African Union meets to discuss continent-wide Ebola strategy

By AGENCY STAFF – African Union (AU) chiefs held an emergency meeting on Monday to hammer out a continent-wide strategy to deal with the...

Zuma visits Lesotho in bid to rescue peace deal

By Nicholas Kotch –  PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma will spend Tuesday in Lesotho battling to prevent the political peace deal he brokered last week from...

Nine Things We Should Know About the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

By Sophie Van Leeuwen – There are three rather negative and six fairly positive aspects about the future African Court of Justice and Human...

Massmart fights mall exclusivity clauses

By Zeenat Moorad – MASSMART is filing a complaint with the Competition Commission as its plans to introduce its fresh food business, Foodco, at Game...

Teens want HIV tests

By Katharine Child – Pupils want HIV testing and counselling in schools despite the objections of the Department of Education. Education Minister Angie Motshekga...

Time to put people before politics

By Mmusi Maimane –  For a protracted period we have seen events which have raised questions about Parliament’s relevance and its role in holding...

The reforms we need to tackle inequality

By Joseph Stiglizt – The reception in the United States, and in other advanced economies, of Thomas Piketty’s recent book Capital in the Twenty-First Century attests to...

Who Are You Calling Corrupt? Good Governance Begins at Home

By Judith Cavanagh – Is claiming to be a leader in international development whilst presiding over structures that facilitate the loss of billions from...

What the law has to say about evictions

By Sandra Liebenberg –  The law on evictions has changed since the landmark Grootboom judgment in the Constitutional Court in 2000. But the recent...

THE ROLE OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY

By Sizwe Mda –  The National Ruling Party’s purpose is to deliver on its Mandate, to Govern the Country according to the Constitution and...

NUMBER OF VIOLENT PROTESTS ‘DOUBLED’

By Wyndhan Hartley – WHILE service delivery protests have remained largely constant over the past three years, the number that have turned violent has...

FEWER POOR GET FREE SERVICES ‘AS COUNCILS DIVERT FUNDING’

BY Carol Panton – FEWER indigent households are receiving the free basic electricity, water and sanitation — to which they are entitled — than...