalkeeper and wide of goal.
 
Chiefs suffered a slight set-back in the 37th minute when Nkhatha had to leave the field injured and was replaced by Katelgo Mphela – although the fans did not think it was a loss as they cheered the Zimbabwean’s departure.
 
The second half saw Chiefs trying to underline their dominance when Maluleka struck the right hand post after rounding the keeper two minutes after the restart.
 
Maluleka did find his goal in the 73rd minute when a deflected shot from just inside the box looped over the stranded keeper and into the back of the net, 2-0.
 
That goal was enough to seal the three points for Chiefs who still trail Mamelodi Sundowns by three points after they beat MP Black Aces, also on Wednesday night.
 
Scorers:

Polokwane City (0) 0
Kaizer Chiefs (1) 2 (Lebese 10’, Maluleka 73’)
 
Teams:
 
Polokwane City: Modiri Marumo, Tlou Molekwane, Vusi Mthimkhulu, Thapelo Tshilo, Vukile Mngqibisa, Thabo Rakhale, Sandile Sibande (Roger Majafa 79’), Jabu Maluleke, Galabgw Monyana (Esau Kanyenda 60’), Thobani Mncwango, Sipho Jembula (Siphesihle Nzimande 70’)
 
Kaizer Chiefs: Itumeleng Khune, Siboniso Gaxa, Erick Mathoho, Tefu Mashamaite, Tsepo Masilela, Willard Katsande, George Maluleka (Ivan Bukenya 86’), Siphiwe Tshabalala, Bernard Parker (Knowledge Musona 87’), George Lebese, Kingston Nkhatha (Katelgo Mphela 37’)
 
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