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ZIMBABWE

South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Zimbabwe this week to assess the state of a power-sharing agreement set up to end a decade-long political and...

SA says it is not considering new banks' regulator

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FINANCE

South Africa's National Treasury on Monday said that it was not considering setting up a new regulator for banks after the Mail & Guardian newspaper reported...

Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Enoch Godongwana

Power purchase agreements are being prioritised - Deputy Minister

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INDEPENDENT POWER

Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Enoch Godongwana on Monday reaffirmed the South African government's commitment to "put an end to the chapter" of...

Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed (Reuters)

Somalia charcoal exports fuel war — minister

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ENVIRONMENT & SECURITY

Illegal charcoal exports to Gulf States are a big source of income for rebel groups in Somalia, injecting millions of dollars to the war that has devastated...

Daily podcast - March 15, 2010

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PODCAST

In today's podcast, organisations show fierce opposition to the ANC's new land reform plans; additional joint military operations are considered as piracy...

Industrial plan to include 'stronger' localisation targets

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INDUSTRIAL POLICY

The revamp of South Africa's preferential procurement policy will include stronger localisation targets for State-owned enterprises and government...

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Zimbabwean Finance Minister Tendai Biti (Reuters)

Daily podcast - March 12, 2010

PODCAST

Candidate attorney Trod Lehong of Spoor & Fisher, discusses the intellectual property implications of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with polity's Amy Witherden.

2010: Taking the game by the horn

VIDEO

Daily podcast - March 11, 2010

PODCAST

Daily podcast - March 10, 2010

PODCAST

Daily podcast - March 9, 2010

PODCAST

Further power crisis looming

VIDEO

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ADVOCATE LIESL BRIEL
Continuous security awareness training to educate employees will help the employer prove the substantive fairness of a dismissal

Monitoring employee use of company’s resources contentious

Labour and Employment Law

POLYGRAPH TESTING Polygraph testing has been widely used in the South African private sector since the nineties

Polygraph testing increasing in the workplace

Labour and Employment Law

DARYL DINGLEY
The Act needs to encourage competition appropriate to the characteristics of the South African economy

Act should develop in line with South Africa’s growth

Competition Law

PAUL COETSER
One would hope that with the implementation of a leniency policy certain cartels have now been abolished

Amendments reduce cartel activities, spur economic growth

Competition Law

JAC MARAIS The perception seems to be that monetary penalties for cartels have not been effective

Claims of competition law inadequacy

Competition Law

LAW AND ORDER
The Competition Commission's purpose is to investigate unfair market conduct

Commission hopes to expose cartels, improve competition

Competition Law

polity focus page

State should seize iron-ore initiative and move debate into developmental realm

REAL ECONOMY: CORPORATE DISPUTE

Without question, there is very little sympathy out there for ArcelorMittal South Africa in its fight to hold on to a favourable 25-year iron-ore arrangement...

Africa’s Ivory trade Dilemma for 2010

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The 15th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) is set to be held in Doha, Qatar from the 13th to the 25th...

Zuma simply needs to play by the rules

INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA

We should not have to be dragooned into setting high standards in public life. We should willingly seek maximum openness about what our public...

Monopoly on Electricity Supply Contributes to Deforestation

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

A report published in November 2009 by the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environmental Organization (TaTeDO) revealed that over 1600 tonnes of...

Africa Must Lead on the Development of the Crime of Aggression

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The first ten-year Review Conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will take place from 31 May - 11 June 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Most states...

BIG IDEAS MAN
Bobby Godsell wants South Africans to visualise the type of country they would want within 30 years (Duane Daws)

Big business wants ‘Vision 2040’ to be new rallying cry

REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC VISION

Big business in South Africa has initiated a campaign, loosely dubbed ‘Vision 2040’, which sets out as its overall goal the transformation of the country...

opinion page

Medicines and Related Substances Act (101/1965): Regulations (Gazette No 32974 – Regulation 145)

REGULATION

National Education Policy Act (27/1996): Call for public comments on the Draft Interim Qualifications and Assessment Policy for General Education...

