2024: Annus Incredibilis - OPINION | Politicsweb
Dec 13, 2024 · There will be sighs of relief as Old Man Time, circa 2024, indulges in some final festive season partying before staggering into New Year oblivion. The past 12 months have been what the late Queen Elizabeth II — pained by her own memorably awful annus horribilis — might have called an annus ...
2024 had both high and low points – COSATU - POLITICS
2 days ago · The Congress of South African Trade Unions looks back on 2024 as a year of mixed fortunes constituting both high and low points. Among the high points are the successful rallies we held across all nine provinces to mark Workers Day on 1 May. Workers demonstrated their support for the Federation and ...
Pyrite is fool's gold: A call to true liberation - Politicsweb
Nov 26, 2024 · The people of South Africa have been deceived for far too long. An organisation, once trusted as a revolutionary force, has since revealed itself to be nothing more than fool's gold—a glittering illusion masking betrayal and the advancement of …
Industrial policy needs urgent review - OPINION | Politicsweb
In July President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a commitment to revitalising SA’s economy through “smart industrial policy” and promised that government would evaluate the efficacy of existing master plans. This is not before time: findings from recent reviews conducted by a …
Between Eskom debt and union demands Tshwane must avoid …
Nov 21, 2024 · Cilliers Brink says the DA, unlike the ANC, will not try to sabotage the financial rescue mission the party started while in govt After years of political battle, the ANC last month finally wrenched back control of the City of Tshwane. Many long-frustrated ANC constituencies now stand in line to ...
Has the DA (temporarily) lost its head? - OPINION | Politicsweb
Nov 18, 2024 · Koos Malan on the party’s strange burst of enthusiasm for the Soviet Union and MK Could it be that the Democratic Alliance (DA) is trying to outdo even the ANC and the MK Party in showing loyalty towards the communist Soviet Union? Going by the DA's own public statements, that indeed seems to be ...
Van Zyl Slabbert at Wilgenhof - OPINION | Politicsweb
Nov 28, 2024 · The following is an extract from Albert Grundlingh's book: Slabbert: Man on a Mission, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg, 2021 After a year at Wits Van Zyl Slabbert moved to Stellenbosch University, where the Dutch …
Recognise taxpayers as the engine of the economy – IRR
Nov 28, 2024 · IRR to the National Treasury: Recognise taxpayers as the engine of the economy. 28 November 2024. Promoting economic growth, a sustainable fiscus, and the economic empowerment of individuals is the key theme of submissions by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) and IRR Legal to the National Treasury this week.
Call for additional measures to PSC Bill – Committee
Nov 28, 2024 · Public Service Committee seeks to add additional measures to PSC Bill to insulate body from political influence. 27 November 2024 . The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration today resolved to seek legal advice on how to add an additional safeguard, a “cooling off” period, to the Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill.
Transnet’s recovery plan must be implemented ASAP
Nov 29, 2024 · Phumlani M. Majozi notes our logistics system issues saw SA record historically low coal and iron-ore exports in 2023 The roadmap to reform Transnet and reform South Africa’s logistics system was debated in National Council of Provinces this week. The Transnet roadmap proposes plans to improve ...