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A portrait of President Zuma that has riled the ANC

PORTRAIT

South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses...

Pan-African Research and Investment Services economist Dr Iraj Abedian

SA infrastructure plan is only industry-reviving game in town

MANUFACTURING

South Africa’s multibillion–rand national infrastructure plan offered the only realistic short-term hope of reviving South Africa’s ailing...

Justice Minister Jeffrey Radebe

SA plans to regulate fees lawyers can charge

LEGAL FEES

South Africa's government has sent legislation to parliament to set limits on how much lawyers can charge their clients in a bid to lower fees and increase...

South Sudan calls for UN sanctions on Khartoum

SANCTIONS

The United Nations should impose sanctions on Sudan for failing to obey a Security Council resolution calling for an end to hostilities and renewed...

Delay in implementation of tolls is unhelpful – Treasury

TOLLING

The delay in the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), was "unhelpful", Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday. Last...

Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj

Presidency reacts to portrait

PORTRAIT

The Presidency says it is “shocked and disgusted” at the painting by Brett Murray depicting President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner.

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Jacob Zuma

Daily Podcast May 17, 2012

PODCAST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay

Maternal mortality most off-track MDG

HUMAN RIGHTS

President Jacob Zuma

Daily Podcast May 16, 2012

PODCAST

Head of the Crime and Justice Programme Gareth Newham

Why a South African Anti-Corruption Agency must be independent of the police to be effective

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Julius Malema

Daily Podcast May 15, 2012

PODCAST

Daily Podcast May 14, 2012

PODCAST

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Living Planet Report 2012 (May 2012)

ENVIRONMENT

An ever-growing demand for resources by a growing population is putting tremendous pressures on our planet’s biodiversity and is threatening South...

World Health Statistics 2012 (May 2012)

HEALTH

World Health Statistics 2012 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194...

Rethinking Personal Data: Strengthening Trust (May 2012)

PERSONAL DATA

Rethinking Personal Data: Strengthening Trust examines how the appropriate use of personal data can create enormous value for governments, organizations...

Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future (May 2012)

FOOD SECURITY

The 2012 Human Development Report for Africa explores why dehumanising hunger remains pervasive in the region, despite abundant agricultural resources,...

Strengthening Retirement Savings: Overview of the 2012 Budget proposals (May 2012)

FINANCE

The Minister of Finance announced in the 2012 Budget that a series of technical discussion papers on the promotion of retirement savings will be...

Globalisation and Taxation: Trends and Consequences (May 2012)

TAX

To misuse Marx’s often quoted phrase: governments are in love with tax revenue but ‘the course of true love never did run smooth’....

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The Costs of Firearm Violence: A National Public Health Priority

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

South Africa faces numerous challenges in preventing and reducing the levels of violence and crime. The burden of mortality and morbidity arising from...

Mend the Cracks

REAL ECONOMY: SANRAL LEADERSHIP

Who would be Koos Smit, the man selected acting CE at the embattled South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), following the ill-timed, yet...

Facing the double disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is this inevitable?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The patient profile in clinics all over the developing world is changing. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have already established themselves as the...

From a Rainbow Nation to a Dream Country

OPINION

South Africa must grow up, recognise its potential and then take its rightful place in the World. To do so, South Africans would need to realise that, the...

Street brawls or social democracy: DA march populist misuse of unemployment crisis — violence at Cosatu counter-protest irresponsible

OPINION

The DA has a right to march to Cosatu House or anywhere else on any issue. Cosatu has the right to organise a counter-demonstration to any march on their...

What is the Value of the Recent Presidential Pardon of Inmates in South Africa?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

On Freedom Day, 27 April, it was announced that South African President Jacob Zuma had decided to exercise his mandate in terms of the Constitution to grant...

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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

Commission Of Inquiry Into Allegations Of Fraud, Corruption, Impropriety Or Irregularity In The Strategic Defence Procurement Package

NOTICE

Compensation For Occupational Injuries And Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 Of 1993), As Amended Annual Increase In Medical Tariffs For Medical...

