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Nepad to launch web portal on AU infrastructure projects

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki would launch a Web-based portal through which information about one of the African...

The prototype of the Badger infantry fighting vehicle

Defence pushing army projects and seeking defence industry say

Defence

The Department of Defence will push forward a number of acquisition programmes for the army during this financial year. It also wants to play a direct role...

Informal settlement greening initiatives offer food security and safety spin-offs

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

The green-building concept has started to gain traction internationally as governments and civil society groups begin to take steps to mitigate or adapt to...

A Boeing 777-200LR aircraft landing at London Heathrow Airport

SA to get new Presidential jet

Aerospace and Defence

The South African Air Force (SAAF) will acquire one or more new “VVIP” aircraft during the current financial year. This was announced by Defence and...

Mercedes-Benz SA starts work on R300m-plus BRT contract

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Mercedes-Benz South Africa’s (MBSA’s) Sandown Motor Holdings has won the tender to provide the 134 buses necessary for the roll-out of the 18 km Phase 1B...

Tongaat makes good progress on power-generation plans

COGENERATION

The environmental-impact assessment and plant-construction contracting processes for JSE-listed agriculture and property group Tongaat Hulett’s proposed 80...

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Daily podcast – May 23, 2013

Podcast

President Jacob Zuma

Daily podcast – May 22, 2013

PODCAST

Daily podcast – May 21, 2013

PODCAST

Dr Mamphela Ramphele

An interview with two remarkable African leaders

video

Daily podcast – May 20, 2013

PODCAST

Daily podcast – May 16, 2013

PODCAST

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Reforming Telecommunications in Burma: Human Rights and Responsible Investment in Mobile and the Internet (May 2013)

HUMAN RIGHTS

This 24-page Human Rights Watch report outlines steps necessary to promote adequate protections for...

Amnesty International Report 2013: The State of the World's Human Rights (May 2013)

Human Rights

Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty...

Wrong Direction on Rights: Assessing the Impact of Hungary’s New Constitution and Laws (May 2013)

HUMAN RIGHTS

This 29-page Human Rights Watch report analyses the new constitution and laws and their negative...

JCPS Ministers on report of landing of chartered commercial arcraft at Air Force Base Waterkloof (May 2013)

STATE SECURITY

On 2 May 2013, in the wake of the landing of a chartered commercial aircraft at Air Force Base Waterkloof on 30 April 2013, the Ministers of the...

UNAids update on Africa (May 2013)

AIDS

The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1-million to 7.1-million over seven years, according to a United...

The future of intrastate conflict in Africa: More violence or greater peace? (May 2013)

CONFLICT

This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050 using the International Futures (IFs)...

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The future of intra-state conflict in Africa

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

As Africa celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, the continent’s future looks brighter than ever before. Africa is no longer...

Talent Management

REAL ECONOMY: IMMIGRATION

The 2013 departmental Budget-Vote cycle has more or less come and gone, with South Africa’s Cabinet Ministers having outlined their various programmes and...

Dr Denis Worrall

Let's all support James and Bobby!

INSIGHT AFRICA

Two weeks ago Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliaments’ standing committee on finance that, while he had encountered a growing optimism around the...

Russia: Raising arms sales

SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE

As part of its foreign policy, Russian authorities have strengthened military-technical cooperation, which includes officer training, the sale of arms and...

Women and girls’ rights: The battle of formally abducted girls in northern Uganda

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This paper explores the grave human rights violations which women and girls suffered during situations of fierce militarisation between the Uganda People’s...

South Africa should leverage the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI)

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Increasingly assertive in continental politics and highly visible in a number of key global regulatory frameworks for the extractive sector, observers...

opinion page

Invitation to comment on the Draft Revised Sector Specific Fisheries Policies for the allocation and management of fishing rights: May 2013...

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Marine Living Resources Act (18/1998): Correction Notice: Publication of and invitation to comment on the draft Marine Living Resource Amendment...

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South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act (7/1998): Declaration amendment of national road R36 Section 8 (Gazette 36440,...

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Consumer Protection Act (68/2008): National Consumer Commission (Gazette 36439, Notice 451)

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Electoral Act (Act 73 of 1998): Publication of reviewed lists of candidates (Gazette 36353, Notice 375)

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Lotteries Act, 1997: Invitation for public comment on the draft Lotteries Amendment Bill, 2013 (Gazette 36446, Notice 446),

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International Air Service Act (115/1990): Application for the Grant/amendment of domestic air service licence (Gazette 36431, Notice 448),

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International Air Service Act (60/1993): Grant/amendment of international air service licence (Gazette 36431, Notice 447)

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South African Schools Act (84/1996): Correction Notice: Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding (Gazettes 36328, Notice 246)

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Gas Amendment Bill, 2013: For public comments (Gazette 36425, Notice 443)

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Civil Aviation Act (13/2009): Civil Aviation Regulations (Gazette 36416, Regulation 322)

Topics

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Biodiversity management plan for pelargonium sidoides in South Africa 2011-2020...

Topics

legislation page

Environmental governance

Industry participation needed in environmental regulation drafting

Environmental Law

Urgent solutions needed

Legalised rhino horn trade to curb poaching – SAHGCA

Environmental law

Rooibos tea leaves

SA fighting to protect Rooibos trademark

Environmental law

Adams & Adams partner Jac Marais

Competition compliance programme important for companies

Competition Law

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr senior associate Lerisha Naidu

Information sharing may result in anticompetitive outcomes

Competition Law

Werksmans Advisory Services director Ahmore Burger-Smidt

Length of appeal process a concern for industry

Competition Law

polity focus page

National Budget Review 2012 (4.309kb)

BUDGET

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...

