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South Africa won’t create jobs unless it settles on a new social compact

Alan Hirsch, Professor and Director of The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town Nearly a week has passed since South Africa’s 2018 jobs summit. The two-day gathering … [Read More...]

President Ramaphosa must “come clean” and turn himself in before State Capture Commission of Inquiry

Mmusi Maimane, Leader of the Democratic Alliance 10 October 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa told the nation yesterday that “[F]or the country to move forward, we need to establish the full extent of … [Read More...]

Beyond the Law – Ethics Matter

Tito Mboweni replaces Nhanhla Nene as South African Minister of Finance. Phephelaphi Dube: Director, Centre for Constitutional Rights 9 October 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa has, to put it … [Read More...]

The EFF on VBS, as the DA calls on the Hawks to investigate Shivambu brothers

Briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni strongly defended the role of the Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank in the VBS Mutual Bank’s … [Read More...]

The Venezuelan story is a warning to SA – Maimane

It is important that South Africans hear the real story of the situation in Venezuela, as there are some in our country – including in the ANC – who venerate and celebrate what has happened in … [Read More...]

VBS, Jacob Zuma and the ‘sham’ Nkandla bond he couldn’t afford

It accordingly appears that the VBS Mutual Bank granted President Zuma a R8.5m mortgage loan facility on unusually favourable terms, based on a form of security provided some nine months late and not … [Read More...]

Annual Victims of Crime Survey 2017/18

Victims of Crime Survey results released by Statistics South Africa Thursday indicate that aggregate crime levels in the period 2017/18 increased as compared to 2016/17. It is estimated that over 1,5 … [Read More...]

Moral courage and decency irrelevant as South Africa’s finance minister resigns

David Everatt, Head of Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s once-lauded, lately beleaguered Finance Minister, Nhlanhla Nene, has had his resignation accepted by … [Read More...]