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Eskom outlines its position on coal contract to Gupta-linked firm

Eskom outlines its position on coal contract to Gupta-linked firm

12th June 2016 In a seeming effort to preempt a City Press report raising questions about the award, by State-owned electricity utility Eskom, of a... 

EXCLUSIVE – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on her 7-year term in office

EXCLUSIVE – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on her 7-year term in office

10th June 2016 Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is expected to step down from her role as South Africa's Public Protector in October. She joins Polity's Sane... 

Training Manual on Developing Joint BioTrade and REDD+ Projects (June 2016)

Training Manual on Developing Joint BioTrade and REDD+ Projects (June 2016)

10th June 2016 Biodiversity is the source of many products and services utilised by society and its sustainable use is thus fundamental for long·term sustainable... 

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Sarie – A novel

Sarie – A novel

9th June 2016 A Khoikhoi assassin, a blackmailed premier, a suicidal academic and a girl fleeing violence centuries deep ... Four lives in crisis. On the same... 

Onus of Proof and Employer’s Obligation during Dismissal Disputes

Onus of Proof and Employer’s Obligation during Dismissal Disputes

6th June 2016 When an employee who has been discharged for misconduct declares an unfair dismissal dispute at the CCMA or any relevant Bargaining Council, the... 

Gold miners to appeal silicosis class action ruling

Gold miners to appeal silicosis class action ruling

3rd June 2016 Mining companies African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Sibanye Gold have filed individual... 

Daily Podcast - June 3, 2016

Daily Podcast - June 3, 2016

3rd June 2016 Making headlines: ANC members dissatisfied with elections candidate list Angolan president appoints daughter as head of state oil firm And, IEC... 

South Africa marks the end of a remarkable judicial career

South Africa marks the end of a remarkable judicial career

31st May 2016 The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 led to a rash of constitution-making in central and eastern Europe, as those national entities released from... 

Decolonising universities isn't an easy process -- but it has to happen

Decolonising universities isn't an easy process -- but it has to happen

24th May 2016 South African universities have become protest sites. Beginning in 2015 and continuing this year, students have organised against colonial symbols,... 

Chairperson of the Nation Council of Provinces v Malema (535/2015) [2016] ZASCA 69

Chairperson of the Nation Council of Provinces v Malema (535/2015) [2016] ZASCA 69

23rd May 2016 The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the appeal by the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces against a decision of the Western... 

Daily Podcast – May 17, 2016

Daily Podcast – May 17, 2016

17th May 2016 May, 17 2016. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Madiba. Making headlines: EFF's interdict bid struck off the roll ANC slams Malema for... 

Nersa to propose a coal benchmark cost as part of its multiyear price determination for Eskom

Nersa to propose a coal benchmark cost as part of its multiyear price determination for Eskom

16th May 2016 The May 2016 roundup covers activities across South Africa for April 2016 and includes details of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s... 

Suttner's View: Space for racism to go undetected in courts

Suttner's View: Space for racism to go undetected in courts

13th May 2016 Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about the space for racism to go undetected in courts. 

Electoral politics and mass politics

Electoral politics and mass politics

13th May 2016 Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about electoral politics and mass politics. 

GIBS sets up ethics and governance think tank

GIBS sets up ethics and governance think tank

10th May 2016 An ethics and governance think tank has been established by University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), with a view to... 

Eskom avoids downgrade following Moody’s review

Eskom avoids downgrade following Moody’s review

10th May 2016 State-owned electricity producer Eskom announced on Tuesday that Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) had affirmed the utility’s credit rating of... 

Gang Town

Gang Town

9th May 2016 Cape Town is two cities. One is beautiful beyond imagining, known since its beginning as the 'fairest cape' in the world. Here tourists come to... 

Cachalia on politics, mayoral candidacy

Cachalia on politics, mayoral candidacy

4th May 2016 Polity's Sane Dhlamini speaks to Ekurhuleni DA Mayoral candidate Ghaleb Cachalia about politics and his mayoral candidacy. 

‘Clinics-on-wheels’ on track for 12m-patient milestone this year

‘Clinics-on-wheels’ on track for 12m-patient milestone this year

28th April 2016 Transnet’s Phelophepa I and II healthcare trains are on track to reach their 12-millionth patient by the end of September, Transnet chairperson... 

Daily Podcast - April 22, 2016

Daily Podcast - April 22, 2016

22nd April 2016 22 April, 2016. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Madiba. Making headlines: Candidates for inspector general of intelligence to be... 