DOC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

South African Civil Aviation Authority Levies Act (41/1998): South African Civil Aviation Authority: Amendment: Determination made by the South...

NOTICE

Social Assistance Act, 2004: Explanatory summary of the Social Assistance Amendment Bill (Gazette No 32986 – Notice 166)

NOTICE

Value-Added Tax Act (89/1991): Withdrawal of regulations to calculate the tax payable in terms of regulations to calculate the tax payable in terms...

NOTICE

National Environmental Management Act (107/1998): Admission of Guilt Fines Regulations (Gazette No. 32935 – Regulation 75)

REGULATION

Draft Policy on the restructuring of the Road Accident Fund as Compulsory Social Insurance in relation to the Comprehensive Social Security System:...

DOC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Social Assistance Amendment Bill [B5 – 2010]

BILL

Electronic Communications Act (36/2005): Notice of intention to make South African National Cybersecurity Policy (Gazette No 32963 – Notice 118)

DOC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Electricity Regulation Act (4/2006): Regulatory Rules for Power Purchase Cost Recovery (Gazette No. 32964 – Regulation 119)

REGULATION

National Road Traffic Act (93/1996): Amendment of the K53 Practical Driving Test for motor vehicle drivers, Volume 1-4 (Gazette No. 32959 –...

NOTICE

National Road Traffic Act (93/1996): Extension for the validity period of a learners license (Gazette No. 32959 – Notice 134)

NOTICE

legislation page

Testing Democracy: Which Way is South Africa Going? (March 2010)

DEMOCRACY INDEX

This report from the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) suggests that South African...

President Zuma's Moral Debate (March 2010)

LEADERSHIP

The FW de Klerk Foundation comments on the...

Solidarity obo Mrs RM Barnard v South African Police Services (March 2010)

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

The Centre for...

The Global Fund 2010: Innovation and Impact (March 2010)

HEALTH

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria reports that the elimination of...

Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures: September 2009 to February 2010 (March 2010 )

TRADE

This joint report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...

Decisions for Work: An examination of the factors influencing women's decisions for work (March 2010 )

LABOUR

This report from the International Trade Union Confederation highlights the fact...

recommendations page

SA: Peters: Comments by the Minister of Energy, regarding the World Bank loan, Pretoria (12/03/2010)

Topics

SA: Sisulu: Briefing by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, on the Trade and Security...

Topics

SARB: Mnyande: Remarks by the Advisor to the Governor and Chief Economist, at the Leadership...

Topics

SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the HESA research and...

Topics

GP: Mokonyane: Address by the Gauteng Premier, at the National Press Club, Pretoria (11/03/2010)

Topics

SA: Chabane: Speech by the Minister in charge of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, at the...

Topics

speeches page

New Bill aims to delete pesky spam

DENEYS REITZ

The Effectiveness of Legal Appointments in the Workplace

CAMERON CROSS

The New Consumer Protection Act, 2008: Liability of the manufacturer for defective products –...

WERKSMANS

Implications and ramifications of Zimbabwe/SA agreement on investment protection

BOWMAN GILFILLAN

Supreme Court finds no bias by Competition Commission

DENEYS REITZ

Namibian judgment may have an impact on the future of labour broking in South Africa

WERKSMANS

Businesses may be red carded before the games have begun

DENEYS REITZ

Employment concerns delay merger clearances

DENEYS REITZ

No one entity can lay claim to owning the vuvuzela

SPOOR & FISHER

Competition Amendment Act – Criminal sanctions and other amendments

DENEYS REITZ

Release of draft Regulations under the new Companies Act 2008

WEBBER WENTZEL

Amendments to the Tobacco Products Control Act, 83 of 1993

WEBBER WENTZEL

legal briefs page

Côte d’Ivoire opposition to join govt, end protests

CÔTE D’IVOIRE POLITICS

Côte d’Ivoire announces new electoral commission

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Guillame Soro and Laurent Gbagbo (Reuters)

