Sashnee Moodley
Sashnee Moodley is Senior Deputy Editor Polity and Multimedia.
SACP pickets outside KPMG office
16th October 2017 The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday picketed outside the head office of auditing firm KPMG, in Johannesburg, in protest against the... →
The World Development Report 2018 — Learning to Realize Education’s Promise
11th October 2017 The World Development Report 2018 (WDR 2018)—LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise—is the first ever devoted entirely to education. And the... →
Portfolio committee accepts terms for inquiry into Transnet’s R50bn locomotive deal
4th October 2017 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has accepted the terms of reference for its inquiry into State-owned enterprise Transnet’s... →
Lower ARV price to benefit S Africa, increase recipient numbers
22nd September 2017 A new antiretroviral (ARV) pricing agreement reached by the South African government, international organisations and agencies will ensure that... →
Daily Podcast – September 21, 2017
21st September 2017 For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sashnee Moodley. Making headlines: Zuma addresses key issues at UN, Peacekeepers essential to South Sudan... →
Ramaphosa leads SA delegation to London to bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup
21st September 2017 As part of South Africa’s bid to host the Rugby World Cup 2023 tournament, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and a high-level delegation will make... →
Speaker grants secret ballot in no confidence vote
7th August 2017 National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete on Monday granted a secret ballot for the vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma, which will take... →
I will vote with my conscience – Gordhan
18th July 2017 Former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that he will be voting with his conscience during a vote of no confidence against President... →
Zuma, please step down – Makhosi Khoza
18th July 2017 African National Congress (ANC) MP Dr Makhosi Khoza on Tuesday appealed to President Jacob Zuma to step down and allow moral and ethical leaders to... →
I will not remain quiet – Ramaphosa
12th July 2017 While many people consider State capture to be far removed from their lives, it is already impacting on South Africa’s economy, the State and on... →
ANC conference must analyse decline in electoral support – Zuma
30th June 2017 The African National Congress’ (ANC’s) fifth National Policy Conference must diagnose the cause of decline in electoral support following the... →
Zuma awaits higher education report on fees
30th June 2017 The deadline for the Presidential Commission report on the feasibility of free higher education and training coincided with the opening of African... →
Bishop calls for Eskom board to resign, inquiry
1st June 2017 Parliament must consider an inquiry into the Eskom board’s fitness to hold office if the board does not resign, says Southern African Catholic... →
Black Business Council cut ties with Busa
22nd May 2017 The Black Business Council announced on Monday the termination of cooperation with Business Unity South Africa (Busa), following over 23 years of... →
‘Don’t focus on me, focus on the real issues,’ says Zuma
15th May 2017 President Jacob Zuma has dismissed allegations that he is corrupt and again alluded to a “third force” being behind the rise of anti-Zuma sentiment... →
NFP warns its members to not join the anti-Zuma march
11th April 2017 The National Freedom Party (NFP) issued a stern warning on Tuesday, to its members to not take part in Wednesday’s march to the Union Buildings.... →
Ebrahim Fakir unpacks Sona
20th February 2017 President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address was delayed by more than an hour following massive disruptions including the Economic Freedom... →
South Africa slightly improves score in corruption perceptions index, rank drops
25th January 2017 While South Africa slightly improved its score in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2016 from 44 to 45, its rank in relation to all 176... →
REthinking Energy 2017: Accelerating the global energy transformation
18th January 2017 Renewable energy is a fundamental and growing part of the global energy transformation. Increasingly, renewables have become the first choice for... →
Treasury supports minimum wage report
24th November 2016 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday that National Treasury supported the recently released National Minimum Wage report, which... →
Sarb deputy governor reappointed
7th November 2016 South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Deputy Governor Francois Groepe has been reappointed in the position by President Jacob Zuma for five years from... →
Wits ranks 222 globally, 2nd in Africa
27th October 2016 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has been ranked the second best academic institution in Africa and 222nd globally according to the... →
Responding to risks: new needs for currency intervention
4th October 2016 The global economy is in a low-growth trap and facing financial risks. There are now questions over the effectiveness of monetary policy, as some... →
Rich countries can help developing countries achieve Sustainable Development Goals
18th July 2016 Developing countries would have been $2-trillion better off had rich countries consistently placed 0.7% of their gross national income into... →
Cosatu President S'dumo Dlamini on the union's political position
4th July 2016 Congress of South African Trade Unions President S’dumo Dlamini joins Polity's Sane Dhlamini to discuss the federation’s position in South Africa’s... →
Corporates urged to support youth development through football programme
2nd June 2016 The South African Football Association’s (Safa’s) Development Agency (SDA) is urging corporate companies to partner and invest in its... →
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2016 (May 2016)
26th May 2016 Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review presents the status of renewable energy employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over... →
King IV Ethical leadership and the governance of ethics (April 2016)
19th April 2016 Good corporate governance is essentially about effective, ethical leadership. While leadership starts with each individual director, it finds its... →
Yemen’s invisible food crisis (March 2016)
29th March 2016 A year of intense conflict has created one of the world’s biggest humanitarian emergencies and risks pushing millions into famine. Since March... →
Niger voting extended for second day after some polls didn't open
22nd February 2016 Voting in Niger's presidential and legislative elections stretched into a second day on Monday in areas where logistical problems prevented polling... →
Journeys to Europe – The role of policy in migrant decision-making (Feb 2016)
11th February 2016 With more than a million migrants reaching Europe, 2015 has become known as the year of Europe’s migration crisis. The persistence and... →
S Africans encouraged to participate in nominating a new Public Protector
8th February 2016 Nonprofit organisation (NPO) Corruption Watch on Monday launched the Bua Mzansi public awareness campaign in Johannesburg in an effort to engage... →
Global Powers of Retailing 2016 – Navigating the new digital divide (Feb 2016)
3rd February 2016 The 19th annual Global Powers of Retailing identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world based on publicly available data for fiscal 2014... →
Rhino poaching levels stabilised, as fight against poaching continues – Molewa
22nd January 2016 For the first time in a decade, rhino poaching levels have stabilised, despite escalating poaching pressure and increased poaching activity in... →
Two Central African presidential candidates call for vote recount
13th January 2016 Two losing candidates in Central African Republic's presidential race demanded on Tuesday a manual recount of ballots cast in last month's... →
Daily Podast – November 26, 2015
26th November 2015 November 26, 2015. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Anine Vermeulen. Making headlines: →
Explainer – what is going on in Mali?
23rd November 2015 After a week in which Europe was rocked by terrorism on the streets of Paris, gunmen entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali.... →
SA debt servicing rose to R128bn/y – Motlanthe
18th November 2015 Former president Kgalema Motlanthe questioned whether South Africa should accumulate more debt at the cost of the indigent and future generations,... →
G20 countries failing to fight corruption – $2tn laundered yearly
16th November 2015 As much as $2-trillion is laundered every year, mostly through the hiding of company ownership behind “opaque structures”, with G20 countries not... →
South Africa's Insurgent Citizens
28th October 2015 Twenty years after South Africa’s first democratic election, the nation’s politics are more fractious than ever before. The lofty dreams of the... →
Creating a Culture of Fear – The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Malaysia (Oct 2015)
27th October 2015 Freedom of expression and assembly in Malaysia are currently under attack, aided by the existence of broad and vaguely worded laws that the... →
