Elections and unrest: Africa’s main hotspots in 2019
The start of 2019 has seen a flurry of political activity from Mali to Madagascar, with a shock opposition victory in Africa’s biggest country.
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Batohi’s Darfur connection epitomises SA’s u-turn
Adv Shamila Batohi personifies a u-turn taken under new president Cyril Ramaphosa after a decade of plunder and corruption.
🔒 SAA debts could hammer South Africa – FT
London-headquartered Financial Times cautions that grounding SAA could be just as expensive to the national fiscus as keeping it in the air.
Paul O’Sullivan: Exposing fresh Myeni corruption at SAA. Documentary proof. Best of BizNews 2016
Paul O’Sullivan spent three days in what he describes as a rat infested cell at Pretoria Central with raw sewerage running through it. Alec Hogg caught up with him in London. Here is his story.
Ed Herbst: SA’s Hate Speech Bill – how it fits into the Enver Daniels lunacy legacy
Does the career of Enver Daniels not testify to the damage which the ANC’s cronyism – also known as cadre deployment – has done to this country, asks Ed Herbst.
WATCH SARS hostage drama – further highlighting stench of decay hanging over SA’s body politic
The clips show Hawks officials trying to confiscate sensitive documents apparently related to SARS commissioner Tom Moyane’s role in the fraud investigation into Pravin Gordhan.
Wisdom is scarce for a world overdosed in information
EU observers have officially stated Gabon’s vote “lacked transparency”. But that doesn’t count for much on a continent where political leaders are blindly loyal to peers regardless of their tarnished records. Witness the African Union’s defence of Robert Mugabe and Omar al-Bashir.
August election: Danger of ANC repeating Oudtshoorn disaster, refuses to go
The voters must be properly informed before the August election. Will this be an opportunity to strengthen our democracy and replace failed administrations or will the ANC ignore the Rule of Law and refuse to heed the voice of the voters?
Zuma tightens grip confirming Rainbow Nation “just another African country”
President Jacob Zuma seemed in danger of being ousted two months ago after the nation’s highest court ruled he failed to uphold the constitution. Now he appears as powerful as ever.
Shades of Watergate in heist of computers, documents from HSF by “robbers”
Helen Suzman Foundation director Francis Antonie said he was shocked by the apparently well-orchestrated and brazen robbery which occurred at the foundation’s offices in Parktown.