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UN climate chief Christiana Figueres

Deadlock breaks at UN climate talks, agenda agreed

CLIMATE CHANGE

More than 180 countries agreed on an agenda for work on a new climate treaty by 2015 at United Nations climate talks on Friday, breaking a deadlock over...

Lesotho heads for tense, open election

ELECTIONS

Voters in the highland African kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls on Saturday in a wide-open election that analysts say could end up without a clear result,...

Land uncertainty biggest challenge for agriculture investment

AGRICULTURE

Land uncertainty in South Africa held the largest negative connotations for potential international - and even local - agricultural investors, said Kruger...

Ahmed Shafiq

Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president

elections

The Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday its candidate in Egypt's first free presidential vote would fight a run-off next month with ex-air force chief Ahmed...

Moeletsi Mbeki

SA becoming de-industrialised – Moeletsi Mbeki

POLITICS

South Africa is being de-industrialised and turned into a welfare state because of an alliance between the black political elite and the poor, political...

General Bheki Cele

Cele will fight back – report

INQUIRY

Suspended police commissioner General Bheki Cele will fight against a board of inquiry report recommending his dismissal, it was reported on Friday.

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Daily Podcast - May 24, 2012

PODCAST

Daily Podcast - May 23, 2012

PODCAST

Daily Podcast - May 22, 2012

PODCAST

Omar-Hassan al-Bashir

Daily Podcast - May 21, 2012

PODCAST

Dr Sipho Pityana

Citizens need to be more involved in NDP – Pityana

National Planning Commission

Ebrahim Patel

Daily Podcast May 18, 2012

PODCAST

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The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 (May 2012)

COMPETITIVENESS

Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. Singapore overtakes Sweden for second position. Northern and...

World Trade Organisation Annual Report 2012 (May 2012)

TRADE

The WTO Annual Report 2012 provides a brief summary of the organization, an overview of 2011 and a...

Global Zero US Nuclear Policy Commission Report: Modernising US Nuclear Strategy, Force Structure and Posture (May 2012)

NUCLEAR POWER

This report defines an illustrative US nuclear force structure, strategy and posture that reflect an alternative deterrence construct for the 21st...

Numsa 2012 National Congress Policy Discussion Documents – Perspectives and critique of South Africa's Monetary and Financial Policy Post...

POLICY

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa provides perspectives and critique of South...

12th Global Fraud Survey: Growing Beyond – a place for integrity (May 2012)

FRAUD

Driven by market uncertainties and declining economic growth forecasts, many companies are struggling to maintain margins. With fewer remaining...

Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (May 2012)

HUMAN RIGHTS

This Human Rights Watch report describes rape, stalking, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, or vulgar...

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Uphill battle

REAL ECONOMY: MANUFACTURING

As if one were needed, South Africans were given another reminder recently about the poor state of health of its manufacturing sector. Despite warnings that...

Nuclear Weapons and their Consequences: The Relevance of International Humanitarian Law

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

According to the African Union (AU), the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems remains one of the greatest threats to...

The Soft Power Role of Turkey in Somalia

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Turkey has suddenly and vigorously undertaken a series of initiatives to help Somalia out of its dire political and economic crisis. Turkey’s first visible...

China versus Japan: Asian competition in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Interest in Africa may have originated for various reasons, but the initial fervour for and attachment that China and Japan formed to Africa may have...

Tumbling Africa: The Diaspora tumbles away

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Reports on the use of social networking websites throughout Africa are increasing, especially since Social media such as Facebook and Twitter were named as...

The Military Veterans Act of 2011: Promising More Than can be Delivered?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

On 20 April the Mail and Guardian newspaper in South Africa reported that approximately 250 former MK and APLA liberation fighters had taken to the streets,...

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National Order Awards: Award of the order of Baobab (Gazette No. 35284, Notice 345)

NOTICES

Electoral Act (Act 73 of 1998): Publication of reviewed lists of candidates (Gazette No: 35322, Notice 377)

NOTICES AND REGULATIONS

Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act (33/2004): Notification by President in respect of entities...

NOTICES AND REGULATIONS

Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 2002

NOTICE

National Gambling Act, 2004: Draft Amendment Regulations on National Gambling Regulations, 2004 (Re-Certification of gambling machines) (Gazette...