Côte d’Ivoire opposition demands new poll commission

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Côte d’Ivoire brings opposition into new government

CÔTE D’IVOIRE TRANSITION

Côte d’Ivoire protesters burn cars and loot shops

CÔTE D’IVOIRE TENSIONS

Côte d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and President Laurent Gbagbo (Reuters)

Côte d’Ivoire PM says will pick govt in two days

CÔTE D’IVOIRE CONFUSION

elections page

National Director of Public Prosecutions v King (86/09) [2010] ZASCA 8

SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL

The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd v McBride (277/08) [2010] ZASCA 5

SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL

Poverty Alleviation Network and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (CCT86/08) [2010] ZACC 5

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Solidarity obo Barnard and Another v South African Police Services (JS455/07) [2010] ZALC 10

LABOUR COURT

Albutt v Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation and Others (CCT 54/09) [2010] ZACC 4

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd t/a Hillside Aluminium v Khanyile and Others (CCT 72/09) [2010] ZACC 3

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Oil Well (Pty) Limited v Protec International Limited and Others (44835/08) [2010] ZAGPPHC 7

NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT

SAMSA v McKenzie (017/09) ZASCA 2

SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL

Offit Enterprises v Coega Development Corporation (9/09) [2010] ZASCA 1

SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL

Von Abo v Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others (3106/07) [2010] ZAGPPHC 4

NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT

Hennie De Beer Game Lodge CC v Waterbok Bosveld Plaas CC and Another (CCT 106/09) [2010] ZACC 1

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Moloi and Others v Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development and Others (CCT 78/09) [2010] ZACC 2

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

case law page

Cope: statement by Phillip Dexter, Congress of the People spokesperson, welcoming the Equality Court ruling on Julius Malema (15/03/2010)

Statements

SACP: Statement by Malesela Maleka, South African Communist Party spokesperson, on changes at the Public Investment Commission (15/03/2010)

Statements

DA: Statement by Pieter van Dalen, Democratic Alliance shadow deputy minister of public enterprises, on Eskom (15/03/2010)

Statements

DA: Statement by Annette Steyn, Democratic Alliance shadow deputy minister of rural development and land reform, calling for the withdrawal of the...

Statements

DA: Statement by Athol Trollip, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, on Julius Malema (15/03/2010)

Statements

DA: Statement by Marian Shinn, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of science and technology, welcoming the re-instatement of Prof Phil Charles...

Statements

FFPlus: Statement by Pieter Mulder, Freedom Front Plus spokesperson, on the nationalisation of agricultural land (15/03/2010)

Statements

DA: Statement by Khume Ramulifho, Democratic Alliance national youth spokesperson, on Julius Malema (14/03/2010)

Statements

ANC: Statement by Gwede Mantashe, African National Congress Secretary-General, on the National Executive Committee meeting (14/03/2010)

Statements

ANCYL: Statement by Floyd Shivambu, African national Congress Youth League spokesperson, on the Sunday Times headline on Julius Malema (14/03/2010)

Statements

DA: Statement by Mike Waters, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of health, on the KZN provincial overspend (14/03/2010)

Statements

ID: Statement by Patricia De Lille, Independent Democrats presidential, slamming the mentality of the ANC (14/03/2010)

Statements

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Budget Review 2010 (3,3MB)

2010 BUDGET

Estimates on National Expenditure 2010 (11,7MB)

2010 BUDGET

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (4,2MB) (October...

Budget Info

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Full Document (1,5MB) (October 2009)

Budget Info

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Speech (October 2009)

Budget Info

2009 Budget Speech (February 11, 2009)

Budget Info

Budget Review 2009

Budget Info

Estimates of National Expenditure 2009

Budget Info

Estimate of National Revenue

Budget Info

Budget 2008: Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure...

Budget Info

Budget 2008: Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Full Document (2,2MB) (October 2008)

Budget Info

Budget 2008: Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Speech (October 2008)

Budget Info

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