Sane Dhlamini

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Sane Dhlamini

Sane Dhlamini is Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor and Researcher for Polity.org.za

Basic income grant can reduce poverty, boost economic growth – Study

12th December 2023 A new report titled 'Macroeconomic and Developmental Impacts of Selected Basic Income Grant (BIG) Pathways for South Africa' by Applied Development Research Solution (ADRS) and the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), says implementing a basic income grant can reduce poverty and inequality and... →

NRF launches youth-centred research programme in partnership with Swiss Fondation Botnar

8th December 2023 South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) CEO Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo on Friday stressed the vulnerability of African youth in terms of their well-being, as he announced the launch of the u’GOOD programme, aimed at further developing a framework for research into young people and... →

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National Research Foundation CEO Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo at the u'GOOD launch

Mixed reactions to passing of NHI Bill

7th December 2023 Business groups Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business for South Africa (B4SA) are planning to submit a formal petition to President Cyril Ramaphosa to send the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill back to Parliament for amendments on the grounds of unconstitutionality.... →

Ramaphosa concerned developed countries not meeting climate funding obligations

4th December 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern that the developed economies are still not meeting their obligations to support developing countries with the finance, technology and capacity building needed for effective climate actions. In his weekly newsletter, following his attendance at the... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

City of Joburg outlines ambitious plans to mitigate water shortages

10th October 2023 Joburg Water Networks Senior Manager Logan Munsamy on Tuesday laid out a range of plans that the municipality would undertake as it deals with critical water supply challenges across various districts. Between August and September bulk water supplier Rand Water experienced various challenges to... →

Ridding SA of apartheid spatial planning still a challenge – Cogta Minister

5th September 2023 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Thembi Nkadimeng told delegates at the South African Local Government Association’s National Members Assembly, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday, that there is hope to rid South Africa of an entrenched system of apartheid spatial planning, despite... →

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Thembi Nkadimeng

Salga president calls for overhaul of systems in local government

5th September 2023 South African Local Government Association president Bheke Stofile has called for a fundamental overhaul of the systems in local government which he says requires a radical shift in how local government is enabled and resourced to perform its function. He was addressing delegates at a National... →

South African Local Government Association president Bheke Stofile

Govt has paid over R330m of taxpayer money in Marikana litigation

17th August 2023 Solicitor General Fhedzisani Pandelani revealed on Thursday that the State has used over R330-million in taxpayer money to deal with claims relating to the Marikana massacre lodged against government departments. On Wednesday the country marked 11 years since the incident in which members of the... →

KZN ANC, alliance partners to host energy summit

27th June 2023 The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal, along with its alliance partners, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, have agreed on the need for an Alliance Energy Summit to help solve the ongoing power cuts affecting the province’s economic gains.... →

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SACP provincial secretary Themba Mthembu, ANC provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo and Cosatu provincial secretary Edwin Mkhize addressing the media in Durban

Busa affirms support for an NHI backed by public/private collaboration

4th May 2023 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) CEO Cas Coovadia on Thursday stressed the organisation’s support for the establishment of National Health Insurance, but only if there is collaboration between the private and public sectors. Speaking on Day 1 of the second Presidential Health Compact Summit,... →

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BUSA CEO Cas Coovadia

Treasury assures transparency, accountability not compromised with Eskom’s financial exemption

4th April 2023 Following backlash after the issue on Friday of a special Government Gazette by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, which revealed that Eskom would be exempt from declaring its irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, Treasury has asserted that transparency and accountability are not... →

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

DA says Ramokgopa’s ‘reckless remarks’ will reverse energy gains

24th March 2023 The Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Kevin Mileham said on Friday that Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's remarks, which suggest there is no urgency to unbundle Eskom, spread further uncertainty among investors with stakes in independent power... →

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Ramaphosa says Electricity Ministry is temporary following outcry around bloated Cabinet

13th March 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the size of his cabinet should be guided by the needs of the country, as he defended adding an Electricity Ministry to what most politicians see as a bloated Cabinet. Last week he appointed Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa who is expected... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