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

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

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Estimates of National Expenditure 2011 (7,339kb)

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National Budget Review 2011 (2,047kb)

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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)

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

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

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budget info page

Treasurer General of the ANC Dr Zweli Mkhize

ANC: Zweli Mkhize: Address by by the Treasurer General of the ANC, to the NUM CEC, St George's...

Other

Gill Marcus

SARB: Gill Marcus: Address by the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, on the Monetary...

Other

SA: Fikile April Mbalula: Address by the Minister of Sport and Recreation, on the occasion of the...

Sport & Recreation

DA: Mbali Ntuli: Address by Democratic Alliance Youth Leader, opposing those who want to bring...

Other

DA: Johan Coetzee: Address by Democratic Alliance Young Leader, on wanting to be part of a...

Other

Lindiwe Mazibuko

DA: Lindiwe Mazibuko: Address by the Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance, on debate...

Other

speeches page

Ongoing delays experienced when lodging annual returns and the requirement to lodge audited...

SPOOR & FISHER

A failed polygraph does not justify dismissal

Norton Rose

Meta-tag menace

ADAMS & ADAMS

Round Table Discussion on Corporate Governance and the Companies Act

CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR

Deadline for the SARS third party report submissions looming

SAICA

Directors face potential criminal liability for over 500 environmental offences

BOWMAN GILFILLAN

Monthly sustainability legislation, regulation and parliamentary update – April 2013

WARBURTON GUNN ATTORNEYS

Franchising: A Growing Business Model in South Africa

Adams & Adams

Monthly sustainability legislation, regulation and parliamentary update: February 2013

WARBURTON GUNN ATTORNEYS

Legality of stringent product recall guidelines in question

Bowman Gilfillan

Allowances under Section 11(e) – Assets forming part of a sale and leaseback arrangement

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Consideration received for the surrender of a right to acquire shares under Section 8(c)

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

legal briefs page

President Andry Rajoelina

Political uncertainty could slow Madagascar's economy – minister

UNCERTAINTY

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe

Mugabe signs constitution into law, paving way for vote

NEW CONSTITUTION

Andry Rajoelina

Madagascar's Rajoelina not eligible to run in election – AU

ELECTIONS

Guinea opposition to renew protests as UN-led talks founder

ELECTIONS

Equatorial Guinea vote unlikely to be fair – right groups

ELECTIONS

Obert Mpofu

Zimbabwe to consult with miners before imposing election taxes

MINING TAX

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

Master Currency (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for South African Revenue Services (155/2012) [2013] ZASCA 17

Supreme Court of Appeal

Agri South Africa v Minister for Minerals and Energy (CCT 51/12) [2013] ZACC 9

Constitutional Court

Independent Outdoor Media (Pty) Ltd and Others v City of Cape Town (222/2012) [2013] ZASCA 46

Supreme Court of Appeal

Mr Property Developers (Pty) Ltd v MEC for the Department of Health of the North West Provincial Government (1177/2012) [2013] ZANWHC 33

North West High Court

Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Sishen Iron Ore Company (pty) Ltd and Another (394/12) [2013] ZASCA 50

Supreme Court of Appeal

Scalabrini Centre, Cape Town and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (11681/12) [2013] ZAWCHC 49

Western Cape High Court

Lagoonbay Lifestyle Estate (Pty) Ltd v Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape and Others...

Supreme Court of Appeal

Vermaak and Others v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and Others (224/2013) [2013] ZAECPEHC 16

Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth

Pilane and Another v Pilane and Another (CCT 46/12) [2013] ZACC 3

Constitutional Court

National Director of Public Prosecutions v Elran (CCT 56/12) [2013] ZACC 2

Constitutional Court

Ngewu and Another v Post Office Retirement Fund and Others (CCT 117/11) [2013] ZACC 4

Constitutional Court

UASA and Another v BHP Billiton Energy Coal Suth Africa Ltd and Another (J 354/13) [2013] ZALCJHB 26

Johannesburg Labour Court

case law page

SA: Statement by Mpumalanga Finance, prioritises capacity building to improve delivery (24/05/2013)

STATEMENT

FF+: Statement by Anton Alberts, Freedom Front Plus Parliamentary Spokesperson, has established that the affirmative action element of the BEE...

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Annette Steyn, DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on South Africa importing meat (24/05/2013)

STATEMENT

NEPAD: Statement by the New Partnership for Africa's Development, on the launch of web app on African Union infrastructure projects (24/05/2013)

STATEMENT

IFP: Statement by Velaphi Ndlovu, IFP Spokesperson on Police, disturbed by the hacking of the South African Police Services website (24/05/2013)

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, court orders Matlosana to provide alternative accommodation for Klerksdorp squatters...

STATEMENT

DA: Statement by Winston Rabotapi, DA Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation, calls on Minister Mbalula to reveal costs for the 2013 Sports Awards...

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by the David Maynier, DA Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Defence Minister confirms that President Zuma misled...

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by Thandi Modise, North West Premier, on the province's internship programmes (24/05/2013)

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by Mpumalanga Finance, on the enhancement of the province's fraud detection system (24/05/2013)

STATEMENT

COPE: Statement by the Congress of the People, states that Dihlabeng municipality in the Free State must concentrate on service delivery, not paid...

STATEMENT

SA: Statement by the Parliament of South Africa, pays tribute to Vuyo Mbuli (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

statements page

National Budget Review 2012 (4.309kb)

BUDGET

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...

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

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budget info page

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