Sane Dhlamini

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Sane Dhlamini

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

UJ Vice Chancellor pledges 33% of salary towards Solidarity Fund

14th April 2020 The University of Johannesburg Vice Chancellor Professor Tshilidzi Marwala has revealed that he will donate 33% of his salary to the Solidarity Fund to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. This follows president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that members of Cabinet will donate one-third of their... →

Ramaphosa places Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for violating lockdown regulations

8th April 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months, one of which will be unpaid, for violating the regulations of the national lockdown amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. A recent social media... →

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams

Covid-19 cases surpass 10 000 in Africa

8th April 2020 The World Health Organisation has reported that the number of confirmed coronavirus has surpassed the 10 000 mark in Africa, with over 500 deaths. In a statement WHO raised concerns that while the virus was slow to reach the continent, the infection has grown exponentially in recent weeks and... →

Alibaba founder Jack Ma donates more medical supplies to Africa

6th April 2020 Alibaba founder Jack Ma has announced the donation of another batch of medical supplies to each of the 54 African countries, through the Jack Ma Foundation. The latest donation includes 500 ventilators, 200 000 suits and face shields, 2 000 thermometers, 1-million swabs and extraction kits, and... →

Alibaba Founder Jack Ma & President Cyril Ramaphosa (26/10/2018)

Taxis allowed 100% of capacity only with masks – Mbalula

1st April 2020 Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced on Wednesday that taxis could carry their full loads during the national lockdown, provided that all passengers wore masks. Mbalula was addressing taxi operators and commuters at the MTN Taxi Rank in Johannesburg after he held discussions with the... →

Transport Minister Fikille Mbalula

Covid-19 may exacerbate the abuse of power – Corruption Watch

31st March 2020 Not-for-profit organisation Corruption Watch on Tuesday released its yearly corruption report with executive director David Lewis saying South Africans should not expect corruption to lessen during the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s report is themed “The Writing is on the Wall” and shows... →

Corruption Watch executive director, David Lewis

Staying home most effective way to contain Covid-19 – Ramaphosa

30th March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said it was clear that the most effective way for a society to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus is for the population to remain at home and physically isolated from each other for at least several weeks. As South Africa enters day 4 of its national... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

KZN MEC says dept has adopted zero tolerance on price hiking amid lockdown

27th March 2020 KwaZulu-Natal economic development, tourism and environmental affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube says her department is in communication with the management of Spar KZN with the view of terminating contracts of franchise owners who are involved in price hiking. This follows consumer complaints that... →

KZN MEC for EDTEA Nomusa Dube-Ncube

South Africa’s first two coronavirus deaths in Western Cape, cases over 1 000

27th March 2020 South Africa has recorded its first two deaths due to coronavirus, on Friday and the cases have now surpassed 1 000. In a statement from Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, both deaths took place in the Western Cape. One patient in a private hospital and the other in a public hospital. He said the... →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Cosatu’s plan on Eskom is immoral – Cape Chamber of Commerce

24th February 2020 The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry labelled the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ plan to save ailing power utility Eskom using Government Employees Pension Fund funds as immoral. Cosatu recently suggested saving Eskom by using R250-billion from the Public Investment Corporation,... →

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President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Geoff Jacobs

Adam Habib resigns as Wits Vice-Chancellor

18th February 2020 Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand Adam Habib has announced his resignation from the university at the end of December this year, after seven years at the helm. He will be joining the School of Oriental and African Studies, or SOAS, in London, as director, from... →

Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand, Adam Habib

South Africa improves in corruption index but still has serious problems – report

23rd January 2020 Despite its score advancing a notch in the Corruption Perceptions Index, from 43 to 44, South Africa still ranks among countries that are deemed to have a serious corruption problem. Corruption Watch executive director David Lewis said this year’s report highlighted the importance of the... →

Corruption Watch executive director David Lewis

South Africa has fewer small business than 25 years ago – Institute

7th November 2019 Not-for-profit organisation Small Business Institute executive director Bernard Swanepoel on Thursday said that South Africa has less small businesses than it did 25 years ago. He was addressing delegates at the SBI SME Indaba in Johannesburg where he said it was concerning that South Africa was... →

