Sane Dhlamini

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Sane Dhlamini

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

Call for investigation into alleged procurement irregularities at Eskom

27th June 2016 Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch last week issued an urgent request to the National Treasury to investigate the manner in which State-owned power utility Eskom managed its contracts with existing suppliers and its general adherence to supply chain processes, including its vetting... →

DA intensifies its campaign with mobile messaging

24th May 2016 Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced the use of mobile messaging in during its election campaign to interact with voters and campaigners and to secure its IT infrastructure with one-time passwords (OTPs) using mobile messaging and push notifications. The DA has secured the... →

HIV vaccine trial to launch in SA

18th May 2016 An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has concluded that an investigational vaccine regimen was safe and generated comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study which showed that a vaccine could protect people from HIV infection. The National Institute... →

Bill Gates to deliver 2016 Nelson Mandela Lecture

18th May 2016 The Nelson Mandela Foundation in association with the University of Pretoria announced that billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates will deliver the fourteenth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture under the theme "Living Together", on July 17 at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi campus. The Nelson... →

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Former President Nelson Mandela

Criminalisation of cartel conduct comes into effect

17th May 2016 With effect from May 1, 2016, price fixing, market allocation and collusive tendering between actual and potential competitors could result in criminal liability for directors or managers. This was discussed at legal services firm Webber Wentzel’s breakfast seminar, held on Tuesday in Sandton,... →

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Webber Wentzel Partner, Daryl Dingley

TAC, SECTION27 welcomes silicosis judgment

13th May 2016 Civic organisations, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and SECTION27 on Friday welcomed the judgment handed down by Gauteng Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo in the South Gauteng High Court, which allowed for class action suits against gold companies. Fifty-six former miners wanted the... →

The 2016 CEO SleepOut focuses on improving education

26th April 2016 The 2016 Sun International CEO SleepOut was launched on Tuesday in Johannesburg under the #4SouthAfricaMustRise and #Leaders4Change hashtags. It will take place on Nelson Mandela Bridge on July 28, where CEOs will spend the night on the streets, raising empathy and funds for the homeless. The... →

Arms deal report fails to settle corruption matter – Corruption Watch

22nd April 2016 Anticorruption nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch says that given the thoroughly flawed and irregular proceedings of the Seriti Commission over the last four years, its report on its findings on the 1998 arms deal was hardly surprising. This was in response to President Jacob Zuma’s release... →

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David Lewis

Wits’ Lee Berger named in TIME 2016 list of world's most influential people

21st April 2016 University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) professor Lee Berger has been added to the 2016 TIME 100, TIME Magazine’s yearly list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Berger is an award-winning palaeoanthropologist, researcher, explorer, author and speaker from the Evolution Studies... →

Lee Berger

Gauteng online school registration for 2017 begins

11th April 2016 The Gauteng Department of Education announced that online registration for the 2017 school year will begin on Monday, as part of the department’s effort to plan ahead in the dynamic province. The online registration was only applicable to grades one and eight. →

DA launches innovative app to 'revolutionise door-to-door campaigning' ahead of elections

11th April 2016 Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) launched its Activist App in Johannesburg on Monday, to empower DA members and activists to be more involved and to urge them to volunteer to help advance the party’s cause ahead of the 2016 local government elections. Speaking at the launch, DA... →

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Mmusi Maimane

Needy university students to benefit from new education fund

7th April 2016 Former University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) student presidents and SRC members launched the South African Student Solidarity Foundation for Education (SASSFE) on Wednesday at the institution, with the aim of mobilising significant financial support for the tertiary education sector in South... →

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Tiego Moseneke

Concourt judgment a significant moment for the country – Maimane

1st April 2016 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane said Thursday marked a significant moment in South Africa’s democracy following the Constitutional Court’s judgment in the Nkandla saga. The Constitutional Court ruled that President Jacob Zuma was liable to pay some of the money spent on upgrades at... →

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Mmusi Maimane

Proudly SA’s annual Summit and Expo promises to boost local economy

18th March 2016 The Proudly South African (SA) campaign will host its fifth yearly Buy Local Summit and Expo in Johannesburg on March 30, to promote local manufacturing and businesses, as well as to encourage and increase the uptake of local goods and services to stimulate the economy and create jobs. Proudly... →

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Leslie Sedibe

Corruption Watch applauds 10 500 reports of corruption

9th March 2016 Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch applauded the public’s role in combating corruption in 2015, with 10 573 people reporting corruption since the organisation’s inception in 2012. The organisation released its 2015 annual report on Wednesday, which revealed that 2 382 complaints of... →

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David Lewis

Corruption Watch report exposes financial mismanagement in schools

22nd October 2015 Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch released its ‘Loss in Principle’ report on Thursday in Johannesburg, where executive director David Lewis explained that the report covered what was misleadingly referred to as ‘petty corruption’. The report highlighted that nine out of ten investigations... →

David Lewis

Gigaba launches Moetepele initiative

12th May 2015 Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday launched the Moetepele (Leadership) initiative, which aims to ensure a consistently high quality of customer experience at Home Affairs offices through the establishment of model offices. The initiative was launched at the Edenvale Home Affairs... →

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Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba

Expulsion of Numsa from Cosatu is disappointing, tragic – Mantashe

11th November 2014 The ruling African National Congress (ANC) says the expulsion of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is disappointing and tragic. ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe addressed reporters on Monday at Luthuli House, following the outcome of the Central Executive Committee of... →

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ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe

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