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Thursday, August 23, 2012

"Forbes" list again elect Merkel most powerful woman in the world

The U.S. magazine "Forbes" German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again named the most powerful woman in the world. Thus leads the CDU politician on the list for the second year in a row. Previously, "Forbes" they elected in 2006 and 2009 in the first place. The other podium places, remain unchanged: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reached the second, the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in third. In fifth dashed Jill Abramson, editor of the "New York Times". The list reflects the view of the "Forbes" the editorial influence of women reflected in political, economic, technical and social areas. Other criteria include community involvement, but also the income.

South Africa is preparing a tribute to the 44 killed mine Marikana


South Africa is preparing to pay tribute Thursday to 44 dead in mine Marikana (north) but the wage issue is not resolved and the strike is spreading. Hundreds of drillers disengaged Wednesday to demand increases in other neighboring platinum mine owned operator South Africa Royal Bafokeng Platinum, which employs 7,000 workers near Rustenburg, where the situation remained calm, however. Another platinum mine is also under pressure from its employees Thembelani operated by the giant Anglo-South African Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) summoned to answer by Friday to a whole list of grievances. Attacked on social issues by the young tribune populist Julius Malema, South African President Jacob Zuma went to meet minors Marikana scene of the bloody strike and where the work is far from being repeated. Speaking to a crowd of about 2,000 minors and wives of miners, he called for calm. Clashes on the site where the British group Lonmin Platinum extracts were 44 deaths, including 34 killed by the bullets of the police last Thursday. The President said he heard their claim of 12,500 rand monthly salary (1250 euros) without making any promises, before criticizing the low wages in the mining sector, at a meeting of the ANC (African National Congress, the ruling party ) in the evening. He assured that the ANC would discuss "how to draw greater benefit of the sector" mining at its national conference in December, a crucial deadline for Zuma who wants to be reelected. Zuma also noted the need to "promote peaceful demonstrations because they are more effective." Marikana the situation, which will host one of the ceremonies commemorating the victims Thursday was calm. Many drillers are still on strike, will explain the release of 259 minors arrested Aug. 16 and demanded wage increases. Bishop Jo Seoka, who plays mediators, said during a press briefing that "as a church, we do not believe that the workers are asking for something impossible. It is doable." The management of Lonmin says its boring already earning the equivalent of more than 1,100 euros per month with bonuses. Tuesday, under political pressure, the company agreed a truce during the period of national mourning decreed a week after the killing and lifted its threat to dismiss strikers. There will be no funeral collective bodies of strikers killed were repatriated to their families, often far from the mine located an hour and a half drive west of Johannesburg, the economic capital. However ceremonies are planned in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Mthatha (Eastern Cape), the town closest to the village of Nelson Mandela, in the rural south of the country where many children come from. Most strikers killed were workers from other regions. One is not South African but from Lesotho, a small landlocked country in the vast South African territory. The flags are at half mast since Monday at the request of President Zuma, whose government is accused of not having anticipated the drama despite warning signs, and is now reduced to the compassionate management of the crisis . "We do not want these ceremonies are politicized tribute (...) so that people can gather," said Mr Chabane. He did not say if members of the government would be present at ceremonies Thursday. For months, the production of platinum, of which South Africa is a world leader, has strong social tensions that the global crisis is not foreign, but also illustrate many bad social practices inherited and persist in the mining sector. A Marikana, the drama is tied around 3,000 wage claims drillers, men who do the most dangerous job. The conflict was fueled by inter-union rivalries. The terrible images of Marikana have painfully reminded South Africa that violence is part of their national history, both in social conflicts in the political class.