NOTICE

Second-Hand Goods Act (6/2009): Commencement

NOTICE & REGULATIONS

National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 Of 2008)

NOTICE

National Order Awards: Award of the order of Ikhamanga in Silver (Gazette No. 35284, Notice 349)

NOTICES

National Order Awards: Award of the order of Mapungubwe (Gazette No. 35284, Notice 347)

NOTICES

Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill, 2012: Publication of explanatory summary

NOTICE AND REGULATIONS

Draft Plant Health (Pytosanitary) Policy: Invitation for public comments

NOTICE & REGULATIONS

Project and Construction Management Act (48/200): South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP):...

NOTICE & REGULATIONS

Correctional Services Act (111/1998): Promulgation of Correctional Services Regulation with amendments Incorporated (Gazette No. 35277, Notice 323)

NOTICES

The Minister of Correctional Services has under Section 134 of the Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998) made amendments on 1 March...

NOTICES

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

polity focus page

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

Moeletsi Mbeki

ANC will lose power – Moeletsi Mbeki

POLITICS

anc road to mangaung page

Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe

SA: Thabethe: Address by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, on the department's budget...

Trade & Industry

Deputy Minister Nhlanhla Nene

SA: Nene: Address by the Deputy Minister of Finance, on the National Treasury budget vote,...

Finance

Minister Pravin Gordhan

SA: Gordhan: Address by the Minister of Finance, on the National Treasury Budget vote, Parliament...

Finance

Deputy Minister Andries Nel

SA: Nel: Address by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, on the...

Justice & Constitutional Development

ACDP: Dudley: Address by African Christian Democratic Party MP, on the Department of Energy's...

Other

Minister Rob Davies

SA: Davies: Address by the Minister of Trade and Industry, on the department's budget vote,...

Trade & Industry

speeches page

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

The possibility of Class Action claims for damages against SAA for anti-competitive conduct

WEBBER WENTZEL

Know your ABC's - a guide for candidate attorneys

ADAMS & ADAMS

Administrative penalties – Telkom under the spotlight

ADAMS & ADAMS

South African Supreme Court of Appeal hands down important judgement for pharma trademarks

ADAMS & ADAMS

Grindrod appoints Norton Rose South Africa as legal adviser in Maputo port expansion worth $800m

NORTON ROSE

A case of justice delayed is (almost) justice denied

ADAMS & ADAMS

Senwes: A victory for the Competition Commission but a potential Pandora’s Box

ADAMS & ADAMS

Greening legacy for Vuka School

ADAMS & ADAMS

legal briefs page

Algeria to announce results of parliamentary election

ELECTIONS

Algerian election posters

Promise of reform meets scepticism in Algeria vote

ELECTIONS

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Algerians sceptical election will bring change

ELECTIONS

Egyptians rally to demand free presidential vote

RALLY

Eleven killed in Egypt clashes over army rule

CLASHES

Amr Moussa

Two horse race in final stretch for Egypt presidency

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

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

City of Cape Town v Strümpher (104/2011) [2012] ZASCA 54

Supreme Court of Appeal

The owners of the MV ‘Banglar Mookh’ v Transnet Ltd (842/2011) [2012] ZASCA 57

Supreme Court of Appeal

case law page

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Police, on the re-suspension of Mdluli (18/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler-Barnard, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Police, on the alleged bribing of Journalists (17/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Athol Trollip, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, on communal land rights (17/05/2012)

STATEMENT

ACDP: Statement by Steve Swart, African Christian Democratic Party Justic Spokesperson, on government's decision to appeal the e-toll ruling...

STATEMENT

FFplus: Statement by Anton Alberts, Freedom Front Plus Parliamentary Spokesperson, on government's decision to appeal e-toll judgement (17/05/2012)

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Annette Lovemore, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Basic Education, on education (17/05/2012)

STATEMENTS

DA: Satement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance Leader, on intensifying the Youth Wage Subsidy campaign (17/05/2012)

STATEMENTS

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Police, on the Hawks bill (17/05/2012)

STATEMENT

UDM: Statement by Bantu Holomisa, UDM leader, on the violence at the DA Youth Wage Subsidy March (16/05/2012)

Statements

DA: Statement by John Cupido, Democratic Alliance Shadow MEC for Health, on the Eastern Cape never being realistically ready for the NHI (16/05/2012)

STATEMENTS

SA: Statement by Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, on on the release of the report 'Subject to Citizen: Let the People...

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Lindiwe Mazibuko, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Leader, on the Youth Wage Subsidy (16/05/2012)

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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