Shannon de Ryhove
Shannon de Ryhove is Media Partnership Manager and Contributing Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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)... →
Kinshasa, Kampala back UN plan for eastern Congo drones
14th January 2013 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda on Friday backed a proposal from United Nations (UN) peacekeepers to deploy unmanned surveillance... →
Doubt over local government capacity to deliver – survey
6th December 2012 Twenty-eight per cent of South Africans say local government cannot be trusted to deliver the services that citizens expect – a figure that has not... →
Party support not fixed, Reconciliation Barometer finds
6th December 2012 Young South Africans are keen to participate in politics, but on their own terms, the latest Reconciliation Barometer survey, conducted by the... →
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding exclusive breastfeeding in Southern Africa - Part 1
5th December 2012 Over the last decade, overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the integral role of breastfeeding in the survival, growth and development of a... →
Trade and Development Report 2012 (September 2012)
13th September 2012 The Trade and Development Report (TDR) 2012 reviews recent trends in the global economy and explores the links between income distribution, growth... →
National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (NEMA): Amendment of Schedule 3 of the NEMA
11th September 2012 The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs in terms of section 34(10)(a) of the NEMA has by notice in the Government Gazette amended Schedule... →
Primary health care implementation: A brief review
21st August 2012 The goal of any health care system is to provide universal access to appropriate, efficient, effective and quality health services, in order to... →
Mbotya v Minister of Police (1122/10) [2012] ZAECPEHC 43
3rd August 2012 Background [1] Plaintiff herein claims damages in the amount of R250 000 for an alleged unlawful arrest and detention. In the alternative,... →
Daily podcast – July 11, 2012
11th July 2012 South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will again be a candidate for chair of the African Union commission when it holds a... →
Daily podcast – July 5, 2012
5th July 2012 Making headlines: South Africa’s Public Works Minister appeals to skilled professionals to join Public Works. An aid agency says a new food crisis... →
News this week
29th June 2012 The ANC appears to have overcome reported internal divisions over a key policy paper on a "second transition" for correcting economic imbalances.... →
'What to do when you want to give up'
19th June 2012 Drawing on his vast experience in showing entrepreneurs how to push through their darkest times, Allon Raiz has written this inspirational,... →
Daily podcast – June 8, 2012
8th June 2012 Acting national police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said on Thursday that there was an ongoing conspiracy by "certain individuals" to unsettle... →
FXI, Section 16 to appeal 'shoot the boer' ruling
5th June 2012 The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) and nongovernmental organisation Section 16 have jointly applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to... →
Daily podcast – June 1, 2012
1st June 2012 Business Unity South Africa (or Busa) has requested a meeting with the Inter-Ministerial Committee established to deal with the current opposition... →
Maternal mortality most off-track MDG
16th May 2012 Maternal death and injury are largely preventable, yet the World Health Organisation reports that every day, about 1 000 women die from preventable... →
Setting benchmarks for enhanced political party performance for democratic governance in Africa
4th May 2012 EISA manager for governance institutions and processes, Ebrahim Fakir, speaks to Polity's Shannon de Ryhove about benchmarks for democratic... →
Daily podcast – May 3, 2012
3rd May 2012 The ANC youth league will hold a national executive meeting this week to discuss its future. League Deputy President Ronald Lamola says the league... →
Daily podcast – May 2, 2012
2nd May 2012 The South African National Roads Agency Limited remained silent on Tuesday over the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria which brought the Gauteng... →
An overview of health financing and the National Health Insurance in SA
17th April 2012 Consultancy Africa Intelligence consultant Deanne Goldberg presents a brief introduction to the principals of universal health coverage and the... →
Daily podcast – March 1, 2012
1st March 2012 ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has been expelled from the ANC, the party's national disciplinary committee (or NDC) chairperson Derek... →
Polygraphs and the test of fairness
29th February 2012 Employers are often faced with dishonest or criminal activities such as misappropriation of property or theft in the work environment, without... →
Daily podcast – February 16, 2012
16th February 2012 Employment has increased among higher-income groups in South Africa, while many of the country's lowest earners have lost their jobs, according to... →
Industrial Corporation of South Africa Ltd v PFE International Inc. (BVI) and Others (910/10) [2011] ZASCA 245
15th December 2011 Summary: Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000, s (7)1 – Impact of PAIA on the Rules of Court – s7(1) preserves the operation of the... →
Will Julius Malema rise to the top, or crash and burn?
11th November 2011 Political analyst Aubrey Matshiqi speaks to Creamer Media's Polity about ANC Youth League President Julius Malema's suspension from the league. →
Daily Podcast – November 4, 2011
4th November 2011 South Africa signed an agreement on Thursday with 12 other countries to combat cross-border tax evasion. South Africa's tax take is under pressure... →
Termination and payments on termination of service
31st October 2011 Employers are not always aware of what an employee is entitled to upon termination of service. Especially, when the relationship ends with debt... →
Daily Podcast – October 26, 2011
26th October 2011 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has responded to the loss of economic momentum in South Africa by allowing for a moderate rise in government... →
Daily podcast – October 19, 2011
19th October 2011 South Africa's ANC has failed the people and its policy shortcomings have set the stage for an uprising similar to the ones that toppled... →
Daily Podcast – September 20, 2011
20th September 2011 The ANC postponed Parliament's vote on the Protection of State Information Bill at the eleventh hour on Monday for further consultation, but said... →
Daily podcast – September 19, 2011
19th September 2011 A disciplinary hearing that could decide the political fate of South African firebrand Julius Malema has been postponed until October, the ruling... →
'Nobody Remembers Us' – Failure to Protect Women’s and Girls’ Right to Health and Security in Post-Earthquake Haiti (September 2011)
6th September 2011 This Human Rights Watch report documents the lack of access to reproductive and maternal care in post-earthquake Haiti, even with unprecedented... →
Daily Podcast – July 19, 2011
19th July 2011 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (or Seifsa) signed a three-year wage agreement with six trade unions on Monday.... →
Daily podcast – June 20, 2011
20th June 2011 South African employers are reporting “cautious” third-quarter hiring intentions, according to the latest 'Manpower Employment Outlook Survey',... →
Local Government Elections – An analysis by Ebrahim Fakir
2nd June 2011 Creamer Media’s Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Ebrahim Fakir, Manager for Governance Institutions and Processes at the Electoral Institute for the... →
Local government elections – An analysis by Prof Dirk Kotzé
1st June 2011 Professor Dirk Kotzé, from the Department of Political Sciences at Unisa, provides an analysis on the local government elections. →
A Kite's Flight – William Gumede
1st June 2011 In an unexpected and bold move, William Gumede has published his first children’s book, A Kite’s Flight. →
58% of metropolitan residents unhappy with service delivery
12th May 2011 The proportion of people in South Africa’s major metropolitan areas who are unhappy with the service delivery they receive from their local... →
Police brutality
3rd May 2011 In light of the recent high profile killing of community protester Andries Tatane, in Ficksburg South Africa, Polity speaks to Gareth Newham, head... →
Daily podcast – May 3, 2011
3rd May 2011 Kenya hailed on Monday the death of Osama bin Laden as an act of justice, but said more must be done to bring stability to neighbouring Somalia,... →




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