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Size of government under review

Size of government under review

25th May 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed on Friday that a review of the size and structure of the National Executive and government departments was under... 

Around the world, legislators focus on managing the risks of data privacy and the digital economy

Around the world, legislators focus on managing the risks of data privacy and the digital economy

26th April 2018 If 2017 was largely about coming to terms with the impact of a world undergoing a digital transformation, for all businesses and organisations, the... 

Investment needed in strategic water source areas – WWF-SA

Investment needed in strategic water source areas – WWF-SA

22nd March 2018 As South Africa struggles with the most devastating drought experienced in decades, the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) is calling... 

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Creamer Media wows market with combined subscription offer

Creamer Media wows market with combined subscription offer

30th January 2018 Creamer Media’s Research Channel Africa is a powerful information tool, providing real-time intelligence on industry and mining developments in... 

Make sure your evidence is relevant

Make sure your evidence is relevant

8th January 2018 Even if an employee has committed murder his/her dismissal will not be upheld by the CCMA or a bargaining council where there was insufficient... 

Tribute to the National Poet Laureate, revolutionary academic and humble servant of the people

Tribute to the National Poet Laureate, revolutionary academic and humble servant of the people

4th January 2018 A Baobab tree has fallen and its reverberation has caused a political tremor not only in our country but also across our continent and the world... 

Suttner's View: Freedom in Zimbabwe

Suttner's View: Freedom in Zimbabwe

5th December 2017 In this episode of Suttner's View Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about freedom in Zimbabwe. 

 Data Driven Cities: 20 Stories of Innovation

Data Driven Cities: 20 Stories of Innovation

10th November 2017 The need for cities to fully harness the potential of data constantly flowing through them has never been more urgent. Data Driven Cities: 20... 

Brown appoints executives at Denel, Safcol and Alexkor

Brown appoints executives at Denel, Safcol and Alexkor

26th October 2017 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has appointed Zwelakhe Ntshepe group CEO of Denel. He joined Denel 21 years ago and most recently served as... 

Nersa releases dates and venues for upcoming Eskom hearings

Nersa releases dates and venues for upcoming Eskom hearings

20th October 2017 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published the dates and venues for its upcoming public hearings into Eskom’s revenue... 

Eskom inquiry reference book published

Eskom inquiry reference book published

13th September 2017 Professor Anton Eberhard and Catrina Godinho have published ‘The Eskom Inquiry Reference Book' as an aid to the upcoming Parliamentary inquiry into... 

SA’s secret-ballot debate: 6 ANC achievements scrutinised

SA’s secret-ballot debate: 6 ANC achievements scrutinised

18th August 2017 South Africa’s much-anticipated debate on a motion of no confidence in the president was heavy on rhetoric, but light on claims about President... 

 Saudi Arabia-Qatar rift rattles the region

Saudi Arabia-Qatar rift rattles the region

11th August 2017 Since King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 81, came to power in 2015, Saudi Arabia has pursued a foreign policy described by many analysts and... 

 Is Trump militarising US-Africa policy?

Is Trump militarising US-Africa policy?

11th August 2017 ‘The US is waging a massive shadow war in Africa … The war you’ve never heard of,’ the online journal VICE News recently announced. ‘Today,... 

BLSA appoints Maseko as new communications director

BLSA appoints Maseko as new communications director

7th August 2017 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) on Monday announced the appointment of Themba Maseko as communications director with immediate effect.... 

Of emptied sacks and white monopoly capital

Of emptied sacks and white monopoly capital

7th August 2017 During the exile years, umgwenya (members of the MK Luthuli Detachment) used to regale us the young recruits with all manner of stories about... 

Kubayi refutes CEF board suspension report

Kubayi refutes CEF board suspension report

1st August 2017 Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Tuesday refuted a media report stating that she had suspended the Central Energy Fund (CEF) board. The Minister... 

Smart investments key to improving miners’ health

Smart investments key to improving miners’ health

26th July 2017 A meeting between representatives from the private sector, government, civil society and associations of miners and ex-miners took place in South... 

Wits appoints Nhlanhla Nene as business school interim director

Wits appoints Nhlanhla Nene as business school interim director

30th June 2017 Former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will join the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) business school as interim director from July 3. He... 

Relaunched Polity site offers new marketing options

Relaunched Polity site offers new marketing options

19th June 2017 The re-launched Polity website continues to offer readers free access to South African legislation, policy documents and daily political and policy... 

Revamped Polity website gives prominence to exclusive content

Revamped Polity website gives prominence to exclusive content

13th June 2017 One of South Africa’s pioneering websites, Creamer Media’s Polity.org.za, is being re-launched in June 2017 to give its readers easier access to... 

