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

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... 

Study in the US – Fulbright Foreign Student Program now open

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... 

The economy must develop young scientists – Ramaphosa

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... 

Gordhan joins Wits School of Governance

The University of the Witswatersrand (Wits) announced on Thursday that it had appointed former Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan as a visiting professor at the Wits School of Governance, as from... 

Downgrades do matter – Cas Coovadia

Downgrades do matter, despite a certain minister's utterances that they don’t, said Banking Association of South Africa MD Cas Coovadia at the African National Congress (ANC) Stalwarts consultative... 

DA notes discrepancies in Zuma’s declaration records

Official opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane will be laying a complaint with Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane after noting “serious discrepancies” in... 

Saftu, Outa call for independent judicial inquiry at Sars

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Wednesday called for Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to appoint an independent judicial inquiry... 

Gigaba’s maiden MTBPS receives mixed reviews

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s maiden Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has received mixed reactions, with many organisations calling out its lack of attention to detail. Gigaba MTBPS... 

Apartheid Museum to honour Advocate Bizos

The Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg will on Thursday commemorate stalwart anti-apartheid icon Advocate George Bizos by launching a new gallery in his honour a few weeks before his 90th birthday,... 

Zuma unveils OR Tambo statue in commemoration

The life of former African National Congress (ANC) president Oliver Reginald Tambo was commemorated on Thursday with the unveiling of a new statue of the former anti-apartheid struggle stalwart at... 

S Africa’s PUI increases in Q3 2017

South Africa’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) rose from 53.1 in the second quarter of 2017, to 53.6 in the third quarter of 2017, revealed North-West University School of Economics professors... 

Auditing firm cuts ties with Gupta’s Oakbay

The board of auditing firm Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo (SNG) has resigned as auditors of Gupta-owned Oakbay Resources and Energy Limited and its related entities. The auditing firm’s statement stipulates... 

Ntlemeza’s forced retirement welcomed as instance of State capture rollback, more will follow

The Helen Suzman Foundation and fellow nonprofit public interest organization Freedom Under Law said on Wednesday that they were pleased with the forced retirement of former Directorate of Priority... 

Nedlac rejects union bias claims

The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on Thursday rebuffed claims that it was biased when issuing Section 77 certificates to applying trade unions.  Section 77 certificates... 

Transparency, human survival highlighted in panel discussion on business and SDGs at Responsible Business Forum

The second day of the Responsible Business Forum kicked off in Johannesburg on Friday with a focus on business’s role in the realisation of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the 2030... 

Dlamini-Zuma confronts inequality, poverty and the economy on the campaign trail, at GIBS forum

Former African Union Commission chairperson and African National Congress presidential hopeful Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma delivered the key address at the Gordon Institute of Business Science forum... 

SA has endless possibilities to transform economics – economist

South African universities must face up to the challenge of making their economics curricula more relevant to local economic challenges and problems and they should modernise the way that they... 

Public urged to participate in police leadership survey

Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch (CW) and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) have launched a survey, on the eve of the commemoration of the Marikana massacre, seeking public input on... 

Business supports marches planned for next week

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has come out in support of the national action and planned marches around Parliament by various groupings, set to take place next Tuesday between 12:00 and... 

S Africans satisfied with improvements in metros – survey

South Africans have seen a marked improvement in the performance of local government aside from the metropolitans Cape Town and Buffalo City, according to an Ipsos survey conducted after the local... 

State capture is about ‘stealing State resources’ – Gordhan

Former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday that State capture was about “stealing State resources” and that it was a no-go area for him and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas. Gordhan... 

Civil society unites to combat State capture

Representatives from over 130 civil society organisations gathered on Tuesday at the Conference for the Future of South Africa, in Johannesburg, to publicly unite South Africa against corruption,... 

Outa welcomes Myeni’s SAA departure

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Friday welcomed Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s announcement that South African Airways (SAA) chairperson Dudu Myeni would not serve another term on... 

ANC conference discussions must be informed by unity – Zuma

President Jacob Zuma says the fifth African National Congress (ANC) National Policy Conference must be informed by unity – which is the rock upon in which the ANC was founded 100 years ago.... 

Cosatu wants unity restored in alliance

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Sdumo Dlamini hopes the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) fifth National Policy Conference will restore unity in the tripartite... 

Gigaba supports NEC sanctioned inquiry into State capture

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba acknowledges and shares the serious concerns about corruption raised in a report released by The State Capacity Research Project and, at the same time as the African... 

Stalwarts disappointed at another failed attempt to remove Zuma, caution opposition

Stalwarts of the African National Congress (ANC) on Monday expressed concern that President Jacob Zuma had in the past 48 hours survived a second attempt at the level of the organisation’s National... 

Outa welcomes new ‘State capture’ study

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has welcomed the research undertaken by independent research organisation Public Affairs Research Institute (Pari) in collaboration with the South African... 

Time for ‘healing of wounds’ has come – Nelson Mandela Foundation

The launch of Mandela Day 2017 took place on Wednesday at Constitution Hill, in Johannesburg, under the theme Action Against Poverty. Mandela Day is celebrated globally each year on July 18, the... 

Wits academics featured in Time magazine

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) academics professors Glenda Gray and Achille Mbembe have been recognised by TIME magazine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Gray, an HIV medical... 

Gigaba to attend IMF, World Bank meetings

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s upcoming trip to the US for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings and further interactions with rating agencies received a thumbs up... 

Salga’s Parks Tau to serve on UN panel

South African Local Government Association (Salga) president Parks Tau has joined the United Nations (UN) high level independent panel to oversee the effectiveness of UN-Habitat – a programme that... 

Hani's grave site declared a heritage site

Struggle hero and former South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Chris Hani's grave site in Boksburg, in Johannesburg was officially declared a heritage site on Monday. This week... 

Suttner's View: International women's day: empty ritual?

In this episode of Suttner's View Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about International women's day: empty ritual? 

Motsepe launches handbook to empower women

Motsepe Foundation CEO Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe launched a handbook on Wednesday, in Sandton, which aims to empower women from all walks of life. The resource is called the ‘Precious Little Black... 

South Africans increasingly intolerant of corruption – report

South Africans are increasingly intolerant of corruption and the abuse of power by those in leadership positions and are more willing to hold them to account. This was according to anticorruption... 

Section27 unveils tool to advance right to basic education

Civil rights organisation Section27 on Wednesday launched the Basic Education Rights Handbook which seeks to provide communities with a tool to understand education law and policy, in an effort to... 

Sona should focus on economic transformation – Basa

The Banking Association of South Africa (Basa) has urged President Jacob Zuma to address economic transformation in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday. Basa said in a statement that... 

Finance Minister invites public input ahead of Budget speech

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has urged South Africans to share their views on economic conditions and to highlight issues they would like government to focus on in the National Budget Speech on... 

Zuma calls for ‘unity in action’ ahead of Sona 2017

President Jacob Zuma will, during a pre-State of the Nation (Sona) Business Investor Luncheon, in Cape Town, on Tuesday, call for “unity in action” to drive South Africa on a sustainable growth...