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Multi-Party Charter leadership
Coalition govt is S Africa’s future, says Beaumont as Multi-Party Charter meets with civil society
28th November 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont said on Tuesday that societal change has never taken place by political actors alone, and has always included civil society, faith-based... 


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Ramaphosa urges ‘just and peaceful’ resolution of conflict in Gaza at Brics meeting
21st November 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Tuesday that the Extraordinary Joint Meeting of Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) leaders and leaders of invited Brics members must stand as... 


Tshipi mine
Jupiter eyes solar power at Tshipi
16th November 2023 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has released a strategy outlining the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities for 2024, including commitments to launch an ESG reporting framework,... 


Experts agree ‘beyond compliance’ is the way forward for mining
Experts agree ‘beyond compliance’ is the way forward for mining
16th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

There is increasing pressure from stakeholders in all sectors for companies to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, but the mining industry, in particular, has to... 


An overview of 342 – Diesel quality and its importance
An overview of 342 – Diesel quality and its importance
13th November 2023

By John Evans B.Sc. MLA II – diagnostic manager, WearCheck SANS 342:2016 (South African National Standard) is the standard that governs the quality of diesel in South Africa. The SANS document,... 


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Holomisa urges S Africans to register to vote to change status quo in 2024
8th November 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

The United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has warned South Africans that continued electoral support for the ruling African National Congress will further entrench corruption, economic... 


DA leader John Steenhuisen
DA on a mission to ‘rescue’ KZN by replicating uMngeni approach – Steenhuisen
3rd November 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen is confident that the “remarkable” turnaround happening in KwaZulu-Natal’s uMngeni municipality could be replicated province-wide, if KZN voters install... 


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Low voter turnout not good for democracy – Ipsos
2nd November 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Ipsos sub-Saharan Africa Knowledge Director Mari Harris warned on Thursday that a low voter turnout in the upcoming elections will not be good for democracy, as she encouraged as many people as... 


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DA dismisses claims of coalition talks with ANC ahead of elections
25th October 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Democratic Alliance national spokesperson Solly Malatsi has dismissed claims that his party is in secret negotiations with the African National Congress for a coalition government after the 2024... 


ActionSA's Michael Beaumont, IFP's Velenkosini Hlabisa, DA's John Steenhuisen and ATM's Vuyolwethu Zungula at the IEC Launch
Political parties ready for ‘crucial’ 2024 elections ahead of voter registration weekend
25th October 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Political parties attending launch of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC's) 2024 national and provincial elections campaign have expressed their readiness for what is... 


A truck at the Durban Terminals
Updated transport sector BBBEE codes key for SME integration
20th October 2023 By: Darren Parker

The Department of Transport is advocating for the infusion of small- and medium-sized (SMEs) into the economy through the alignment of the integrated transport sector codes with the amended generic... 


Election posters
Brenthurst Foundation survey shows decline in ANC support, mounting coalition support
20th October 2023 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

A recent voter opinion survey conducted by think tank the Brenthurst Foundation, in collaboration with international strategic communications and campaigns consultancy SABI Strategy Group, has... 


Israel-Palestine conflict
International Relations Committee chairperson appeals for peace in Gaza Strip
10th October 2023 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Palestine, the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation has expressed its concern at what it holds are “the grave atrocities... 


RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi
RISE Mzansi confident it will be among top five parties in 2024 elections
4th October 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Following results from his party’s modelling, RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi believes that the new kid on the block party will be one of the top five political parties in the 2024 national... 


Leon Levy
Back to the Front: A Memoir – Leon Levy
4th October 2023

Leon and his twin Norman were born in August 1929, the youngest of four children born to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania. His father died when Leon was six; to heroic degree, his... 


TotalEnergies' logo at its headquarters in France
South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore
3rd October 2023 By: Reuters

South Africa's environment ministry has given the go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore for gas and oil, after rejecting an appeal from more than a dozen individuals and lobby groups who... 


National Treasury makes two new appointments
29th September 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The National Treasury has appointed Mmakgoshi Lekhethe as Asset and Liability Management deputy director-general and Christopher Axelson as DP Tax and Financial Sector Policy acting deputy, with... 


Embraer announces airliner order from, and delivery to, two Nigerian airlines
15th September 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Major Brazil-based aerospace group Embraer announced on Thursday that Nigerian carrier Air Peace had placed a firm order for five of the airframer’s E175 smaller-category (88-seat) single-aisle... 


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DA calls ANC ‘uncaring’ as country battles long bouts of loadshedding
15th September 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Opposition party Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen on Friday reiterated his party’s move to have Eskom’s decision to increase electricity prices by 31.4% declared invalid as South... 


Norton Rose Fulbright director Greg Nott
Opinion: Of Brics, civil liberties and tackling climate change
15th September 2023

In this article, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa director and Africa head Greg Nott writes about the role South Africa played in this year's Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics)... 


CAMM founding director and GIBS economics lecturer Dr Adrian Saville, Business Unity South Africa CEO Cas Coovadia, Industry Insight CEO Elsie Snyman, PPC South Africa and Botswana MD Njombo Lekula, CAMM research associate Francois Fouche, and Cement and Concrete South Africa CEO Bryan Perrie
New report highlights how imported cement destabilises the economy
13th September 2023 By: Darren Parker

The negative impact on the South African economy caused by substituting local cement production with imported cement was highlighted in a report released by cement manufacturer PPC in conjunction... 


DA leader John Steenhuisen
Steenhuisen confident ANC will lose Gauteng in next election
13th September 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that his party is certain that the African National Congress will lose Gauteng in the 2024 national elections. He announced the party’s... 