W Cape appoints former Eskom exec to tackle energy issues in the province

10th March 2023 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said following his last meeting with Andre de Ruyter, where the former Eskom CEO painted a bleak picture of South Africa’s energy situation, the province has roped in former Eskom executive Alwie Lester to help tackle the crisis. In an exclusive interview with... →

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde

Gordhan dismisses allegations of micromanaging Eskom staff

7th March 2023 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed what he called “unfounded allegations” by Good Party secretary general Brett Herron that he goes around the Eskom CEO and board to liaise directly with Eskom officials. Herron gave a television interview where he discussed the country’s... →

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan

Mixed reactions to Godongwana’s Budget speech

23rd February 2023 Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Finance Dion George has criticised Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech as a “missed opportunity” for failing to announce sound structural reforms that could drive economic growth, incentivise savings and attract foreign capital. Godongwana’s... →

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Salga hopes to play role in alleviating energy crisis

14th February 2023 The South African Local Government Association has welcomed the declaration of a State of Disaster over the country’s energy crisis, and it hopes to play a central role in the process. In an exclusive interview with Polity following last week’s State of the Nation Address tabled by President... →

Salga president Bheke Stofile

US, SA partner to combat wildlife trafficking

25th January 2023 Following talks between South African officials and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen relating to combatting illicit finance linked to the illegal wildlife trade, a task force has been formed. Yellen said to protect wildlife populations from further poaching and to disrupt the associated... →

DA wants Ramaphosa to show Mantashe the door

24th January 2023 Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has said that if President Cyril Ramaphosa is serious about halting the electricity price increase, he must get rid of Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe . South Africans and the business sector have spoken out strongly against the... →

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

DA heads to court over Eskom tariff hike

17th January 2023 Amid crippling loadshedding across the country, the Democratic Alliance will head to the High Court to interdict the 18.6% electricity tariff hike that was recently granted by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to Eskom last week. DA leader John Steenhuisen said South Africans, who... →

DA leader John Steenhuisen

AfriForum takes legal action against Eskom

17th January 2023 Civil rights organisation AfriForum has decided to take legal action against ailing power utility Eskom for not making public the contract information for its service providers. AfriForum wants information on active contracts that Eskom has with various service providers, including coal suppliers... →

Outa refers criminal case against Mabuza to NPA

5th December 2022 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has referred a criminal complaint against Deputy President David Mabuza and others to the Investigating Directorate (ID) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and has called for charges of organised crime to be brought against him. The charges... →

Deputy President David Mabuza

Providing water should not be political – Senzo Mchunu

5th July 2022 Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has said that providing water should not be a political nor a rhetorical issue, but, rather, it should be a question of providing a basic service, which is a basic right. He was speaking to local media during his visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay... →

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu

Nothing more important than growing the economy and creating jobs – Cape Town Mayor

29th June 2022 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has acknowledged that creating employment and being a jobs-focused and entrepreneur-friendly administration are important measures needed to resuscitate the country’s ailing economy. In an exclusive interview with Polity, the Mayor said he was doing all he could... →

City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Cabinet encourages more S Africans to vaccinate as it ends mask mandate

23rd June 2022 Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said on Thursday that while Cabinet welcomed a significant drop in Covid-19 cases in the country, it is urging more South Africans to vaccinate against the virus, as South Africa joins the many countries that have done away with mask-wearing. Joining... →

Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla

De Lille welcomes European Investment Bank cash injection into Biovac

8th June 2022 Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille has welcomed the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) injection of €175-million to South Africa’s specialist human vaccine manufacturer Biovac. The pledge is in close cooperation with the European Union’s (EU’s) injection of €175-million... →

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille

DA wants State of Disaster declared on Eskom

12th May 2022 Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises Ghaleb Cachalia on Thursday called for a State of Disaster to be declared on power utility Eskom following a heavy run of load-shedding this year. The DA has also written to Presidency Director-General Phindile Baleni requesting a State of... →

DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises Ghaleb Cachalia

African researchers invited to apply for JWO Research Grant

11th May 2022 African researchers are invited to apply for this year’s Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant, for projects with a focus on the preservation of Africa’s natural environment. The winning project will receive $150 000 in funding support. The deadline for submissions is May 27. →

