Headline News
AfriForum to privately prosecute Malema for fraud and corruption
By: Sane Dhlamini 19th April 2018 Lobby group AfriForum on Thursday announced its intention to prosecute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema if the National... →
Probe on Fraser still on – Inspector General for Intelligence
By: African News Agency 19th April 2018 Despite being moved from the department of state security, investigations into the conduct of former director-general Arthur Fraser will continue,... →
'Bring it on bloody racists... I’m born ready!' – Malema to AfriForum
By: News24Wire 19th April 2018 Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has told lobby group AfriForum to "bring it on", after it announced that it would privately... →
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Opinions
Why business should care about inequality
Updated 6 hours ago South African business needs to sit up and take note of new analysis that not only confirms South Africa as the world’s most unequal country, but... →
Libya’s ‘divisive unifier’ Haftar stumbles
19th April 2018 Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the strongman who is widely regarded as the most important player in the overcrowded cast of characters determining... →
When elephants fight: will the US-China trade war hurt South Africa?
19th April 2018 When US President Donald Trump announced that he would ask Congress to impose a 25% tariff on more than 1 300 Chinese imports amounting to an... →
The real impact of Expropriation without Compensation might well be felt below the ground
18th April 2018 The current debate around expropriation without compensation (EWC) has been phrased in an idiom of land politics – the supposed imperative of the... →
Recommendations
Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition
18th April 2018 Spurred by innovation, increased competition, and policy support in a growing number of countries, renewable energy technologies have achieved... →
Facing risk: options and challenges in ensuring that climate/disaster risk finance and insurance deliver for poor people
17th April 2018 Reducing the impacts of disasters on poor people is absolutely vital. Climate/disaster risk financing could play a useful role if it is part of an... →
History and Geography is not Destiny: Poland’s Lesson for Africa’.
17th April 2018 Despite the absence of a state for 123 years until 1918, the horror of the Second World War when it lost 85 per cent of its capital and one-third... →
Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050
17th April 2018 Renewable energy needs to be scaled up at least six times faster for the world to meet the decarbonisation and climate mitigation goals set out in... →
Statements
DA: Mervyn Cirota says Gauteng Housing HOD holding back service delivery
19th April 2018 Gauteng Human Settlements Head of Department (HOD), Matilda Gisela’s three-day suspension by Human Settlements MEC, Uhuru Moila, is a clear... →
DA: Leona Kleynhans says DA requests update from Public Protector on investigation into controversial FS Blackhead Consulting contract
19th April 2018 The DA has today written to the Office of the Public Protector in the Free State, requesting an update on the status of the investigation we... →
DA: John Steenhuisen says Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba costs tax payers nearly R900,000 in legal fees for Fireblade case
19th April 2018 In response to a parliamentary question from the Democratic Alliance Chief Whip, John Steenhuisen, the Department of Home Affairs has confirmed... →
DA: Rishigen Viranna says DA calls on Minister Motshekga to intervene in KZN Education crisis
19th April 2018 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal will today write to National Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, to request that she intervene... →
Press Offices
SARS snuffs out Lion Match's "novel" application
19th April 2018 The Taxpayer, Lion Match Company Proprietary Limited, disposed of its shareholding in Kimberly Clark Group during 2008 and ascribed the market... →
The (Un)Certainty of Taxes: Is the 1 January 2019 Implementation Date for Carbon Tax Possible?
18th April 2018 One thing is certain in this context: anyone having to sign off on the Carbon Tax Bill has an unenviable job. Though everyone making submissions at... →
New senior appointment – Norton Rose Fulbright
17th April 2018 The Banking and Finance practice at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa expands its Africa focus with the appointment of Patrick Colegrave as a... →
Spoor & Fisher appoints Tshepo Shabangu as Chairperson
17th April 2018 Boutique Intellectual Property (IP) Law firm Spoor & Fisher has announced the appointment of Ms Tshepo Shabangu as the Chairperson of the... →
