Headline News
DA leader Maimane says mine workers deserve shares
By: African News Agency Updated 3 minutes ago Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane says the people working underground in mines deserve to be given shares. He was speaking at the... →
Ramaphosa launches commission of inquiry into PIC
By: African News Agency Updated 26 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa will appoint a commission of inquiry to investigate the scandal-plagued Public Investment Corporation (PIC), it was... →
No state-funded protection for Magaqa whistleblowers, says Cele
By: African News Agency Updated 31 minutes ago Police Minister, Bheki Cele, on Thursday said he was looking to challenge a Public Protector report that found the state should pay for private... →
Latest
Nelson Mandela 100
It's an insult to call Mandela a sell-out: Motshekga
7th August 2018 Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Monday that it was an “insult” to call late anti-apartheid struggle icon and former president... →
Mandela and patriarchy blamed for overshadowing Albertina Sisulu Memorial Lecture 
2nd August 2018 Late president Nelson Mandela and patriarchy have been blamed for overshadowing the struggle icon Albertina Sisulu's memorial lecture. The lecture... →
Palestinian teen activist will be invited to SA
30th July 2018 Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, says Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi - who was released on Sunday from an Israeli prison – will be... →
Parliament commemorates centenary birthdays of struggle icons
26th July 2018 Parliament, in partnership with Freedom Park on Thursday, held a Students’ Parliament as part of the commemoration of the centenary birthdays of... →
Opinions
Marikana Scene 2 uncovered
Updated 3 hours ago Most people in South Africa know about the fatal shootings at Marikana platinum mine on 16 August 2012 as police attempted to break up a week-old... →
Constitutional Court strikes a blow for South Africa’s criminal justice system
15th August 2018 The decision by South Africa’s Constitutional Court nullifying former president Jacob Zuma’s appointment of the country’s prosecutions boss three... →
DRC wins the battle for stability, but not yet the war
15th August 2018 Successful conflict management is hard to find anywhere these days – and often least so in Central Africa. It is all the more important then to... →
Nigerian joblessness at all-time high? Checking a politician’s claims
15th August 2018 Joining the presidential race, former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar took aim at the ruling party for what he said was its poor management... →
Recommendations
Arab World Competitiveness Report 2018
15th August 2018 The Arab World is at a critical juncture. Ambitious economic and social reforms bring great economic promise to the region and at the same time we... →
Harsh Punishment
14th August 2018 In February 2016, a 23-year-old musician and DJ, Kote Japaridze and two of his friends acquired two grams of MDMA, a recreational synthetic drug... →
The Risks of Dangerous Dashboards in Basic Education
14th August 2018 On June 1, 2009 Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 228 people on board. While the... →
Aspirations matter: what young people in Ghana think about work
13th August 2018 Aspirations play a vital role in shaping young people’s life choices, particularly when it comes to making decisions about education and jobs.... →
Statements
SA: Update on PIC issues
Updated 6 minutes ago Further to the statement of the 25th of July on the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC) governance and related matters, the President has agreed... →
DIRCO: South Africa sends condolences to Sudan following the drowning of school children
Updated 14 minutes ago The South African Government has, on behalf of the people of South Africa, sent a message of condolences to the Government and the people of the... →
DA: BCCSA agrees to DA’s request for Tribunal into SABC flighting ANC video
Updated 19 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) has received confirmation from the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) that they have acceded... →
DA: ANC government still fails to provide promised funding to 75 000 NSFAS students in 2018
Updated 55 minutes ago Officials from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) admitted in Parliament today that there are still nearly 75 000 students who have... →
Press Offices
Selling and moving overseas – How will this affect the conveyancing process
14th August 2018 Whether you are selling or buying property in South Africa while living or working abroad, it is noteworthy to know that your property transactions... →
Can you dismiss an employee who refuses an alternative plan designed to avoid mass retrenchment?
14th August 2018 ISSUE Is it fair to dismiss an employee for refusing to comply with the recovery plan that was implemented to avoid mass retrenchment? →
Gender pay legislation around the world
10th August 2018 The World Economic Forum’s most recent Global Gender Gap Report concludes that the gender gap in pay, participation and leadership is widening for... →
Can you dismiss an employee for making racist comments in the workplace, which the employee believes to be friendly and inoffensive according to the employee's culture?
8th August 2018 ISSUE Is the dismissal of an employee, who compares a fellow employee to a monkey, fair, if the employee doing so alleges the statement was made in... →
