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The agricultural sector is vital to many livelihoods and it is a source of employment in rural communities with a significant contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Statistics SA notes that the sector contracted 17% quarter on quarter largely due to the 2015 drought conditions.
The ...
By Matthew Kruger
Corruption and political party funding: Debating the means to a desirable end
Political questions rarely have easy answers. Even when we agree that a particular goal is desirable - end corruption, for example - we often disagree over the appropriate means to that end. Here I consider ...
The Unite Against Corruption initiative that is holding a series of marches against corruption on 30 September 2015, in a visible demonstration that people living in this country have had enough of corruption and the impunity enjoyed by those wielding power in both public and private sectors.
In what can ...
By Julian Brown
We do not have a crisis of activism or political commitment in South Africa. Instead, we have a vibrant, challenging, and contentious political sphere defined by grassroots activism.
If we’re to believe recent reports in the Daily Maverick, South Africa’s activists are in trouble: Zwelinzimi Vavi believes ...
The Cape High Court ruling against the media in the so-called parliamentary censorship and signal jamming case serves to emphasise the importance the constitution places on the integrity of our democratic institutions.
The court, sitting as a full bench, ruled two to one that Parliament "has a right to protect ...
A campaign has been launched by Gun Free South Africa and Amandla.mobi calling on the Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko and the National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega to disarm the police’s crowd-control units of their deadly R5 deadly rifles.
The R5 assault rifle is based on the Israeli Galil, which ...
President Zuma will grab the limelight this week when he answers oral questions in the National Assembly.
His previous question session last August was cut short when EFF Members interrupted proceedings and chanted “pay back the money”. That led to the suspension and fines imposed on 20 EFF MPs, which ...
By Sheilan Clarke
Gauteng and the Western Cape are the top performing provinces in terms of the number of municipalities getting clean audits, while KwaZulu Natal has significantly improved since last year. This is according to Minister of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Pravin Gordhan. He was speaking at a ...
Parliament has been starved of legislative action for the past few weeks, with committees focused on preparing their Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). While there is still some leftover work in that regard, there is quite a lot of heavy legislative lifting scheduled this week- with five bills up ...
Mangosuthu University of Technology and the University of Limpopo recently briefed the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on the recent student protests at both institutions. Students were dissatisfied with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, particularly its inability to secure enough funds for students in financial need. As ...