Daily Podcast – April 21, 2016

Daily Podcast – April 21, 2016

21st April 2016 April 21, 2016. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Madiba. Making headlines: Opposition parties reprimand Nxesi over Nkandla. 

Norton Rose Fulbright directer appointed as LLSSA member

Norton Rose Fulbright directer appointed as LLSSA member

21st April 2016 Norton Rose Fulbright director, Charles Ancer, has been appointed a member of the Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Tax Matters and Exchange... 

Ethics and solidarity

Ethics and solidarity

11th April 2016 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about ethics and solidarity. Click here to read the column. 

Suttner's View: Constitutional court judgment – what now?

Suttner's View: Constitutional court judgment – what now?

11th April 2016 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about the the Constitutional... 

Daily Podcast - 06 April 2016

Daily Podcast - 06 April 2016

6th April 2016 06 April, 2016. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Madiba. Making headlines: South African civil society organisations plan protests to... 

All 35 turbines erected at Noupoort wind farm project

All 35 turbines erected at Noupoort wind farm project

5th April 2016 All 35 turbines at the R1.9-billion Noupoort wind farm project, in the Northern Cape, have been installed and the plant is scheduled to enter... 

558 Days – A True Story

558 Days – A True Story

4th April 2016 558 days of hell. Two souls united in body and spirit. One Almighty God. This is the story of Yolande and Pierre Korkie, who were kidnapped by Al... 

Corruption Watch gets new chairperson

Corruption Watch gets new chairperson

1st April 2016 Corruption Watch board member Mavuso Msimang has been appointed chairperson with immediate effect after Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane stepped... 

Daily Podcast - 1 April 2016

Daily Podcast - 1 April 2016

1st April 2016 April 01, 2016. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sane Dhlamini. Making headlines: ANC Women's League says it stands firmly behind Zuma. 

Suttner's View: Attack on Helen Suzman foundation – Defending legality

Suttner's View: Attack on Helen Suzman foundation – Defending legality

24th March 2016 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about the attack on the... 

If Zuma is staying put what happens now?

If Zuma is staying put what happens now?

24th March 2016 Researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about 'If Zuma is staying put what happens now?' Click here to... 

Members of Gupta family offered me Finance Minister position, Jonas confirms

Members of Gupta family offered me Finance Minister position, Jonas confirms

16th March 2016 Deputy Finance Minister Mcebesi Jonas has confirmed that he was approached by nongovernmental individuals in respect of the position of Minister of... 

Suttner's View: International Women’s Day and patriarchy

Suttner's View: International Women’s Day and patriarchy

10th March 2016 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about International Women’s... 

Daily Podcast - March 10, 2016

Daily Podcast - March 10, 2016

10th March 2016 DA presses Jonas amid report Guptas asked him to replace Nene Loadshedding ‘holiday’ to continue through winter And, no health concerns over US... 

Nuclear Scars – The Lasting Legacies of Chernobyl and Fukushima (Feb 2016)

Nuclear Scars – The Lasting Legacies of Chernobyl and Fukushima (Feb 2016)

9th March 2016 It is 30 years since the beginning of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is also five years since the Fukushima disaster began. To mark these... 

Creamer Media publishes Steel 2016: A review of South Africa's steel sector research report

Creamer Media publishes Steel 2016: A review of South Africa's steel sector research report

7th March 2016 Creamer Media’s Steel 2016 Report examines South Africa’s steel industry over the past 12 months. The report provides insight into the global steel... 

The Struggle Continues

The Struggle Continues

7th March 2016 The Struggle Continues is a “searing, heartfelt, brutally honest account of the turbulent modern history of Zimbabwe” (Douglas Rogers author of The... 

Suttner's View: President Zuma and the courts

Suttner's View: President Zuma and the courts

4th March 2016 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about President Zuma and the... 

Suttner's View: State institutions and their abuse

Suttner's View: State institutions and their abuse

4th March 2016 In this episode of Suttner's View, researcher and analyst Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sane Dhlamini about State institutions and... 

John Matisonn – God, Spies and Lies

John Matisonn – God, Spies and Lies

4th March 2016 “For a couple of months in the near perfect summer of 1990/1991, Jacob Zuma came to stay in my house in Norwood, Johannesburg… Twenty five years... 

Minister of Police v Dlwathi (20604/14) [2016] ZASCA 6

Minister of Police v Dlwathi (20604/14) [2016] ZASCA 6

3rd March 2016 The Supreme Court of Appeal (the SCA) today partly upheld an appeal in this matter which concerns an award of damages made by the Gauteng Local... 

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