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South Africa: This Week - Moving From Awareness to Action On Mental Health
This week, civil society focuses its attention on mental health action. In addition, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law will host its annual human rights lecture and a coalition of organisations will launch their policy document on a universal basic income guarantee. Meanwhile, bees and museums will be celebrated for the richness they bring to our world.
South Africa: Day 1 - Jacob Zuma Seeks to Get Prosecutor Billy Downer Removed From Graft Trial
Court proceedings at the kick-off of Jacob Zuma's corruption trial were swift and clinical on Monday, with a postponement to May 26. Ace Magashule, Carl Niehaus, Bongani Bongo, Tony Yengeni and former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo were among his VIP supporters who crunched into the courtroom 'A' gallery.
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Preview - ANC, IFP and DA Have Much to Defend While Red Berets Have All to Play for
This is part of a series of preview articles looking at municipal government wards being contested in by-elections on 19 May. There are seven by-elections taking place in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday 19 May. The African National Congress (ANC) will be defending five seats, while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Democratic Alliance (DA) will be defending one seat each. The ANC shocked the IFP in a rural seat in Maphumulo in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in the last round of by-elections.
Southern Africa: JSC - Your Move - Judge President John Hlophe, Facing Possible Impeachment, to Hear Public Protector's Impeachment Challenge
That Judge President John Hlophe -- who faces possible impeachment after a unanimous finding of gross misconduct by a judicial tribunal -- has allocated to himself the Public Protector's challenge to the constitutionality of an inquiry into her fitness to hold office, is evidence of Hlophe's nonchalance in the face of a judicial crisis.
South Africa: TFSAs Are Proving Worthwhile
When tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) were first introduced in South Africa in 2015, many criticised the small annual contribution limit of R30 000 (which was increased to R33 000 for the 2018 tax year and R36 000 for the 2021 tax year) and whether it would ever grow into a meaningful investment for investors.
South Africa: Learning Leadership - Trust Is the Essential Ingredient of Social Cohesion
It's the glue that holds society together. The magic of solidarity and interconnectedness that leads to a caring society. It's fallen apart. And so will we, as a democracy, if we don't act now. How do we build trust? What is the leadership we need in a country turned upside down by the cancer of State Capture and corruption? "The political class only thinks about itself. They don't care about the people. Look at the ANC today. Most of those guys only feed themselves.
South Africa: Conflict in Palestine - Injustice, Disproportionality and Illegal Conduct
If your opponent is not a state, but a people whose land you have systematically appropriated and effectively forced into a ghetto, you can get away with almost anything. In his landmark book Just and Unjust War: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations, the political theorist and philosopher Michael Walzer explained, (somewhere in the foreword) that he wrote parts of the book in Jerusalem's Mishkenot Sha'ananim.
Africa: Revealing Remittances - World Bank Says Money Flows Exceeded Foreign Direct Investment and Aid
Remittance flows to low- and medium-income countries in 2020 declined less than expected, according to the World Bank. In the midst of the pandemic, people kept sending money home - a lifeline that exceeded foreign direct investment and aid flows. The World Bank said that "recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $540-billion in 2020, just 1.6% below the 2019 total of $548-billion".
South Africa: Outlook for the Mega May By-Election Day in Tshwane
This is part of a series of preview articles looking at municipal government wards being contested on 19 May. There will be by-elections in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and the Free State. Tshwane voters go to the polls in nine wards on 19 May. The party with the most seats is the DA. It will defend three seats and have great concerns about all three. The official opposition, the ANC, will defend six seats, five of which are safe.
Africa: South Africa's Upstream Petroleum Bill Proposes New SOE, 20 Percent State Stake and BEE Rules
The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill calls for the state to take a 20% stake in exploration and production ventures, and proposes the creation of a new state-owned enterprise (SOE), the State Petroleum Company. Given South Africa's track record on SOEs, what could go wrong? The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill was approved last week by Cabinet and it is not clear when it will be tabled in Parliament.
South Africa: Amending Constitution's Section 25 Draws to a Close - but EFF Makes Last Stand for Nationalisation
The clock is ticking toward the end-May deadline for a constitutional amendment to expressly allow land expropriation without compensation. But the EFF is pushing for an expansionary take that other opposition parties say is beyond the mandate of legislators. The ANC is watching. If EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and EFF Chief Whip Floyd Shivambu had their way, the current Constitution 18th Amendment Bill that has been subjected to public hearings and other input, would be significantly amended.
South Africa: We Need a New Political Economy of Land Reform, Not Farms Without Farmers and Farmers Without Farms
Many were optimistic that the liberation struggle would lead to the nationalisation of land, but any radical intent was quelled with the adoption of a liberal Constitution in 1996, which entrenched property rights. The failure of existing land policies and land struggles are clearly illustrated by illegal land occupations, rising evictions, murders and violence on farms, and failed farm projects.
South Africa: Public Service and Administration's Attempt to Reform Legislation Falls Short - but It's Not Too Late to Fix Two Amendment Bills
The Public Service Amendment Bill and the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill seek to make changes to the legislative framework governing the public service in South Africa. As presently formulated they are inadequate, but the process is in the early stages and there is still the opportunity for meaningful reform. Catherine Kruyer is an advocate and a legal researcher at the Helen Suzman Foundation.
South Africa: Police Minister Ordered to Compensate Two Men Jailed After One Was Tortured Into Making a False Confession to Murder
On 29 May 2005, Johannes Mahlangu was arrested in connection with multiple murders. He was tortured in police custody, forced to confess and falsely implicated a neighbour. Now the Constitutional Court has ruled that the police minister must pay the men for their time in jail. Two neighbours -- Johannes Mahlangu and Phanie Mtsweni (who has since died) -- must be compensated by the Police Minister for being jailed for more than eight months after one was tortured into making a false confession.
South Africa: Commodity Price Boom Doesn't Change SA's Shoddy Investment Case, Says Sibanye's Froneman
Neal Froneman, CEO of diversified precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater, has had public spats with minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe. Both are renowned for their bluntness, and they have rankled each other in the past. But the two remain on speaking terms. First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. During a webinar this week with fund manager Ninety One, Froneman revealed that he had had a chat on the phone earlier that day with Mantashe.
South Africa: Budget 2021 - the Loud and Robust Parliamentary Pressure Cooker
The first steps to pass Budget 2021 have already been taken, on the back of ANC numbers in the House, when the fiscal framework was adopted on 10 March 2021. First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. It is with no small irony that the only parliamentary committee that actually sits in physical reality is the spooks oversight Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, which by default meets behind closed doors.
South Africa: Cricket SA's Social Justice Hearings Postponed Over Lack of Procedural Clarity
The start of Cricket South Africa's Social Justice for Nation-Building has been postponed due to a lack of clarity on the format of the proceedings. A hearing to address alleged social injustices in cricket that was due to start in Johannesburg on Monday has been postponed because there is a lack of clarity on procedure or terms of reference.
South Africa: Not Apologising and Out of Immediate Political Options, Ace Places His Fate in Hands of Judiciary
How times change. The man who used to say that ANC members should not take their own movement to court, has taken his own movement to court last week. What are his arguments and what chance does he stand in this risky move? On Friday it was confirmed that the suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is going to court to challenge his suspension.
South Africa: 'In the Trenches' - Why Former Government Spokesperson Themba Maseko Said 'No' to State Capture - and Paid the Price
From his days as a student activist, high-ranking whistle-blower Themba Maseko has been loyal to the ANC. But when the Zuma-led government undermined the principles of the Struggle, Maseko put his foot down. Former CEO of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), Themba Maseko, joins a growing list of whistle-blowers who have come forward to expose the misdeeds of State Capture. Maseko had a front-row seat to major developments in South Africa since the 1970s.
South Africa: Cape Town Organisation Cooks Tons of Aknie for 90,000 People to Mark Eid Al-Fitr
Cape Town-based Nakhlistan has cooked food for more than 90,000 people in the Western Cape on the day of Eid al-Fitr. The non-profit organisation has been providing a meal for the hungry annually for the past 37 years. Covid-19 may have made the logistics more complex for the past two years, but this did not stop the distribution of meals to 77 areas in the province.
South Africa: Mixed Bag of Results for South Africans in CAF Competitions
South Africa is well-represented in this season's Confederation of African Football club competitions, with Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane in the Champions League, while Orlando Pirates are in the Confederation Cup. In a South African-dominated CAF Champions quarterfinals stage, Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane's monster, which he claimed to have created in his eight years at Mamelodi Sundowns, didn't come back to bite him in the back, yet.
South Africa: 'Ethical Lapses' By Insure Group Managers CEO Now Linked to VBS Investigation
Insure Group Managers CEO Charl Cilliers failed to disclose he was debarred from the financial industry when asked by accountancy body Saica to explain suspicious VBS Mutual Bank money flows. This omission itself may raise questions around issues of honesty and integrity. First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper.
Africa: Global Covid-19 Vaccine Ubuntu Will Loosen Big Pharma's Grip On Our Collective Future
The fate of the global economy depends intimately on our collective ability to arrest the pandemic - special rules are required for emergencies that ensure actions in favour of the public good. The singular success of Big Pharma in a depressed global economy cannot be an attractive prospect for its investors. Dhesigen Naidoo is CEO of the Water Research Commission and President of HumanRight2Water. He writes in his personal capacity.
