Tax hike needed to avert disaster – Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has called for tax increases to fortify South Africa’s fiscal position. In a submission to Parliament on
Apologise to journalists, cricket body told
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has rounded on Cricket South Africa (CSA) for its attempts to ‘intimidate journalists critical of the sport’s governing
Soldiers’ house raids ‘illegal’, probe finds
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) investigation has confirmed claims of unlawful raids on homes by its soldiers in Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal. This was
Cape Town advocate gunned down
Advocate Vernon Jantjies was shot dead on Sunday night at a petrol station in Mitchells Plain. Jantjies specialised in criminal cases, such as the trial
Swapo wins in Namibia but loses significant support
The governing South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) remained in power in last week’s Namibian general election, but saw its majority sharply reduced. The party
SARS wins R1bn tax evasion case
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment which ended the protracted dispute with Africa Cash & Carry,
Banks could survive an SOE default, says Reserve Bank
A default on their debt by South Africa’s State-Owned Enterprises would be harmful to the banking sector, but would not derail it. This was the
Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill Signed
It was announced this week that President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill. According to a statement by the Presidency the
Black Friday plot foiled; supremacist leader arrested
Specialist police unit arrested white supremacist activist Harry Johannes Knoesen, leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement (NCRM). A tip off suggested that he had
Former Sudan ruling party to be banned
Draft legislation approved by the Sudanese cabinet would seek to remove vestiges of the ‘Al-Ingaz Regime’, as the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir was