Headline News
MPs add their voices to calls for stronger multi-lateral governance structures
By: African News Agency 16th October 2018 South African MPs have added their voices to calls at the 139th Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, for stronger... →
Sisulu in DRC for Bi-national Commission
By: News24Wire 16th October 2018 International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will on Tuesday attend the Ministerial Meeting of South Africa-Democratic Republic... →
'We're not Zuma's mouthpiece', says new party
By: News24Wire 16th October 2018 The Mazibuye African Congress (MAC) claims it is not a mouthpiece for former president Jacob Zuma and hasn't spoken to him since establishing... →
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Opinions
Nene and the complex truth of State capture
8th October 2018 The Zondo Commission of Inquiry’s slow reveal has gripped South Africans. The 2016 Public Protector’s report on State capture was revelatory but... →
Breaking with Zumaism
8th October 2018 The hope has been repeatedly expressed that the onset of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency of the ANC and the country would represent a break with the... →
Liver transplant from HIV+ living donor to negative recipient: key ethical issues
5th October 2018 South Africa has a dire shortage of organ donors. This means that doctors struggle to find suitable donor organs for critically ill patients who... →
South Africa’s white right, the Alt-Right and the alternative
5th October 2018 There has been a global rise in populism, especially of the right wing variety. In South Africa this has manifested in the increasingly strident... →
Recommendations
Changing the lives of rural women and girls for the better
5th October 2018 Across the global South, most rural women and girls are disadvantaged compared to men and boys. Most receive less formal education, have fewer... →
The Final Countdown: Now or never to reform the palm oil industry
5th October 2018 Palm oil suppliers to the world’s largest brands, including Unilever, Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive and Mondelez, have destroyed an area of rainforest... →
Review of Maritime Transport 2018
4th October 2018 Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. Around 80 per cent of global trade by volume and over 70 per cent... →
The Human Rights Impact of Bauxite Mining in Guinea
4th October 2018 Bauxite mining in Guinea, one of the world’s poorest countries, is booming. Since 2015, the government of President Alpha Condé has transformed... →
Statements
dti: The dti To Lead Agro-Processing Companies On Mission To Explore New Markets At Paris Trade Fair
16th October 2018 The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will lead a delegation of 38 agro-processing companies on a mission to explore new markets at the... →
DA: Further Baaitjies-trial delays, a failure of justice
16th October 2018 The Democratic Alliance notes the latest postponement in the Johannes Baaitjies-trial. Proceedings were halted and postponed until Thursday to... →
DA: President Ramaphosa will need to tell the truth about prior VBS knowledge when he appears in Parliament on Thursday
16th October 2018 Allegations that President Ramaphosa had prior knowledge of theft and looting at VBS bank is a matter of national importance and, if true, has... →
Minister Bathabile Dlamini Calls On All South Africa’s To Observe The International Day Of Rural Women
16th October 2018 The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Ms. Bathabile Dlamini, has called on all South Africans to observe the International Day of... →
Press Offices
Is An Employee Able To Avoid A Disciplinary Hearing Or Disciplinary Sanction By Resigning?
27th September 2018 It is trite law that employees may resign from his employment, either with immediate effect or on notice, thereby unilaterally terminating the... →
A University Has "No Body to Kick and No Soul to Damn"
26th September 2018 In a recent reported judgment, the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Respublica (Pty) Ltd (1025/2017) [2018] ZASCA 109 (12... →
Is graffiti protected by copyright?
26th September 2018 Graffiti is no longer considered to be vandalism and destruction of public property, with fashion labels and major corporations using it in their... →
The Three C’s - Content Sharing, Copyright and Creative Commons Licenses
26th September 2018 When a work, such as a video, is uploaded onto YouTube or a photograph uploaded onto Flickr, people often believe that because it is being made... →
