Bradley Dubbelman
Arab Spring: Causes and consequences for Africa (May 2012)
11th May 2012 This report seeks to provide insight into some of the root causes of what came to be known as the Arab Spring and to analyse the consequences that... →
Daily podcast – April 30, 2012
30th April 2012 Unions and opposition parties have applauded the decision by the High Court in Pretoria to put the controversial e-toll system on hold with... →
Daily podcast – April 25, 2012
25th April 2012 ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has been expelled from the ANC, its National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) announced last night,... →
Daily podcast – April 24, 2012
24th April 2012 The City of Johannesburg has welcomed allegations made against metro police officers in a Corruption Watch report, crime generates an estimated... →
Daily podcast – April 23, 2012
23rd April 2012 Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema owes the SA Revenue Service more than R10-million, City Press reported on yesterday, the head of... →
Daily podcast – April 20, 2012
20th April 2012 The IMF’s bid to win a big boost in funding to handle the eurozone debt crisis hit a speed bump when Brazil demanded more power at the IMF for... →
Daily podcast – April 19, 2012
19th April 2012 Rising prosperity in South Africa was likely to increase water consumption and also result in a more unequal distribution of water resources,... →
Daily podcast – April 18, 2012
18th April 2012 The recent global financial crisis has shown that more State intervention is needed in the mining industry, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe... →
Daily podcast – April 17, 2012
17th April 2012 ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu's public criticism of ANC appeals chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa was made in his personal capacity and... →
Daily podcast – April 16, 2012
16th April 2012 The African National Congress (ANC) has warned its youth body against making pronouncements that undermine the Constitution of the organisation,... →
News this week
13th April 2012 The appeal hearing of three ANC Youth League leaders was postponed on Thursday, ANC national disciplinary committee of appeals (NDCA) chairman... →
Daily podcast – April 13, 2012
13th April 2012 The appeal hearing of three ANC Youth League leaders was postponed yesterday, ANC national disciplinary committee of appeals (NDCA) chairperson... →
Daily podcast – April 12, 2012
12th April 2012 The appeal hearings of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema and his spokesperson Floyd Shivambu are expected to be held today, South African... →
Daily podcast – April 11, 2012
11th April 2012 Slain SACP leader Chris Hani would have been militant about economic inequities but would not have tolerated disrespect for older comrades, Cosatu... →
Daily podcast – April 10, 2012
10th April 2012 The US should take the lead and break the long tradition of an American always heading the World Bank, Nigerian finance minister and a nominee for... →
News this week
5th April 2012 No ANC member is bigger than the organisation's constitution, the party says in welcoming Julius Malema's latest suspension. "We welcome and... →
Daily podcast – April 05, 2012
5th April 2012 Yesterday, the ANC’s national disciplinary committee announced it had temporarily suspended Julius Malema from the party, to investigate charges... →
Daily podcast – April 04, 2012
4th April 2012 South Africa's ruling ANC yesterday harshly reprimanded rebellious Youth League leader Julius Malema, angrily condemning his assertion that... →
Daily podcast – April 03, 2012
3rd April 2012 South Africa’s newest R5.8-billion incentive scheme, which has been established to support the embattled domestic manufacturing sector, should... →
Daily podcast – April 02, 2012
2nd April 2012 South Africa’s Jobs Fund, which has been allocated R9-billion to support job creation initiatives over three years, has issued its second call for... →
News this week
30th March 2012 Africa is ready to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor reiterates. But the site selection... →
Daily podcast – March 30, 2012
30th March 2012 Africa is ready to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor reiterated at a briefing yesterday.... →
Daily podcast – March 29, 2012
29th March 2012 South African people need to be more active in the country's politics than they were during the anti-Apartheid struggle, Minister in the Presidency... →
Daily podcast – March 28, 2012
28th March 2012 South Africa’s power supply constraint has the potential to act as a “hand brake” on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth outlook and... →
Daily podcast – March 27, 2012
27th March 2012 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has invested R736-million in incentives in the food-processing sector over the past three years, Trade... →
Daily podcast – March 26, 2012
26th March 2012 South Africa's ANC youth league rebel Julius Malema upped the stakes in his political wrangling with the ruling party yesterday, saying he would... →
News this week
23rd March 2012 The City of Johannesburg will spend over R100-billion on economic and social infrastructure over the next ten years, City of Johannesburg executive... →
Daily podcast – March 23, 2012
23rd March 2012 The City of Johannesburg will spend over R100-billion on economic and social infrastructure over the next ten years, City of Johannesburg executive... →
Daily podcast – March 22, 2012
22nd March 2012 Opportunities for private equity (PE) investments beyond South Africa’s borders were starting to attract more interest from investors, Ernst &... →
Daily podcast – March 20, 2012
20th March 2012 The Department of Trade and Industry’s initiative to create special economic zones (SEZs) may potentially provide significant and sustained... →
Eight days in September: The removal of Thabo Mbeki – book review
19th March 2012 A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the removal of Thabo Mbeki as President of South Africa, which examines the build-up to events, describes... →
Daily podcast – March 19, 2012
19th March 2012 ANC Youth League president Julius Malema criticised power drunk ANC leaders yesterday who have drifted away from the masses, leaders of eight... →
News this week
16th March 2012 President Jacob Zuma quashes any hopes that the planned Gauteng e-tolling system will dropped by government. "The Gauteng economy cannot afford any... →
Daily podcast – March 16, 2012
16th March 2012 Inflation pressures in South Africa are now likely becoming more generalized, reflecting demand-side pressure rather than only external factors,... →
Letters to my Children: Tweets to make you think – book review
15th March 2012 It started as advice to his own two children entering adulthood, it spread to his students at the University of the Free State and now tens of... →
Daily podcast – March 15, 2012
15th March 2012 ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema lodged an appeal against his recent sentence by the party with the ANC's national disciplinary committee of... →
Daily podcast – March 14, 2012
14th March 2012 Julius Malema has until the end of today to appeal the decision of the ANC's National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) to expel him from the party, the... →
SA: Ndebele: Address by the Minister of Transport, at the Lead SA Hazel Souma certificate handover ceremony, Cape Town (13/03/2012)
13th March 2012 We are gathered here today, in partnership with Lead SA, to publicly acknowledge and honour Ms. Hazel Souma, an 80-year-old Cape Town motorist,... →
Daily podcast – March 13, 2012
13th March 2012 Veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos argues in a submission to Parliament that the Protection of State Information Bill is unconstitutional on... →
Daily podcast – March 12, 2012
12th March 2012 ANC youth league rebel Julius Malema pleaded for the ruling party not to expel him and made a rare public apology to the movement's senior... →
