Shannon de Ryhove
Shannon de Ryhove is Media Partnership Manager and Contributing Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Marikana, resolve and resilience
26th June 2014 The massacre on 16 August 2012, and the events that followed it, including the grinding strike that has just been concluded, have inscribed... →
Young women less likely to find employment than young men
5th June 2014 South Africa’s unemployment rate among youth aged 15 to 34 years increased from 32.7% to 36.1% between 2008 and 2014, Statistics South Africa... →
Opposite Mandela: Encounters with South Africa's icon
23rd May 2014 “In the confiding, winningly self-deprecatory style that defines Leon’s authorial voice, he offers us a unique personal insight into Nelson Mandela... →
Home Affairs’ Zim statement asks more questions than it answers – lawyer
22nd May 2014 What may have been an entirely bona fide attempt by the Department of Home Affairs to clarify the matter on the looming expiration of permits... →
Daily podcast – April 30, 2014
30th April 2014 Making headlines: Public Works Minister Thembelani Nxesi suffers another setback regarding Nkandla. Zimbabwe's opposition MDC leader Morgan... →
Suggested SME Ministry simply ‘buying time’ – Agang SA
9th April 2014 Agang SA party leader Dr Mamphela Ramphele on Wednesday accused the incumbent African National Congress (ANC) of attempting to hide its failure to... →
ANC’s Mantashe backs fracking to meet SA’s energy needs
8th April 2014 Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would have to begin in the Karoo to meet South Africa's growing energy needs despite resistance from... →
Why South Africa's electoral system needs to be reviewed
18th March 2014 This past couple of weeks have not been especially good for accountability in South Africa. A post-cabinet meeting saw Edna Molewa, the Minister of... →
Extending delictual liability to repudiating contracting parties
14th March 2014 At the outset, to pique your curiosity and keep you reading it must be noted that the litigant bravely attempted to re-shape our legal landscape by... →
Fighting the good fight: Tackling tax evasion and avoidance in Africa
14th March 2014 The emergence of ‘frontier economies’ in Sub-Saharan Africa, which are essentially characterised by financial markets that have developed rapidly... →
Policy places too little focus on supply, capabilities – Kaplinsky
13th March 2014 In seeking to be part of global value chains (GVCs), it is important to know and understand the core incompetencies and compentencies of business... →
SA businesses are not ready for new privacy protection legislation – Grant Thornton
6th March 2014 SOUTH African businesses are not ready for the looming implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), according to leading... →
Petrol price to increase by 36c on March 5
28th February 2014 The retail price of petrol in South Africa will increase by 36 c, or 2.5% a litre from next Wednesday, while wholesale diesel will rise by 2.1%,... →
Development Bank of Southern Africa Act (13/1997): Publication of explanatory summary of DBSA Amendment Bill (Gazette 37285, Gen Notice 50)
31st January 2014 Development Bank of Southern Africa Act (13/1997): Publication of explanatory summary of DBSA Amendment Bill (Gazette 37285, Gen Notice 50) →
Ruling party loses popularity - survey
11th January 2014 Research services company Ipsos revealed in its latest 'Pulse of the People' survey, undertaken in November 2013, that the ruling party is... →
The Vietnamese (soup) war
9th January 2014 In September 2013, a trade mark war broke out when a Vietnamese restaurant, “Mo Pho”, situated in London, which had been trading there for a number... →
UN forces use drones for first time, in eastern Congo
4th December 2013 United Nations forces in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched unmanned aircraft on Tuesday to monitor the volatile border with Rwanda and... →
Public Finance Management Act: Regulations: Treasury (Gazette 37008, Notice 1093)
19th November 2013 Public Finance Management Act: Regulations: Treasury: Draft G 37008 GeN 1093 →
Daily podcast – November 14, 2013
14th November 2013 Making headlines: The Infrastructure Bill is introduced in the National Assembly. The Democratic Republic of Congo is ready to sign a "declaration"... →
Daily podcast – November 1, 2013
1st November 2013 November 1, 2013 From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Shannon de Ryhove. Making headlines: Parliament adopts the Youth Wage Subsidy Bill.... →
SA: Statement by the Department of Mineral Resources, on the fatal incident at Eskom’s Ingula pumped storage scheme (31/10/2013)
31st October 2013 The Department of Mineral Resources has noted with regret a report of the incident that resulted in the tragic death of six workers at Eskom’s... →
Daily podcast – October 31, 2013
31st October 2013 October 31, 2013 From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Shannon de Ryhove. Making headlines: ANC Chief Whip Stone Sizani says calls for the... →
How could South Africa's crime statistics be better used in the public's interest?