Small Business Institute executive director Bernard Swanepoel

Busa applauds US for sanctions against the Guptas

11th October 2019 Business body Business Unity South Africa (Busa) on Friday welcomed the US Treasury announcement of sanctions against the wealthy fugitive Gupta family. Yesterday the US Treasury sanctioned three members of the Gupta family, friends of former South African President Jacob Zuma who are accused of... →

Busa president Sipho Pityana

If the health system is corruptible, we all suffer – Ramaphosa

1st October 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said if South Africa’s health care system is marred with unauthorised expenditure, the entire country would suffer the consequences. Ramaphosa was speaking at the launch of the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum, which is expected to fight the scourge of... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

If Sars fails, our democracy fails – Kieswetter

26th September 2019 South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter on Thursday said that if Sars fails our democracy fails. He was addressing delegates at the eleventh Premier Corporate Governance conference in Montecasino organized by Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa. →

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SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter

Crucial policy missteps have taken place – Ramaphosa

23rd July 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that, while South Africa has come a long way 25 years into democracy, there have been crucial policy missteps, and he admitted that government has, at times, failed to implement coherent policy or delayed doing so. He was addressing delegates at the 25... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Repo rate cut welcomed

18th July 2019 Black Business Council (BBC) CEO Kganki Matabane on Thursday welcomed the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% from 6.75%. Matabane said the committee’s decision to decrease the repo rate will bring much needed... →

Eskom will not restore power to areas affected by illegal connections

11th July 2019 Power utility Eskom on Thursday warned that it will not be restoring power in areas affected by illegal connections. This decision comes after extensive customer and various stakeholder engagements across the Gauteng province, aimed at resolving issues related to electricity services. →

We need serious overhaul of Cabinet to attract foreign investment – Prof Duvenhage

28th May 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to introduce a major overhaul of his Cabinet if he is to attract foreign investment, says political analyst Professor Andre Duvenhage. Duvenhage was addressing members of the business organisation Sakeliga in Centurion on Tuesday as the country anticipates the... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

ANC must use its mandate to transform and grow economy – BBC

13th May 2019 The Black Business Council has called on the African National Congress to use its mandate to transform and grow the South African economy following the party’s victory in the 2019 election. The ANC received more than ten-million votes in this year's national election. In a statement, BBC... →

Busa calls on business community to allow employees to vote on May 8

6th May 2019 Business Unity South Africa on Monday urged all employers, including its members, to encourage workers to exercise their right to vote in the 2019 national election on May 8. While political parties wrap up their campaign for the hotly contested sixth general elections since the dawn of... →

Corruption has eroded pillars of democracy – report

10th April 2019 While South Africans commemorate the late freedom fighter Chris Hani, who was assassinated 26 years ago, civil society organisation Corruption Watch on Wednesday released a report on how corruption has eroded the pillars of democracy. This comes before South Africans cast their votes on May 8 in... →

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Corruption Watch executive director, David Lewis

Women have only three-quarters of men’s legal rights, affecting work prospects

27th February 2019 If women had equal opportunities to reach their full potential, the world would not only be fairer, it would be prosperous, said World Bank Group interim president Kristalina Georgieva. In its newly released index titled Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform, the World Bank... →

SAIIA, Brookings launch Foresight Africa report

28th January 2019 The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Brookings Institution’s Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) launched the Foresight Africa report on Monday, in Johannesburg, highlighting the top priorities for the continent in 2019. AGI senior fellow and director Brahima Coulibaly... →

AGI senior fellow and director Brahima Coulibaly

Home Affairs Committee proposes cell phone ban for DoH staff

14th January 2019 Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs chairperson Hlomani Chauke on Monday called on the Department of Home Affairs (DoH) to consider an outright ban on cell phone usage by front line staff during working hours at all branches. This follows numerous complaints made to the committee from members of... →

Report error actually ranks S Africa 110 out of 162 in economic freedom

11th October 2018 South Africa now ranks 110 out of 162 as an economically free country, according to the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index. The Free Market Foundation (FMF) revealed on Wednesday that South Africa had ranked 94 but an error in World Bank data, spotted and investigated by the FMF’s Eustace... →

Nene pleads for S Africans’ forgiveness for Gupta meetings

5th October 2018 Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on Friday pleaded to South Africans to forgive him for his visits to the Gupta compound in Saxonwold, Johannesburg and their family business in Midrand during his terms as Deputy Minister, in 2010, and Finance Minister, in 2014. His visits to the Gupta home were... →

