Headline News
Government still scratching its head over Gauteng e-tolls system 
By: News24Wire 21st August 2020 Director General of Transport Alec Moemi has hinted at a gruelling tussle between the Department of Transport and National Treasury over the... →
Nelson Mandela Bay municipal manager granted bail in multimillion-rand tender fraud case
By: News24Wire 21st August 2020 Nelson Mandela Bay acting municipal manager Mvuleni Mapu has been granted R20 000 bail after appearing in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on... →
SIU freezes bank accounts linked to Gauteng Health Department Covid-19 tender scandal
By: African News Agency 21st August 2020 The Special Investigating Unit said on Friday it had obtained an interim court order freezing the bank accounts of 40 companies involved in suspect... →
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Opinions
Time to act
21st August 2020 If one scrutinises the actions taken, since 2014, to extricate South Africa from a power crisis that has sapped business and investor confidence... →
AfriForum files application for Botswana authorities seeking help on Motsepe-Radebe
20th August 2020 AfriForum's head of private prosecutions, Gerrie Nel, has filed a mandamus application against the South African justice ministry to force it to... →
Mali's predictable coup leaves an unclear path to civilian rule
20th August 2020 Soldiers have ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta who has now resigned, alongside the country’s prime minister. Moina Spooner from The... →
Inclusive national dialogue is a priority for Ethiopia
20th August 2020 The 29 June murder of popular Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa from the Oromo ethnic group has reignited ethnic violence in the country. Over 200... →
Recommendations
South Africa’s informal sector in the time of Covid-19
21st August 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has caused severe disruption to South Africa’s economy. What will happen to informal firms? Will the informal sector expand... →
Malawi’s Journey Towards Transformation: Lessons from its National ID Project
21st August 2020 In 2017, Malawi was one of the only countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Southern and Eastern... →
Education in Africa: What Are We Learning?
21st August 2020 Countries across Africa continue to face major challenges in education. In this review, we examine 142 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward)... →
Using Innovative Finance to Increase Refugee Resettlement
21st August 2020 Today, 1.4 million refugees urgently await resettlement. Unlike the rest of the world’s 26 million refugees, they have been designated by the... →
Statements
Sakeliga writes to Dlamini-Zuma: rectify unlawful level 2 regulations and allow businesses to operate at 100%
21st August 2020 The alert level 2 regulations are still unconstitutional, unreasonable, and irrational, and should be rectified without delay. This is the message... →
Noupoort short cuts can short circuit education
21st August 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape demands that the Northern Cape Department of Education ensures that all schools are up to code... →
NW Premier Mokgoro should answer for abrupt termination of student apprenticeships
21st August 2020 The sudden termination of 39 apprenticeships from the Denel Technical Academy without supplying any reasons other than that “the Ikatisong School... →
PP must stop wasting taxpayers’ money with Con Court bid
21st August 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes that the Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, is continuing to waste the South African taxpayers' money... →
Press Offices
Webber Wentzel – Sports Law offering
21st August 2020 Sport has a significant role in South African culture and our country's impressive and acclaimed track record when it comes to hosting major... →
Register for Free Webinar to improve Legal Drafting Skills
20th August 2020 Despite being a core skill required by legal professionals, training in the drafting of clear and succinct pleadings is a scarce resource with many... →
Covid-19 relief may complicate provisional tax for some
20th August 2020 The first period for provisional tax ends on 31st August. Provisional taxpayers must therefore have submitted their initial IRP6 return and settled... →
Stay on the right side of COVID-19 regulations
20th August 2020 As COVID-19 cases continue to rise sharply in South Africa, employers will be under increased pressure to ensure that their workers are operating... →