No word yet on interim Eskom CEO as Ngubane resigns as chair

No word yet on interim Eskom CEO as Ngubane resigns as chair

13th June 2017 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has announced that Dr Ben Ngubane has resigned as nonexecutive director and chairperson of the Eskom board... 

We need to talk about Zambia as it falls from grace under President Lungu

We need to talk about Zambia as it falls from grace under President Lungu

15th May 2017 Zambia has often been ignored by the international media. One reason for this neglect is that it’s been comparatively unexceptional, on a continent... 

Is our political climate conducive to freedom?

Is our political climate conducive to freedom?

28th April 2017 In this episode of Suttner's View Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Tracy Hancock about whether our political climate is conducive to... 

The principle of non-violence

The principle of non-violence

28th April 2017 Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Tracy Hancock about 'The principle of non-violence'. 

A climate in crisis: How climate change is making drought and humanitarian disaster worse in East Africa

A climate in crisis: How climate change is making drought and humanitarian disaster worse in East Africa

28th April 2017 Nearly eleven million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are dangerously hungry and in need of humanitarian assistance. The worst... 

World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law

World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law

28th April 2017 Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development... 

Fuzile confirms his 'imminent departure' from Treasury

Fuzile confirms his 'imminent departure' from Treasury

5th April 2017 Highly respected National Treasury director-general Lungisa Fuzile has confirmed his imminent departure from the department. Fuzile’s contract was... 

S&P downgrades South Africa to junk after Zuma’s Cabinet shuffle

S&P downgrades South Africa to junk after Zuma’s Cabinet shuffle

3rd April 2017 S&P Global Ratings lowered South Africa sovereign credit rating on Monday to a subinvestent grade of BB+, from BBB-, on political and institutional... 

Ramaphosa speaks out against corruption

Ramaphosa speaks out against corruption

3rd April 2017 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the removal of “greedy and corrupt people” in an audio clip taken from a speech he delivered in... 

Annual Labour Law Conference Looks at Past Lessons and Future Challenges 30 Years On

Annual Labour Law Conference Looks at Past Lessons and Future Challenges 30 Years On

3rd April 2017 “Past Lessons, Future Challenges: 30 years on” is the theme of the 30th Annual Labour Law Conference (ALLC), first held in 1987 after the Wiehahn... 

Gerrie Nel appointed head of AfriForum’s private prosecuting unit

Gerrie Nel appointed head of AfriForum’s private prosecuting unit

31st January 2017 Advocate Gerrie Nel will head civil rights group AfriForum’s private prosecuting unit from February 1 following his resignation from the National... 

AU chair candidate unveils Agenda 2063 programme

AU chair candidate unveils Agenda 2063 programme

23rd January 2017 Senegal’s Abdoulaye Bathily, who hopes to take over from African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma when she steps down later... 

The Practical Implications Of “Reinstating” A Credit Agreement

The Practical Implications Of “Reinstating” A Credit Agreement

10th January 2017 This case – Nkata v Firstrand Bank Limited and others [2016] ZACC 12 – deals with the “reinstatement” of a credit agreement under the National... 

Disciplinary Hearings – Biased Chairpersons Not On

Disciplinary Hearings – Biased Chairpersons Not On

9th January 2017 Under labour law employees have the right to a fair hearing before being dismissed and this includes the right to an impartial hearing chairperson.... 

Division of Revenue Bill B2-2016

27th November 2016 To provide for the equitable division of revenue raised nationally among the national, provincial and local spheres of government for the 2016/17... 

Top 1% globally for Wits researchers

Top 1% globally for Wits researchers

25th November 2016 Three researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have ranked in the top 1% in their fields globally, according to media and... 

SA: Mbeki letter to Zuma

SA: Mbeki letter to Zuma

4th November 2016 Former President Thabo Mbeki recently wrote to President Jacob Zuma asking him to agree to talks with 101 African National Congress veterans to... 

State Capture report

State Capture report

2nd November 2016 The highly contentious "State Capture" Report was released on Wednesday following the court order from a bench of three High Court judges. The... 

ASSAf elects new president, office bearers

ASSAf elects new president, office bearers

25th October 2016 The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on Tuesday announced its newly-elected leaders, with Professor Jonathan Jansen appointed president... 

BLSA appoints Mabuza as chair as it unveils new leaders

BLSA appoints Mabuza as chair as it unveils new leaders

21st October 2016 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has announced the appointment of Telkom’s Jabu Mabuza as its new chairperson and Shell South Africa’s... 

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