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Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene

Job creation depends on B-BBEE compliance – Commissioner

26th September 2018 The Commissioner of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission Zodwa Ntuli said job creation, as outlined in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic stimulus and recovery plan, would be easily achieved if companies were B-BBEE complaint. Ntuli was addressing the media in... →

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Commission's head of investigation and enforcement Joseph Melodi, Commissioner Zodwa Ntuli, senior manager for compliance Lindiwe Madonsela and senior manager on organisational strategy and performance Thembakazi Dondashe

Madiba's light shone so brightly – Obama

18th July 2018 Madiba's light shone so brightly, even from that narrow Robben Island cell, said the 44th US President Barack Obama during the sixteenth annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, on Tuesday, in Johannesburg. The speech was well received by almost 15 000 South Africans and dignitaries from many countries... →

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Former US President Barack Obama

I believe in Nelson Mandela’s vision – Obama

17th July 2018 “I believe in Nelson Mandela’s vision,” former US President Barack Obama said during the sixteenth annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, on Tuesday. The event, held in Johannesburg, celebrates Madiba’s centenary this year and was attended by thousands including dignitaries such as Graça Machel, Ban Ki... →

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Former US President Barack Obama

Social injustice is S Africa’s biggest challenge – Thuli Madonsela

8th May 2018 Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Tuesday gave the keynote address at the 11th Trialogue Business in Society Conference in Johannesburg, where she said that the biggest challenge facing South Africa and the world was social injustice. The conference aims to promote thought leadership,... →

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Advocate Thuli Madonsela

AfriForum to privately prosecute Malema for fraud and corruption

19th April 2018 Lobby group AfriForum on Thursday announced its intention to prosecute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema if the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) did not reinstate the case against Malema for fraud and tender corruption in the On-Point Engineering matter. On-Point, in which... →

AfriForum's Kallie Kriel & Gerrie Nel

NPA reinstates corruption charges against Zuma

16th March 2018 The National Prosecuting Authority will reinstate charges of corruption, racketeering, fraud and money laundering against former president Jacob Zuma. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) director of public prosecutions Shaun Abrahams on Friday said former South African President Jacob Zuma will... →

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Former President Jacob Zuma

Lakela Kaunda to join Cogta

16th March 2018 The Presidency’s chief operations officer (COO) and former President Jacob Zuma's most trusted adviser Lakela Kaunda was seconded, on Friday, to join the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) for the next twelve months with effect from March 20. The Ministry is headed... →

Numsa supports renewable energy, wants job security

15th March 2018 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Thursday said its opposition to Eskom’s power purchase agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) was because the State had not consulted workers on the impact of the deal. Numsa and Transform RSA used the courts to block the... →

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Numsa installed rooftop solar at its Johannesburg office in 2013.

Khusela Diko is Ramaphosa’s new spokesperson

2nd March 2018 The Presidency on Friday announced that Khusela Diko would become spokesperson to President Cyril Ramaphosa from March 12. In a statement from the Presidency, Diko is described as a seasoned communicator and marketing professional who was, until recently, the African National Congress’s (ANC’s)... →

President's spokesperson Khusela Diko

Scenario development exercise to take in diverse views

1st March 2018 There is a growing need for strategic conversations around scenarios across the globe to imagine possibilities and be prepared for the future, said University of South Africa political analyst Professor Somadoda Fikeni on Thursday. He was addressing delegates at the Indlulamithi – South Africa... →

Somadoda Fikeni and Yacoob Abba Omar

Civil society calls on Gigaba to deliver a pro-poor budget

21st February 2018 South African civil society organisations have called for a pro-poor policy agenda ahead of Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s maiden Budget Speech on Wednesday, which some analysts expect will also be his last. Gigaba’s position is not certain amid talks of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle, which... →

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Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba

Study in the US – Fulbright Foreign Student Program now open

25th January 2018 The US Mission to South Africa and the National Research Foundation on Thursday opened applications for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program for 2019-2020. The Fulbright Program hopes to attract students interested in pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree at any accredited institution in the US. →

The economy must develop young scientists – Ramaphosa

7th December 2017 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the third Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) on Thursday in Pretoria and stressed the importance of using the economy to develop young scientists. The SFSA was being held under the theme ‘Igniting Conversations About Science’. →

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa

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