Why does COSATU continue to be irrelevant to the labour force?
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is the largest labour federation, but it continues to bleed members, declining from 2.2 million to roughly 1.6 million between 2012 and the subsequent reporting period. This is due to poor leadership,
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Treasury tells the SANDF to make do
On 16 October, Parliament’s defence committee asked for an urgent meeting between the finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, and the defence minister, Angie Motshekga. The committee, chaired by Molefi Legoete, wanted agreed costings and dates for stopping the department’s salary overspending
Skin in the game: beyond BEE
Recently, leading South African commentators including Professor William Gumede, the IRR’s Dr Anthea Jeffery and Moeletsi Mbeki have advocated the scrapping of BEE.
Bronkhorstspruit: Political accountability cannot replace administrative responsibility
There is something profoundly wrong with a municipality that can supply water without chlorination for three weeks without preventing it or, at the very least, warning residents.
UCT: the good, the bad and … the lawyers
In the classic Western movie, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, three rugged cowboys circle a grave in which a fortune is buried. The tension lies in the question: what does each of them know? In the Wild West of
The Bronkhorstpruit water crisis – facts, failures and fibs
The recent water crisis in Bronkhorstpruit has shown a brutal spotlight on the political and administrative leadership in Tshwane. Lead by ActionSA Mayor Nasiphi Moya with the support of the ANC and EFF the coalition. The city was found to
The miracle of reason: how shaky tools can build glorious edifices
Animals all need to communicate with one another, both with their own kind and with other beasts like potential predators. Humans have evolved particularly powerful mechanisms to do so, along with brain modules that enable tool use. Various brain models
One man, one vote is not wonder
“They make me proud. Pleased, too.” Noah is musing. Plainly, he expects me to react and, ever complaisant, I do. “What does, dear heart?” “Lamp posts festooned with election posters. They are the trumpeters of the democracy for which we
Our inverted pyramid of congratulations
The Helen Suzman Foundation is the latest organization to congratulate Navi Pillay for her controversial Nobel Peace prize. Not entirely convinced the old dame would approve; it's fine that there’s the whole girl-boss-power thing, but then there’s also Pillay’s performance