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Justice Albie Sachs says Parliament must embrace its connection with voters and the public voice.
He said the Constitution wasn’t just a document that was chosen because it looked good and...
Over the next few decades Africa’s population is expected to expand to more than that of China or India, constituting about 23% of the global population by 2050. It is also expected that...
2011 was a truly tumultuous year. Millions of people took to the streets to demand freedom, justice and dignity – some of them securing memorable victories. Successful uprisings in Tunisia and...
This morning Mmusi and I met with women who have shown remarkable entrepreneurial spirit and courage. Faced with few economic opportunities and under difficult circumstances, they have started...
My deployment as Minister of Correctional Services has led me to reflect on our experiences as prisoners on Robben Island, and recommit myself to ensuring that some of what we experienced during...
“South Africa, BRICS and Global Governance” Address by Ambassador Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director-General: Asia and Middle East at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation ans...
Minister in the Presidency responsible for National Planning Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday that there has been unfair reporting on the Protection of State Information Bill. This follows the media...
As has been widely reported, Africa is experiencing a period of significant economic growth, which in turn has led to an increased international focus on the continent. On 14 June 2012, the White...
Analysis of the outcomes of the “Arab Spring” across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reveals some broad trends. In Morocco and Jordan, limited political concessions appeased protestors,...
The formidable presence of ‘new’ global super powers such as China and India on the African continent has tended to dominate headlines and analysis; yet the role the countries of the Arabian...
On 24 June 2012, there was attack on the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the village of Epulu in the Ituri province of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the latest incident in a string of...
South Africa has agreed to raise wages for public service workers by 7 percent this year. This is a settlement that will add more than 1-billion-dollars to budget spending.
Under the three-year...
The growing number of infrastructure projects in South Africa, and the rest of Africa, as well as the need to attract investment have increased the pressure for timely and cost-effective delivery...
The African National Congress's national executive committee (or NEC) has acknowledged that the late delivery of textbooks in Limpopo was a "serious failure" by government.
ANC secretary general...
It is with honour and humility to have been invited to address this gathering on the issue of the African Union. Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to all of you for your good...