NOTICE AND REGULATIONS

National Gambling Act, 2004: Amendment of Regulations regarding gambling advertising and exclusions register (Gazette No: 35349, Regulation 386)

NOTICE AND REGULATIONS

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Prohibition of trade in certain Encephalartos (Cycad) species (Gazette No: 35344,...

NOTICES AND REGULATIONS

Animal Diseases Act (35/1984): Publication of notice on the importation of live cloven hoofed animals from countries or zones not recognized as...

NOTICES AND REGULATIONS

Higher Education Act (101/1997): Report of the Independent Assessor into the Affairs of the Central University of Technology, Free State, appointed...

NOTICE AND REGULATIONS

Co-Operatives Amendment Bill, 2012: Notice of introduction of Bills into Parliament (Gazette No: 35326, Notice 378)

NOTICES AND REGULATIONS

Designation Of Certain Land Situated In The District Of Umzimkhulu, Province Of Kwazulu-Natal, As Land To Be Dealt With In Terms Of The Land Titles...

NOTICE

National Credit Act (34/2005): Debt Counselling Regulations, 2012 (Gazette No: 35327, Regulation 362)

NOTICES AND REGULATIONS

legislation page

Government needs to prevent the destruction of the country’s natural heritage

Environmental law implementation proves challenging

Environmental Law

Regulators and businesses are getting better at interpreting EIAs

Improvement in developing suitable EIAs in mining industry

Environmental Law

Lack of resources inhibited environmental protection

Environmental Law

SA actively engaging in CCS regulation

Environmental Law

Lee Mendelsohn

Change to merger control considerations has begun

Competition Law

Shepstone & Wylie competition law specialist Jennifer Finnigan

Commission’s leniency policy makes progress

Competition Law

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Gwede Mantashe

ANC says turning to China, India

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

President Jacob Zuma

'No need for alarm' over Mdluli – Zuma

CRIME INTELLIGENCE

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi

Cosatu-DA conflict significant – Vavi

CONFLICT

Mamphela Ramphele

Interdict filed against Mdluli

INTERDICT

Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema

Malema denies receiving money from Sexwale

CORRUPTION

Reduce privatisation – ANC

PRIVATISATION

President Jacob Zuma

Presidency addresses 'unfounded allegations' between Zuma, Mdluli

ALLEGATIONS

anc road to mangaung page

IFP Leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi

IFP: Buthelezi: Address by the leader of Inkatha Freedom Party, on Africa Day Celebrations,...

Other

President Jacob Zuma

SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, at the Opening Session of the Global African...

The Presidency including National Planning and Pe

President Jacob Zuma

SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, to the African Diaspora Summit, Sandton...

The Presidency including National Planning and Pe

Fikile Mbalula

SA: Mbalula: Address by the Minister of Sport and Recreation, on Africa Day (23/05/2012)

Sport & Recreation

Minister Nathi Mthethwa

SA: Mthethwa: Address by the Minister of Police, at the meeting of SADC Chiefs of Police...

Police

Minister Sbu Ndebele

SA: Ndebele: Address by the Minister of Transport, at the 14th Annual African Renaissance...

Transport

speeches page

Progressive Pharma decision has important branding implications for rest of the world

ADAMS & ADAMS

Threatened ecosystems in need of protection

WEBBER WENTZEL

Labour brokers could go broke

LABOUR LAW MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

Business rescue or liquidation proceedings? A case study

ADAMS & ADAMS

Golden Oldies?

Stellenbosch University

SCA case has implications for the Labour Relations Act amendments

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Access to information an absolute right?

ADAMS & ADAMS

Intellectual Property holding companies and R&D tax credits

ENS

Is the Protection of Personal Information Bill a necessary evil or opportunity?

