Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has won the long-delayed presidential election to the surprise of many, as the vast country braced for protests over alleged rigging. Giulia Paravicini, Stanis Bujakera – KINSHASA, REUTERS Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the surprise winner of last month’s presidential election, […]
HELEN ZILLE: An insult to the Office of Public Protector
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found that Western Cape Premier Helen Zille violated the executive members ethics code by exposing herself to the risk of a conflict of interest by offering assistance to a workshop programme involving her son in 2014. ANC member of the Western Cape legislature Cameron Dugmore laid a complaint with the […]
History curriculum on the way to complete overhaul in Basic Education
“Inside and outside of the education sector there has been a lot of excitement and anticipation regarding the overhaul of our history education in schools, which has been characterised by many as perpetuating a colonial or western perspective.” Department of Education – 18 December 2018 The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, has approved […]
U.S. to counter China, Russia influence in Africa: Bolton
Steve Holland, WASHINGTON – REUTERS 13 December 2018 The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding economic and political influence of China and Russia in Africa, where the two nations use corrupt business practices with little regard for the rule of law, according to prepared remarks on Thursday by U.S. national security adviser John […]
Zuma legal fees ruling a victory for S.Africa
Today the people of South Africa have achieved a great victory in the battle for accountability. The North Gauteng High Court has ruled that the state will not fund Jacob Zuma’s legal fees, in his defence of his role in the corruption that has afflicted our country. And it has ordered Jacob Zuma to […]
Theresa May defeats Brexit plotters – here’s what happens now
Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex After a week of humiliating setbacks in her pursuit of Brexit, Theresa May, the UK prime minister, was spared the indignity of being voted out of office by her own MPs. Her victory in the Conservative leadership confidence ballot by 200 votes to 117 was […]
Finally ANC condemns Hate Speech, SAHRC to investigate Mngxitama
News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson on Wednesday said he would be opening a criminal case against an EFF supporter who tweeted a call for “action to kill white people like you”. The comment, by one @tsk_tsheko, was made after Basson shared a link to a story about the DA reporting Black First Land First (BLF) leader […]
High Court Repudiates all Tom Moyane Arguments
Pierre de Vos, Constitutionally Speaking 11 December 2018 Former South African Revenue Services (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane and his legal team (headed by advocate Dali Mpofu) failed to persuade the North Gauteng High Court to reinstate Mr Moyane and to halt the appointment of a new SARS Commissioner. The court also declined the invitation from Mr […]
Article 50 can be revoked: what it means for BREXIT
Carlo Petrucci, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union can be divided into two parts. The first recognises the right of a member state to withdraw from the European Union. The second establishes the procedure that the withdrawing member state and the EU institutions have to follow to […]
AfriForum reports on drinking water, sewage and landfill sites
AfriForum once again conducted its annual tests on the drinking water and sewage of 199 South African towns and audited 114 landfill sites across the country. The results of these reports indicate that municipalities still flout Section 24 of the Constitution, which ensures a healthy environment for all South Africans. The water tests form part […]