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22 Nov 2011
 
 
Media urge MPs to reject Info Bill
PROTECTION OF STATE INFORMATION BILL
A group of editors and the SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) made an 11th hour plea to ANC MPs to reject the Protection of State Information Bill when it comes up for the vote in the National...
 
 
10 Aug 2011
 
Moeletsi Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and the ANC
Insight Africa
Last week I listened to Moeletsi Mbeki, brother of Thabo Mbeki the former president of South Africa. Moeletsi is one of the most trenchant critics of African leadership in general and South...
 
 
09 Jun 2011
 
World Oceans Day: Balancing commercial and environmental needs
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
June 8th is World Oceans Day, an opportunity to reflect on the condition of the world’s oceans and our broader relationship with the environment. Across many fronts the news is not good. Yet in...
 
 
02 Sep 2010
 
DA: Statement by Niekie van den Berg, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of communications, calling for a full audit of the SABC (02/09/2010)
Statements

The revelation that the SABC news and current affairs division has been selling space to the ANC government at provincial and national level - particularly, on the programmes Morning Live,...

 
 
01 Sep 2010
 
DA: Statement by Niekie van den Berg, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of communications, on the SABC and journalistic principles (01/09/2010)
Statements

It is simply astounding to note that SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has admitted that, in addition to attempting to sell space on flagship current affairs show Interface, the SABC has also...

 
 
07 Aug 2010
 
Declaration by the title editors of South Africa’s major publications and members of the South African National Editors’ Forum, expressing concern about attempts to curtail media freedom (07/08/2010)
Statements

THE AUCKLAND PARK DECLARATION

We, the title editors of South Africa's major publications and members of the South African National Editors' Forum, are deeply concerned about attempts...

 
 
08 Apr 2010
 
ID: Statement by Gerhard Ras, Independent Democrats spokesperson, on alleged racist e-mail (08/04/2010)
Statements

Gerhard Ras, an ID Spokesperson for Local Government in the Western Cape says the ID ‘has taken note of the so-called hoax email allegedly transmitted by the Acting Municipal Manager, Duppie...

 
 
01 Mar 2010
 
ID: Statement by Brett Herron, Independent Democrats spokesperson, on service delivery (01/03/2010)
Statements

Brett Herron, ID Councillor and Spokesperson for the ID Caucus in the City of Cape Town, says the ID is ‘alarmed and deeply concerned' by a report in today's Cape Times ("Half a million in...

 
 
18 Nov 2009
 
DA: Statement by Manny De Freitas, Democratic Alliance Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport, ob the Road Accident Fund (18/11/2009)
Statements

A question and answer session with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) revealed to parliament's portfolio committee on transport that the RAF board's term of office already expired at the end of July...

 
 
09 Nov 2009
 
DA: Statement by Ian Davidson, Democratic Alliance Chief Whip, on the Inspector General of Intelligence (09/11/2009)
Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that the Inspector General of Intelligence must immediately present to Parliament the findings of his investigation into how certain tape recorded...

 
 
03 Aug 2009
 
DA: Statement by Gareth van Onselen, Democratic Alliance executive director of communications (03/08/2009)
Statements

Yesterday the Democratic Alliance (DA) held a press conference in which we revealed that the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) is in an advanced state of disarray and, partly...

 
 
26 May 2009
 
Parliament names JSC members
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
Parliament on Tuesday appointed six Members of Parliament, half of them from the opposition, to serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which advises the President on the appointment of...
 
 
15 Apr 2009
 
Zuma just wants neutral judges – Phosa
ANC
African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma's controversial remark that the Constitutional Court is "not God" was merely a plea for judges not to take political sides, ruling party...
 
 
08 Sep 2008
 
Niehaus warns of 'disturbing' ANC trend
SOUTH AFRICA
There is a disturbing trend in the African National Congress of confusing patriotism with party loyalty, according to former African National Congress MP Carl Niehaus. Writing in the Cape Times on...
 
 
20 Sep 2007
 
SA: Pandor: Education Laws Amendment Bill (20/09/2007)
2007
Address by the Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, introducing the Education Laws Amendment Bill, National Assembly, Cape Town
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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