DELOITTE

'Auctioning off' of lapsed prospecting and mining rights

WEBBER WENTZEL

Women’s Legal Centre welcomes minister’s outright opposition to Traditional Courts Bill

Women’s Legal Centre

The Companies Act gets ‘socially’ ethical with public interest scores

ADAMS & ADAMS

legal briefs page

Lesotho heads for tense, open election

ELECTIONS

Mohamed Mursi

Egypt counts votes, Brotherhood says ahead

ELECTIONS

Egypt polling station

Egyptians back at the polls to pick president

ELECTIONS

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos

Angola to hold parliamentary election on August 31

ELECTIONS

Egyptians start voting in presidential race

ELECTIONS

Egypt vote monitors say allowed to start work

ELECTIONS

elections page

Ebrahim Fakir provides an analysis on the recent local government elections.

Local Government Elections – An analysis by Ebrahim Fakir

VIDEO

Professor Dirk Kotzé provides an analysis on the local government elections.

Local government elections – An analysis by Prof Dirk Kotzé

VIDEO

Cosatu: Statement by Patrick Craven, Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesperson,...

IEC

IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi

IFP: Statement by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Inkatha Freedom Party president, on the coalition between...

KwaZulu-Natal

NFP, ANC form partnerships in KZN

LOCAL ELECTIONS

General analysis of the Local Government Election 2011 (May 2011)

LOCAL ELECTIONS

local elections page

poll page

Text of replying affidavit by City Press executive editor Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya

SOUTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT

Southern African Litigation Centre and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (77150/09)

NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT

Minister for Mineral Resources v Swartland Municipality and Others (CCT 102/11)

Constitutional Court

Mhlanganisweni Community v Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform and Others (LCC 156/2009)

Magistrates Courts

Malatjie v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (2377/11) [2012] ZAGPPHC 60

High Courts

Pitzer v Eskom (336/11) [2012] ZASCA 44

SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL

Lawyers for Human Rights v Rules Board for Courts of Law and Another (78163/2009) [2012] ZAGPPHC 54

North Gauteng High Court

Tribunal’s new calculation method yields R27,2m penalty in wire mesh cartel case

COMPETITION TRIBUNAL

Maccsand v City of Cape Town (CCT 103/11) [2012] ZACC 7

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Constitutional Court finds that Tribunal has extensive powers

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Outcome of a high-level meeting between Competition Commission and the Law Society of South Africa regarding an exemption application decision by...

COMPETITION COMMISSION

Finishing Touch 163 (Pty) Ltd v BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Ltd and Others (363/2011) [2012] ZASCA 49

Supreme Court of Appeal

case law page

COPE: Statement by Mosioua Lekota, Congress of the People leader, on the resignation of Vusi Pikoli Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo (25/05/2012)

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, on the resignation of Vusi Pikoli from SizweNtsalubaGobodo...

STATEMENT

FFplus: Statement by Dr Pieter Mulder, Freedom Front Plus leader, on the Africa diaspora (25/05/2012)

Statements

SA: Statement by the FW de Klerk Foundation, on delayed justice (25/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Watty Watson, Democratic Alliance Chief Whip, on the ANC's response on the Cecil Burgess matter (25/05/2012)

STATEMENT

UDM: Statement by Bantu Holomisa, United Democratic Movement Leader, on call for City Press boycott (25/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Police, calling on President Jacob Zuma to fire Bheki Cele (25/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Annette Lovemore, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Basic Education, on the lack of teachers at schools (24/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance Leader, on the Traditional Courts Bill (24/05/2012)

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by The Presidency, appointment of Judges (24/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Police, on the Hawks Bill in the NCOP (24/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Watty Watson, Democratic Alliance Chief Whip, on the wage subsidy debate (25/05/2012)

STATEMENT

statements page

Estimates of National Expenditure 2012 (6.111kb)

BUDGET

SA: Gordhan: Address by the Minister of Finance, presenting the National Budget, in the National...

Topic

SA: Gordhan: Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance, in the National...

Topic

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (October 2011)

Topic

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Full Document (October 2011)

Topic

Estimates of National Expenditure 2011 (7,339kb)

Topic

National Budget Review 2011 (2,047kb)

Topic

SA: Gordhan: Budget speech by the Minister of Finance, in the National Assembly (23/02/2011)

BUDGET

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Full Document (October 2010)

Topic

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (2,1 MB) (October...

Topic

SA: Gordhan: Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the South African Finance Minister, National...

Topic

2010 Budget Speech (17/02/2010)

2010 BUDGET

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