While you were asleep

Nothing’s easy in South Africa. Certainly not the process to appoint South Africa’s head of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in the country. After all, the Constitutional Court has the final word on the development of our law, and on the constitutionality of legislation and other government action. Choosing and being the Chief Justice is therefore extremely important. …

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Consulting firm Bain & Co must surely be sick of the sight of Lord Peter Hain. The anti-apartheid activist and former British cabinet member has consistently called out the US-based firm for its role in State Capture in SA and the close relationship those who used to run the SA arm of the firm had …

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Military conglomerate Denel is virtually on its knees following years of State Capture and maladministration with several commentators calling for President Ramaphosa to finally act against those implicated in the downfall of SA’s failed SOEs after the release of part two of the Zondo Commission report. Speaking to The Citizen, director of African Defence Review, …

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The man accused of setting Parliament alight in the early hours of January 2, wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign and cancel his February 10 “State of the Nonsense Address”; demands Chris Hani’s murderer, Janus Walusz be released; and wants a R1,500 grant for all unemployed people. These alleged demands are increasingly underscoring claims of an attack on Ramaphosa’s regime, …

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It’s inevitable. Local borrowers will have to tighten their belts even more from tomorrow when the SA Reserve Bank is set to announce an increase in interest rates, with economists pricing in another 25 basis point hike, but the bank could surprise on the upside. Following the US Federal Reserve chairperson Jerome Powell’s hawkish tone last night and …

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