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The so-called 'Forces of Change' which had resisted ANC president Jacob Zuma's re-election were voted out of the party's national executive committee on Thursday. None of those who contested the...

Mend the Cracks

REAL ECONOMY: SANRAL LEADERSHIP

Who would be Koos Smit, the man selected acting CE at the embattled South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), following the ill-timed, yet understandable, resignation of Nazir Alli....

Entirely Avoidable

REAL ECONOMY: RIGHTS DISPUTE

Given the amount of reputational damage done to South Africa as a result of the Sishen mineral rights dispute, Judge Raymond Zondo’s assessment that the “matter could have been handled better...

DA: Statement by Athol Trollip, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, calling for an amendment to performance agreements and the Ethics code (02/11/2010)

Statements

DA will be writing to President Zuma to request that a "cooling off" period be incorporated into all ministerial performance contracts
DA will also be submitting a Private Member's Bill to...

DA: Statement by Athol Trollip, Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader, on the ANC policy of cadre deployment (29/03/2010)

Statements

The ANC's policy of cadre deployment - which is largely responsible for the significant damage done to our public institutions - has recently been defended by both the government and the ruling...

ID: Statement by Lance Greyling, Independent Democrats spokesperson, on Arcelor Mittal (09/03/2010)

Statements

Lance Greyling, the ID spokesperson for finance and public enterprises, has called on the Government ‘to stop allowing multinationals to exploit our resources without any developmental...

DA: Statement by Pieter van Dalen, Democratic Alliance Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises, on parastatal CEO payouts (26/01/2010)

Statements

Huge payouts to the failed departing CEOs of South Africa's parastatals have cost the South African public at least R262.1 million over the last decade. This will jump to R347 million if Jacob...

DA: Statement by Manie Van Dyk, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, on Eskom’s revised tariff application (01/12/2009)

Statements

The fact that Eskom's tariff increase application appears to have been revised to 35% does little to dampen concerns about possible inflationary effects of such a tariff hike. Indeed, a 35%...

ID: Statement by Lance Greyling, Independent Democrats spokesperson, on Coega’s Alcan smelter (19/10/2009)

Statements

Lance Greyling, the ID spokesperson for energy, says the cancellation of Coega's Alcan Smelter ‘will save South Africa as much electricity as a city the size of Cape Town uses.

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Union attack is opportunistic, says Cope

DEFENCE & POLITICS

Congress of the People (Cope) president Terror Lekota and former Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin were under an "opportunistic" attack by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu),...

Cope: Statement by Phillip Dexter, Congress of the People spokesperson, on Cosatu (18/10/2009)

Statements

The Congress of the People takes note of the opportunistic attack by COSATU on COPE President Lekota and Alec Erwin. The suggestion that these two individuals are responsible for the proposed...

Cosatu: Statement by Patrick Craven, Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesperson, denouncing the Arms deal scandal (16/10/2009)

Statements

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is outraged that the country faces another arms deal scandal which could cost South Africans a massive R47 billion.

The deal, negotiated by the...

DA: Statement by Sejamothopo Motau, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Energy, calling for a Judicial Inquiry into Eskom (12/09/2009)

Statements

President Jacob Zuma must appoint a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate why the CEO of Eskom, Jacob Maroga, ignored a series of confidential internal memos that showed Eskom's...

Managing Labour Activism: Should South Africa be Concerned?

ADAM HABIB

Should Business be worried by the political activism and prominence of Zwelinzima Vavi? Should citizens be concerned about unionized workers marching on the Reserve Bank? Does labour activism...

DA: Written submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa by the Democratic Alliance (11/06/2009)

Statements

On 19 March 2008, the Democratic Alliance (DA) by means of a media statement urgently requested an independent commission of enquiry to assess Eskom's management of the electricity crisis, its...

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