Why have we not heard President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver a rebuke of his tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s comments attacking the judiciary and our constitution? There has long been a push for Ramaphosa to remove members of his cabinet that weren’t up to the job but what about one that attacks the constitution she swore to …
There’s an adage that says members of the justice system shouldn’t be political and speak out publicly on matters that are the purview of the legislative branch or get involved in ideological left v right political battles. Members of the judiciary should stick to matters that pertain to the law. It’s not an adage that …
Just as the Amazon Warrior vessel was booted from SA’s coastline when a Makhanda court blocked the planned seismic survey of the Wild Coast on behalf of Shell, another planned survey approaches, this time of the West Coast and coming from an Australian company. Petroleum Agency SA (PASA) awarded Australian geoscience data supplier Searcher Seismic …
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The opening salvos for the race to be the next ANC president were fired over the weekend when party veteran Lindiwe Sisulu appeared to publish an opinion piece blatantly attacking our laws and judges, and throwing her name into the ring as the potential candidate for the radical economic transformation (RET) wing of the ANC. …
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Cast your mind back to 2016, the country was at the zenith of our State Capture debacle and then president Jacob Zuma was embroiled in a court battle against the ‘State of Capture’ report, which was the final report to be released from the public protector’s office headed by Thuli Madonsela. The report concluded that …
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Anti-apartheid activist and former British cabinet minister Lord Peter Hain made headlines last week when he wrote a letter asking current British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to halt all government contracts with US-based consultancy Bain and Company. Bain had just been implicated in the recently released first volume of the State Capture report for its …
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On Saturday, the ANC will celebrate its 110th birthday while the country it has governed for the past 28 years is reeling from the persistent attacks against our democracy and our constitution, both of which are perched precariously on the edge of a cliff. South Africa is a battered and bruised country with the latest …
Opinions of the Day: We’re under attack, why celebrate? Read More »
On Tuesday evening, acting chief justice, judge Raymond Zondo, handed the first part of a three-part report compiled from the findings of the commission looking into State Capture, to President Ramaphosa. Much of the initial findings from the first part, which deals with SAA and other state-owned enterprises, is common knowledge by this point and …
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Political commentator Ralph Mathekga delves into the fire that broke out on the roof of the parliament building in the early hours of Sunday morning. Mathekga writes cheekily that this year there was bound to be fireworks at the National Assembly any way with a few contentious pieces of legislation up for debate over the …
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If 2020 and 2021 is anything to go by then we’re in for a jam-packed 2022 filled with political sagas, court cases, parliamentary drama, and a glimmer of business optimism. News24 columnist, Mpumelelo Mkhabela, has rounded up what he considerers to be the ten most important news stories to keep an eye on this year. …
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