7th October 2013 When South African Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa and National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Riah Phiyega released the... →
Importance of police conduct not fully appreciated in war against crime
21st August 2013 The South African Police Service (SAPS) currently stands at a critical point in its 19-year history, with the conduct of police officers towards... →
Daily podcast – June 10, 2013
10th June 2013 The US has urged Zimbabwe to allow outside observers led by a regional consortium of African nations to monitor elections to ensure the vote is... →
'Dad, don't go to work' – A collection of poems
6th June 2013 This humorous and incisive collection of poetry celebrates the joys of childhood and of being a father. Paul Benjamin captures in verse his delight... →
IFP: Statement by Albert Mncwango MP, Inkatha Freedom Party NEC Member, on defeating the ANC in a by-election in Mpumalanga (23/05/2013)
23rd May 2013 The IFP has won a by election in Ward 7, Albert Luthuli municipality, Gert Sibande District in Mpumalanga Province. The IFP was contesting the... →
DA: Statement by Mbali Ntuli, Democratic Alliance youth leader, on the DA Youth protest outside Kleinfontein to continue peacefully, despite threats (23/05/2013)
23rd May 2013 The DA Youth protest outside Kleinfontein this morning will continue as planned. We will gather peacefully, and we will deliver a message of unity,... →
Daily podcast – May 23, 2013
23rd May 2013 The Gupta report is released as opposition parties lambast President Jacob Zuma. Canada seeks to strengthen its trade ties with South Africa, but... →
'Collusion behind Waterkloof landing'
22nd May 2013 A collusion of officials resulted in the irregular clearance for a privately chartered plane to land at Waterkloof Air Force Base, reveals a report... →
UK to end direct financial support to South Africa
30th April 2013 The South African government announced on Tuesday that the UK’s decision to end its bilateral Official Development Aid (ODA) programme in the... →
Citizens can, and should, do more than point fingers – Madonsela
25th April 2013 Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela appealed to South Africans on Thursday to become active citizens in an effort to promote good corporate... →
The right to vote: Where do citizens in the diaspora stand? - Part 1
5th April 2013 The term 'diaspora' refers to a community formed as a result of the dispersion of a people from their homeland. Such people would have been induced... →
Everyone, everywhere: A vision for water, sanitation and hygiene post-2015 (March 2013)
26th March 2013 In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set out a vision for development through to 2015. This included halving the proportion of people... →
'A quiet kind of courage' – book review
15th March 2013 Henry Wegland, a former ANC activist now living in New York City with his son, encourages Saul, his grandson, to travel to South Africa to make a... →
Sedibeng East education dept fails to pay rent for 2 months
6th March 2013 Staff at the Sedibeng East district office of the Gauteng Department of Education were locked out of their office building in Vereeniging, south of... →
SA’s dismal education system shouldn’t be a blame game – activist
4th March 2013 South Africa’s “complacent middle class” needs to stand together and become involved in order to make in-roads in South Africa’s failing... →
Ramphele enters political fray, plans to contest 2014 elections
18th February 2013 Author, activist and businessperson Dr Mamphela Ramphele on Monday announced her intention to form a party political platform for all South... →
Is the ANC still a home for all?
18th February 2013 How is non-racialism understood by South Africans in 2012? More precisely how do members of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National... →
SAICA/AATSA: Statement by the Association of Accounting Technicians and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants on new regulations that govern Sector Education and Training Authorities (25/01/2013)
25th January 2013 The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, recently introduced new regulations that govern how Sector Education and Training... →
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Jacoba NO v Aquarius Platinum SA (Pty) Ltd and Others (1582/10) [2013] ZANWHC 2
22nd January 2013 Introduction [1] The applicant is a major female pensioner and widow, residing on a portion (formerly known as the Remaining Extent of Portion 11)... →