African Values - Why the African Commission's Homophobic Stance Must Be Challenged
Uganda just became the 33rd African country to criminalise same-sex sexual acts. Despite most African countries having inherited the 'unnatural offences' laws from the British Empire, French and Dutch colonial powers, Africa seems to be moving backwards, with 61% of African countries now being unsafe for the LGBTI community. Tanveer Jeewa is a legal and communications consultant at the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
Africa: Richards Bay Project Faces First Gas-to-Power Court Challenge in South Africa
What has been shocking for the organisations involved in challenging the Richards Bay Combined Cycle Power Plant project is that locals say they have no knowledge of it. The lack of generalised and robust public consultation has resulted in communities being marginalised and excluded from the public participation process. It's also against the law. Claire Martens is the senior communications officer at Natural Justice. The organisation is supporting the court challenge.
South Africa Must Ban Sugary Drinks Sales in Schools. Self Regulation Is Failing
In 2017, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa voluntarily announced that it would stop supplying sugary beverages to primary school outlets. The company also pledged to remove all branding and advertising from schools. The announcement took the form of a letter noting that that Coca-Cola Beverages wanted to play "an active role in addressing rising obesity rates in South Africa, especially among children". Childhood obesity is a serious and growing problem is South Africa.
Africa: Extraordinary South African and African Films Come To Encounters
From the mysterious assassination of a South African icon, to an animated documentary of one of Sea Point’s legendary figures, as well as activists, miners, circuses and athletes, the 2021 Encounters South African International Documentary Festival once again brings audiences closer to the very best in documentary-making from the African Continent.
Zimbabwean Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Faces Another Court Battle
Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi wants to resurrect a case in which the charges against journalist Hopewell Chin'ono were quashed. Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono faces yet another court battle after the country's Prosecutor-General, Kumbirai Hodzi, filed an application for the rescission of his recent acquittal by the high court on charges of publishing falsehoods.
South Africa: Tricky By-Elections for the ANC in the Free State
This is part of a series of preview articles looking at municipal government wards being contested on 19 May. There will be by-elections in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Free State. There are two elections in the Free State on 19 May. Both seats are African National Congress-held seats, and while the ANC is favoured in both contests, both present their challenges to the incumbent party. Ward 35 (Odendaalsrus Rheeder Park) in Matjhabeng in Lejweleputswa -- ANC (49%) DA (35%) EFF (11%) VF+ (5%).
South Africa: Election Battles in the Big Metros - City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni
This is part of a series of preview articles looking at wards being contested on 19 May. There will be by-elections in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and the Free State. There will be six by-elections in the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni on Wednesday, 19 May. The Democratic Alliance will defend seats in all four of the Johannesburg wards while the African National Congress and DA defend one seat each in Ekurhuleni.
South Africa: By Enforcing the Step-Aside Rule, the ANC Has Taken the First Step Towards Becoming a Political Party
The current collision between the 'two ANCs' is a clash between the provincial 'homeland' mentality of the RET faction versus the impulses of Cyril Ramaphosa's modernisation faction. To win back voter trust and support the ANC will need to adapt to being an open and transparent political party. Sean Gossel is Associate Professor in Financial Economics at the Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town.
South Africa: ANC Expected to Make a Clean Sweep in Eastern Cape By-Elections
There are eight by-elections taking place in the Eastern Cape. There were no by-elections in the Eastern Cape in the first round of 2021 by-elections after a by-election planned for April in Buffalo City was postponed because of a court challenge. The ANC won all eight of these wards by a landslide margin in 2016. They will expect to do the same this time round. Nelson Mandela Bay There is one by-election in the largest metro in the Eastern Cape.
South Africa: Seven By-Elections in Kwazulu-Natal Will Highlight the Provincial Political Trends
Seven by-elections are taking place in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, 19 May. The African National Congress (ANC) will be defending five seats, while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Democratic Alliance (DA) will be defending one seat each. The ANC shocked the IFP with a rural seat in Maphumulo in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in the last round of by-elections.
South Africa: Twelve Killed in Khayelitsha Weekend Murder Spree - - Rivalry Between Extortion Gangs Escalates
Extortionists, who began targeting domestic workers in 2020 for 'protection' money, have stepped up their racket as Guptas and Boko Haram gangsters fight for greater control. Criminal gangs vying for a slice of an extortion ring controlled by the Guptas and Boko Haram gangs in Khayelitsha are behind a massacre that claimed the lives of 12 and injured seven others on Saturday, 15 May.
South Africa: Maputo Asks Johannesburg High Court to Order South Africa to Extradite Former Mozambican Finance Minister
The Mozambican government says Pretoria has been 'grossly unreasonable' in detaining Manuel Chang for more than 28 months.
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