RDM News Wire
Ministers meet to discuss visa regulation consequences
20th August 2015 The inter-Ministerial committee on migration‚ led by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa‚ is scheduled to meet on Thursday. The committee - comprising... →
Scuffles break out as PRASA staffers demand Montana’s reinstatement
19th August 2015 Senior employees at the embattled public rail agency head office in Pretoria refused to work on Wednesday demanding the reinstatement of the... →
Challenge to set aside mining charters
18th August 2015 In a fresh challenge to SA’s mining regime‚ lawyer Hulme Scholes and his firm have gone to court to set aside the Mining Charters of 2004 and 2010‚... →
Mining should also be about people – SACBC
14th August 2015 The Justice and Peace Commission for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has spoken out against plans by mining companies to... →
Scopa shocked by grim picture painted by chief procurement officer’s report
13th August 2015 The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) said it was shocked by the grim picture it received on Thursday from the Office of the Chief... →
Court asked to terminate eNatis contract immediately
13th August 2015 The Department of Transport has resorted to the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to enforce an order to terminate immediately a multibillion rand... →
Water trumps energy as a red boardroom issue – WRC
6th August 2015 Water is now a key economic business risk discussed in boardrooms‚ rather than the “green issue” it has been categorised as previously‚ said Dr... →
Unstable SAA gets another acting CEO
4th August 2015 Management instability continues unabated at South African Airways (SAA) where the human resources GM Thuli Mpshe has now been appointed to run the... →
DA calls on committee to summon Minister over nuke deal
3rd August 2015 The Democratic Alliance says it is planning to call on parliament’s portfolio committee on energy to summon Minister of Energy Tina... →
Parliament suspends top security officials as tensions rise
31st July 2015 Parliament has suspended its head of protection services‚ Zelda Holtzman‚ and her deputy‚ Motlatsi Mokgatla‚ with immediate effect yesterday as the... →
Oxfam calls for 'one million climate jobs' in SA
31st July 2015 More than 10% of South Africans “live in extreme poverty” on less than R16 a day‚ according to an Oxfam report to be released on Friday. “South... →
African knowledge society crucial – Mbeki
30th July 2015 One of the major tasks which faced universities was advocacy to convince the political class in Africa that institutions of learning are “indeed... →
Task team to probe damage caused by new visa regulations
29th July 2015 Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has told Talk Radio 702's John Robbie that Cabinet has appointed a task team to look into the damage being caused to... →
Revealed: real price of nuclear energy
29th July 2015 The price of electricity generated by nuclear power is expected to be higher than that from any other technology except for gas and diesel‚ two... →
New dinosaur from South Africa gets Sesotho name
25th June 2015 South African and Argentinian palaeontologists have named a 200-million year old dinosaur from South Africa‚ “Sefapanosaurus”‚ from the Sesotho... →
Intellidex: BEE deals generate R317bn of value
25th June 2015 “Recent statements that BEE deals do not create substantial value are false.” That’s the conclusion Intellidex chairperson Stuart Theobald has... →
Child visa impact biggest on SADC countries – government
25th June 2015 The new visa regulations for child travellers have had the biggest impact on children entering South Africa from neighbouring countries and not... →
Ten steps to create jobs through labour reform – IRR
24th June 2015 South Africa’s current jobless rate - on the official definition which excludes those too discouraged to keep actively looking for work - stands at... →
Court declares R2.5bn eNaTIS contract invalid
24th June 2015 The high court in Pretoria has declared that the extension of the eNaTIS system contract from 2010 to 2015 by former transport department... →
Tourism study shows how much industry is hurting from new immigration rules
23rd June 2015 An estimated 100 000 foreign tourists will not visit South Africa this year as a consequence of the new stringent immigration regulations. This is... →
Court battle over medical aid bid to cut patient benefits
19th June 2015 The Department of Health is intending to change the regulation that ensures certain diseases are paid for no matter the cost by medical aids. At... →