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Big boost for local machining capacity
7th September 2023

The acquisition of a new computerised numerical control, or CNC, machine, said to be one of the largest horizontal boring mills in South Africa, will allow for more large machining jobs to be... 


ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba
No political will from govt to tackle ‘hijacked’, unsafe buildings – Mashaba
1st September 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

ActionSA founder and leader Herman Mashaba told Polity on Friday that the South African government has no political will to deal with the increasingly dangerous issue of hijacked and unsafe... 


Malan Scholes Attorneys director and mining lawyer Hulme Scholes
Opinion: Why South Africa’s mining law facilitates Chinese investment
29th August 2023

In this article, Malan Scholes Attorneys director and mining lawyer Hulme Scholes writes that South Africa's mining and empowerment legislation may benefit Chinese entities rather than discourage... 


Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda
ActionSA withdraws no confidence motion, DA calls for fresh elections to stablise Joburg
28th August 2023 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ActionSA has temporarily withdrawn its motion of no confidence against City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. The party said it was dismayed by the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) latest decision... 


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BLSA CEO highlights productive Brics summit outcomes
28th August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) Summit held last week in Johannesburg was “positive and productive”, with member nations focused on how they can support each other’s... 


Sibanye-Stillwater chief sustainability officer Themba Nkosi
SLP approach to community development too narrow
25th August 2023 By: Darren Parker

Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater says that viewing social and labour plans (SLPs) as the driver for community development is too narrow an approach. Rather, the driver should be enduring social... 


DA leader John Steenhuisen
PA doesn’t belong in Multi-Party Charter – Steenhuisen
25th August 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen noted on Friday that the Patriotic Alliance’s actions in Nelson Mandela Bay this week have showed why the party does not belong in the Multi-Party... 


The above image depicts one of the women from the She is Forestry initiative
Forestry nonprofit launches videos
25th August 2023

Non-profit forestry organisation, She Is Forestry SA, which promotes and uplifts women across the forest and forest product sector, launched a series of videos at their yearly Women in Forestry... 


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Brics day two: Ramaphosa concerned about financial systems used in wars, stresses use of local currencies
23rd August 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Wednesday that global financial and payment systems are increasingly being used as instruments of geopolitical contestation. Ramaphosa was speaking during the... 


Raymond Suttner
The contribution of the UDF and People’s Power to our understanding of freedom – Part two
21st August 2023 By: Raymond Suttner

The current commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the UDF is foregrounding certain elements of the experience of the UDF and underplaying or erasing others. This period was rich with lessons... 


Multi Party Charter for South Africa members
Parties agree on power sharing principles in coalition talks
17th August 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Multi Party Charter for South Africa has agreed on power-sharing principles, such as sharing power proportionally to the election results. Multi Party National Convention independent... 


Taxi Commuters
Santaco rejects Cape Town taxi impoundments, warns 'fragile peace should be protected'
17th August 2023 By: News24Wire

The South African National Taxi Council claims the City of Cape Town has added another condition that allows authorities to impound minibus taxis - being off an agreed route - and alleges that the... 


Multi Party National Convention independent chairperson Professor William Gumede
Political parties rename Moonshot Pact the Multi Party Charter for South Africa
16th August 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Multi Party National Convention independent chairperson Professor William Gumede announced that the political parties currently holding talks on a potential coalition government ahead of the 2024... 


Second edition of TCS Sustainathon South Africa to tackle sustainable water and sanitation
8th August 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The second edition of TCS Sustainathon South Africa has been launched under the theme ‘Sustainable Water and Sanitation Management’, encouraging entrants to develop solutions for the country’s... 


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ENERTRAG stresses need to bolster gender parity in renewables industry
7th August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Despite the significance of the renewable energy sector’s employment influence – with it expected to provide over 38-million jobs, with an addition 74.2-million in the energy transition related... 


Raymond Suttner
The contribution of the UDF and People’s Power to our understandings of freedom – Part one
7th August 2023 By: Raymond Suttner

When one looks at the statements made in commemorating 40 years since the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) one does not generally get a sense that there has been a fresh examination... 


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Mbalula hopes legislative framework will restore order in coalition govts
4th August 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Fikile Mbalula argued, on Friday, that the legislative framework to regulate coalition governments should be put in place to safeguard democracy,... 


SIHLE ZIKALALA
Contractors must refuse to pay bribes to public officials and extorters. We must protect whistleblowers, and ensure that people who indicate potential for disruption are protected
Procurement clarity and prosecutions key to tackling construction site disruptions
4th August 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has emphasised the importance of unity in condemning and addressing construction site disruption and extortion affecting the industry. “It is... 


SIHLE ZIKALALA
Contractors must refuse to pay bribes to public officials and extorters. We must protect whistleblowers, and ensure that people who indicate potential for disruption are protected
Procurement clarity and prosecutions key to tackling construction site disruptions
4th August 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has emphasised the importance of unity in condemning and addressing construction site disruption and extortion affecting the industry. “It is... 


Airbus and US space company sign agreement on development of new space station
3rd August 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global aerospace group Airbus has entered an agreement with leading US-based space exploration company Voyager Space, which will permit the development of a transatlantic partnership... 


A view of the scale of the new machine during inspection at Varnsdorf in the Czech Republic
Large new CNC unit puts efficient engineering in another league
2nd August 2023

Making a considerable investment in its technology and productive capacity, Johannesburg-based Efficient Engineering is to import and install one of the largest horizontal boring mills in South... 


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