Headline News
Authors of book claiming that Magnus Malan was a paedophile feared for their lives
By: News24Wire 14th August 2018 The co-authors of The Lost Boys of Bird Island , which alleges that former apartheid minister Magnus Malan was part of a paedophile network, had... →
Museveni’s car vandalised in by-election campaign violence
By: African News Agency 14th August 2018 A lead car in Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's motorcade has been vandalised in chaos and gun fire that rocked a by-election campaign in the... →
Detectives find suicide note from controversial 'The Lost Boys of Bird Island'
By: African News Agency Updated 6 hours ago Eastern Cape police on Tuesday, confirmed that detectives discovered a suicide note after the body of ex-policeman, Mark Minnie was discovered on a... →
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Nelson Mandela 100
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Cape Town
24th July 2018 A bronze statue of South Africa's first democratic president, Nelson Mandela, was unveiled at City Hall in Cape Town on Tuesday. The statue is... →
Mandela: His Essential Life – Peter Hain
24th July 2018 Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential and admired statesmen. Charting his... →
Exhibition of photographic works on ‘Nelson Mandela’s roots revisited’, by Bonile Bam
23rd July 2018 The University of Johannesburg Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the University Library and the National Institute for the Humanities... →
Ramaphoria index falling
20th July 2018 This month we are celebrating the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. I suspect that the country will celebrate more the older Mandela than... →
Opinions
On whom do we rely for our democratic future?
13th August 2018 Who is the custodian of our democratic and transformational project, who do we look to in order to see it through and safeguard its integrity and... →
High expectations for Africa’s new youth envoy
10th August 2018 The creation of an African Union (AU) youth envoy is a welcome development on a continent where one third of the population is young (between 15... →
Stability in Guinea-Bissau requires more than elections
10th August 2018 The political impasse in Guinea-Bissau was once again on the agenda of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit held on 31... →
Manufacturing dissent – the cost of election propaganda in Zimbabwe
10th August 2018 The response of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, to the defeat of their presidential candidate... →
Recommendations
Crossing boundaries in protecting civilians: mapping actors, insights and conceptual spaces
10th August 2018 Protecting civilians in the midst of violent conflict and war is a core element of humanitarian action. Beyond displacement and threats to life,... →
Knowledge or its Adoption?
8th August 2018 When I criticize the fad of RCTs in development (which I do occasionally), I often get the sarcastic response, “What should we do, go back to doing... →
What Are We Getting from Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Coffee?
8th August 2018 Demand for and supply of “sustainable” coffee (and other commodities) have grown markedly for two decades, as has the literature analyzing the... →
Civil society calls on G20 leaders to urgently take joint action in tackling global challenges
7th August 2018 Drawing on the work undertaken in previous years within the framework of the G20 and the C20, the results of an international survey launched... →
Statements
SA: Disclosed expropriation list: AfriForum, TAU SA and Sakeliga to develop joint litigation strategy to protect property rights
14th August 2018 AfriForum, the agricultural union TAU SA and the business organisation Sakeliga decided to combine their efforts and develop a joint litigation... →
SAVE: Open letter to the Minister Nkwinti
14th August 2018 Dear Minister We refer to the press release issued by your department on 7th August 2018 relating to the recent fish kill on the Vaal River near... →
SA: Committee furious with Department's boycott of fuel price briefing
14th August 2018 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Energy was today set to receive a briefing on South Africa’s fuel price, but officials from the Department of... →
DA: Radebe no-show at fuel price meeting indicates government has no plan
14th August 2018 Minister Radebe and the Energy Department’s failure to turn up at an Energy Portfolio Committee meeting on the petrol price is the clearest... →
Press Offices
Non-standard forms of work and the gig economy
8th August 2018 South African labour law creates extensive rights and protections for employees, but it is sometimes difficult to determine when a person is an... →
Women’s Day - Baker McKenzie lawyers share insights on the role of women in law in Africa
8th August 2018 Bridgett Majola and Itumeleng Mukhovha, lawyers at global law firm Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg, have both been included on the list of the Mail... →
Can you dismiss an employee who refuses to adhere to the alternative plan implemented to avoid mass retrentchment?
7th 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? →
Insist on employee declarations to expose conflicts of interest
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th August 2018 The speed at which business operates today often means that suppliers and contractors are on-boarded quickly without proper vetting procedures.... →