Cogta declares provincial disaster in KZN

14th April 2022 The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has declared the KwaZulu-Natal floods, which have claimed the lives of over 300 people and displaced many families, a provincial disaster in line with the Disaster Management Act. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the province on... →

End of National State of Disaster welcomed

5th April 2022 Democratic Alliance spokesperson Cilliers Brink has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that Cabinet has decided to end the National State of Disaster but cautions against allowing the Health Act amendments to replace it. Meanwhile, Business Unity South Africa said the lifting of... →

Govt ends National State of Disaster

5th April 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday night Cabinet’s decision to terminate the National State of Disaster from April 5 since the terms of the Disaster Management Act are no longer met. Addressing the nation in what has been dubbed the family meeting, Ramaphosa reminded South Africans... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Solidarity to lay fraud charges against Zuma and others

28th March 2022 Trade union Solidarity has said it will lay charges of corruption, theft, fraud and mismanagement of State funds against 19 alleged State capturers, including former president Jacob Zuma, at the Brooklyn Police Station on Tuesday. Solidarity chief executive Dr Dirk Hermann said the criminal... →

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Former president Jacob Zuma while appearing at the State capture commission

Mandela arrest warrant NFT sold for R1.9m

28th March 2022 Former statesman Nelson Mandela’s original warrant of arrest has been digitally minted as a non-fungible token and sold for R1.9-million. The proceeds are expected to save the Liliesleaf Farm and Museum. The NFT of the 1961 Warrant of Arrest for Nelson Mandela was specially minted 61 years after... →

Former statesman Nelson Mandela

New global standard a victory for anticorruption efforts – Corruption Watch

7th March 2022 Corruption Watch said the approval of a new global standard on beneficial ownership transparency is a win for the fight against corruption, money laundering and other financial crimes around the world following the implementation of the revised recommendation 24. CW was a signatory with eleven... →

Sahpra approves Pfizer booster dose in S Africa to curb Omicron variant

9th December 2021 The South African Health Products Authority (Sahpra) has approved a third booster dose for South Africans following the outbreak of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. This follows concerns at early evidence suggesting that the Omicron has a higher re-infection risk. →

B4SA urges broad participation in Vooma Vaccination Weekend

12th November 2021 As government rolls out the second Vooma Vaccination Weekend this weekend, Business for South Africa is calling on people over the age of 12, and especially those over the age of 50, to take advantage of the weekend vaccination sites ahead of the upcoming holiday season. B4SA chair Martin... →

Skull of Homo naledi child discovered at Rising Star cave

5th November 2021 The first partial skull of a Homo naledi child, Leti, has been found in a remote passage of the Rising Star cave, in Johannesburg, by a team of international researchers led by University of the Witwatersrand Lee Berger. Two papers have been written about the discovery of parts of the skull and... →

US to donate further R134m in Covid-19 assistance to S Africa

8th October 2021 US Chargé d’Affaires Todd Haskell announced on Friday the donation of about R134-million (or $9-million) in urgent Covid-19 assistance from the US to South Africa to boost the country’s vaccination drive. This forms part of additional support from the American Rescue Plan Act and complements the... →

Vaccination 'passport' not introduced to punish S Africans – Health Minister

17th September 2021 Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla stressed on Friday that the vaccination certificate touted by government is not being introduced to punish South Africans but rather to protect each other against the Covid-19 virus. Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address last Sunday many South Africans... →

Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla

UCT still highest ranked in Africa despite Covid-19

6th September 2021 University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is pleased with the institution’s latest Times Higher Education ranking, which sees it retain its top spot in Africa and come 183rd out of the more than 16 000 international institutions ranked. The THE World University Rankings... →

Biovac/Pfizer vaccine partnership will boost mRNA hub – Nzimande

23rd July 2021 The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande has congratulated the Biovac Institute for its partnership with Pfizer and its German vaccine partner BioNTech which will see the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine being manufactured in South Africa for distribution within... →

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande

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