Vavi apologises to Thabo Mbeki for backing Zuma
18th June 2015 In a dramatic turnaround‚ trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi has apologised to former president Thabo Mbeki for siding with Jacob Zuma in a leadership... →
Car licences can’t be withheld for outstanding e-tolls – JPSA
18th June 2015 Any amendments to the e-road regulations under the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) Act to withhold car licence discs on the... →
'Councillors who don't pay their bills will face disciplinary action'
12th June 2015 Councillors who owe debts to municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal risk losing their jobs. This was a warning issued by the MEC for Cooperative... →
Madonsela wants to leave public protector's office stronger than she found it
12th June 2015 When her non-renewable seven-year term of office expires in October 2016‚ Public Protector Advocate Thuli Mandosela hopes to leave behind an office... →
ANC showdown as Mashatile rips into Nkandla report
12th June 2015 The ANC leadership is set for a showdown as the party's Gauteng chair‚ Paul Mashatile‚ become the highest-profile member to distance himself from... →
New ‘Operation Pyramid’ to secure SA’s borders – Cabinet
12th June 2015 The Department of Home Affairs will link up with other government agencies for a new initiative to be called “Operation Pyramid” to secure South... →
‘Uptick’ in Gauteng toll revenues since rates lowered‚ says Rampahosa
10th June 2015 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says there has been an “uptick” in Gauteng toll revenues since the announcement of the lowered rates. Answering... →
Labour tenants in 'bureaucratic limbo' while claims stall
10th June 2015 More than 14 years after the cut-off date for labour tenants to claim rights to the land they live on‚ the Department of Rural Development and Land... →
Islamic marriages are valid for divorce pension payouts
9th June 2015 A woman married and divorced under Islamic law has a claim against her ex-husband’s pension. Pension Funds adjudicator Muvhango Lukhaimane said on... →
Govt malpractice litigation costs escalate 35% a year – DA
9th June 2015 "Poor diagnosis leads to poor remedies." This‚ the Democratic Alliance’s Dr Wilmot James said‚ could apply to health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s... →
Eskom to implement stage 1 load-shedding
8th June 2015 Eskom will implement stage 1 load-shedding from 17:00 on Monday afternoon‚ which the power utility says is likely to continue until 22:00 in the... →
Appeal court could send Oscar Pistorius back to jail‚ despite early parole
8th June 2015 While Oscar Pistorius is expected to be placed under house arrest in August‚ this could be only a temporary reprieve from prison life. Lawyer... →
DA says Hanekom must explain about-turn on visa regulations review
8th June 2015 The Democratic Alliance wants Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom to appear before Parliament’s tourism portfolio committee to explain his about-turn on... →
'Whites should be killed' - UCT reveals charges against Chumani Maxwele
8th June 2015 The University of Cape Town has explained why it suspended Chumani Maxwele‚ who was previously noted for emptying a bucket of faeces over a statue... →
Hawks say no probe into Danny Jordaan over FIFA
4th June 2015 The Hawks have not opened any formal investigation into the FIFA saga‚ Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said in a statement. “The... →
MPs to discuss police report on Nkandla spending
3rd June 2015 A third Parliamentary ad-hoc committee has been established to deal with spending on security at President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home – but... →
FIFA confirms that $10m went to Concacaf’s Warner
2nd June 2015 The South African government approved the transfer of $10-million to “support the African diaspora in Caribbean countries as part of the World Cup... →
SARS still has ‘several legal instruments available’ to get money from Malema
2nd June 2015 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made “no concession…with respect to the recovery of the current and future outstanding taxes” from... →
Outgoing NPA head’s lawyer mum on settlement figure
2nd June 2015 Outgoing National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) head Mxolisi Nxasana earned a settlement that equals what he would have earned in the last eight... →
Zuma’s pool makes a fool of police minister - Corruption Watch
29th May 2015 David Lewis‚ head of the country's leading non-governmental anti-graft agency‚ Corruption Watch‚ has criticised Police Minister Nathi Nhleko's... →
