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Impeachment committee hears about Mkhwebane's 'bizarre' request on SARB's mandate
By: News24Wire 11th August 2022 It was "bizarre" of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to look into the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) when she investigated the... →
Environmental, social and governance elevating to safety-equalling status, mining webinar hears 
By: Martin Creamer 11th August 2022 The shift from linear to circular value chains has the potential to impact all aspects of mining and requires a rethink, Anglo American Platinum... →
Aspen to halt Covid vaccine output as J&J orders dry up
By: Reuters 10th August 2022 South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare will stop making Covid-19 vaccines from the end of this month due to a lack of orders, a senior executive said,... →
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Opinions
More BRICS in the wall?
8th August 2022 Recent speculation that the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) plans to expand its membership has set tongues wagging in... →
Moving beyond “disillusionment” means recreating our political life
8th August 2022 South African democracy is in crisis. People do not see benefits from 28 years of freedom. Many are hungry, homeless, unemployed, subject to... →
Rape is endemic in South Africa. Why the ANC government keeps missing the mark
5th August 2022 Rape in South Africa is systemic and endemic. The country’s annual police crime statistics confirm this. There were 42 289 rapes reported in... →
Rajoelina and the saga of Madagascar’s smuggled gold
5th August 2022 Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina is evidently not very fond of South Africa. And vice versa. When he toppled Marc Ravalomanana in 2009, his... →
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Risk Proof: A Framework for Building Organizational Resilience in an Uncertain Future
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Statements
Takatso Consortium committed to concluding the acquisition of a 51% interest in SAA from South African government
Updated 6 hours ago The Takatso Consortium is committed to concluding the acquisition of a 51% interest in South African Airways (SAA) from the South African... →
President Ramaphosa to participate in 42nd Ordinary Summit of SADC
Updated 6 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 16 August 2022, undertake a Working Visit to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to... →
DA Limpopo congratulates Ndavi Nokeri, crowned Miss South Africa 2022
Updated 6 hours ago The DA in Limpopo wishes to congratulate Ndavi Nokeri on being crowned as Miss South Africa 2022, this past Saturday evening in Pretoria. Ndavi,... →
Klipspruit Valley Road closure for the period of three months
Updated 7 hours ago The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) would like to inform the residents of Orlando and Greater Soweto of the unfortunate closure of Klipspruit... →
Press Offices
Taking the Collusion out of Collaboration
4th August 2022 he Competition Commission’s 2022 ‘Guidelines on Collaboration Between Competitors on Localisation Initiatives’ and avoiding cartel conduct Pursuant... →
Once empowered, always empowered?
4th August 2022 There has been a recent shift in emphasis by the Competition Commission of South Africa (the Commission) from simply protecting competition and... →
Manna or a bitter pill – a perspective on public interest
4th August 2022 There is little debate around public interest considerations should carrying the same weight as competition issues in South African merger... →
Not a snowball’s chance – the true meaning of dispositions ‘not made for value’ in the South African Law of Insolvency
4th August 2022 A key task of a liquidator, once appointed, is to investigate the dealings by an insolvent company of its assets. This is a necessary incident of... →
