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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:51:15 GMTTigray, Ethiopian Govt Negotiators Arrive in South Africa for Peace Talks
[DW] Tigray rebels and the Ethiopian government have announced their arrival in South Africa for peace talks. It is the most serious effort to date to find a solution to the devastating conflict.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:27:57 GMTParliament Fails to Hold the Executive to Account - History Shows What Can Happen
[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa's apartheid era from 1948 to 1994, the executive arm of government dominated over parliament. In any system, this allows a small group of politicians to dominate the larger body of elected representatives fro...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:40:43 GMTTigray Crisis - Blinken Speaks With President Ruto, SA Foreign Minister Pandor
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The pace talk delegation composed of officials from Tigray regional state arrived in South Africa ahead of today's AU-led peace talk between Tigray and federal government officials. Earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Ant...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:15:51 GMTEmbattled Hostel Residents Hope Coronation Will Bring Peace
[Scrolla] Hostel dwellers are hopeful that the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in Durban will bring about unity in hostels - especially the notorious Glebelands in Umlazi.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:23:42 GMTDA Re-Affirms Its Position on the EFF
[DA] The DA Federal Executive met earlier this evening to hear representations from former Mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse on a strategy to regain a governing coalition in the City.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:50:28 GMTArtificial Intelligence Is Used for Predictive Policing in the U.S. and UK - South Africa Should Embrace It, Too
[The Conversation Africa] In the 2002 movie Minority Report (based on a short story by Philip K Dick), director Steven Spielberg imagined a future in which three psychics can "see" murders before they happen. Their clairvoyance allows Tom Cruise and ...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:40:59 GMT'The Municipality Dumped Us Here Like Rubbish' Says Gqeberha Woman
[GroundUp] Many of Rolihlahla's households were moved to the prefabricated bungalows by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality because of Covid
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:16:05 GMTPresident Wishes Hindu Community a Happy Diwali
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Hindu community of South Africa a very happy and joyous Diwali.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:13:01 GMTPresident Ramaphosa Fails to Lead On Zondo Commission Recommendations - Parliament Must Act As Last Line of Defense
[DA] The President's address last night has confirmed that it is indeed Parliament that must act as the last line of defense against State Capture. The President simply provided an analysis of the Zondo Judicial Commission Report instead of stating w...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:49:18 GMTTigray Rebels Arrive in South Africa for Peace Talks On Ethiopian Crisis
[RFI] Tigrayan rebels say their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government. The discussions are aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's two-year war.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:09:58 GMTJudge 'Unscrambles an Egg' - 20 Years of Property Sales Reversed
[GroundUp] It started in 2001 when a bank bought the house for R100
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:51:52 GMTPresident's Response to State Capture An Insult, Opposition Says - News Briefs October 24, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:54:41 GMTFour People Allied to King Misuzulu Killed Ahead of His Coronation
[Scrolla] Four people - including a prominent induna of the Osuthu Traditional Council under King Misuzulu KaZwelithini - were gunned down on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:49:10 GMTCabinet Responds to State Capture Report Recommendations
[SAnews.gov.za] The submission of Cabinet's response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector is a firm and clear indication of the primacy of the rule o...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:47:10 GMTCorruption - Ramaphosa Offers Some Existing and Some New(ish) Solutions
[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa said his administration's implementation plan on the State Capture commission recommendation was an 'ethical, moral and institutional departure' from the days of State Capture. While some steps outlined are ...
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:21:42 GMTPresident Ramaphosa Submits Response to the State Capture Report to Parliament
[Govt of SA] On 22 October 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa advised the Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula that he would be submitting to Parliament his response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry int...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:43:54 GMTRamaphosa's Zondo Commission Response Is Superficial and His Implementation Plan Lacks Clarity
[Daily Maverick] Professor Dr Omphemetse S Sibanda is a Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo. He holds a Doctor of Laws (in International Economic Law) from North West University, a...
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 11:21:58 GMTRamaphosa Addresses the Nation On Submitting Response to the State Capture Report to Parliament
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa advised the Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula that he would be submitting to Parliament his response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of St...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:11:18 GMTCosatu Notes President Cyril Ramaphosa's Announcement of Various Measures to Intensify the Fight Against Corruption
[COSATU] Special Note: Happy 36th Anniversary to COSATU. Formed December 1985
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:30:30 GMTU.S. Secretary of State Discusses Ethiopia Peace Talks with South African Foreign Minister
[State Department] The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:07:32 GMTIn 1986 Wits University Did a Survey About Its Relevance to South Africa - Another Is Needed
[The Conversation Africa] As the number of black students increased at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa in the 1980s, township struggles spread onto the campus and management came under increasing grassroots pressure to impl...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:06:31 GMT4 Ways Companies Can Strengthen Their Boards to Make It Through Tough Economic Times
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's economy is struggling. A number of factors are behind the decline. These include severe power cuts which are taking their toll on all spheres of the economy, rising inflation, increases in food prices, the eff...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:50:10 GMTText of Ramaphosa Address - Response to the Commission of Inquiry Into Allegations of State Capture
[Govt of SA] My Fellow South Africans,
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:45:40 GMTRamaphosa's Action Plan - Clear On Stopping Future Procurement Corruption
[Daily Maverick] Future-proofing South Africa against State Capture took half of the 76-page implementation plan President Cyril Ramaphosa submitted to Parliament. It backs the tone of his televised speech to the nation on Sunday, outlining a return ...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:43:15 GMTANC to Hand Over a List of Zondo Inquiry-Implicated Members to Party's Integrity Commission
[Daily Maverick] As Cyril Ramaphosa announces steps to implement the State Capture inquiry's recommendations, the ANC says it has distanced itself from those in its ranks 'who have been involved in corruption or who are complicit in State Capture'. B...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:42:31 GMTInvestigating Directorate Will Become Permanent NPA Entity 'To Strengthen Anti-Corruption Activities'
[Daily Maverick] 'Corruption is a betrayal of our democracy and an assault on the institutions that we established together to advance the values of our Constitution and the interests of our people,' said President Cyril Ramaphosa as he unpacked Cabi...
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 19:02:21 GMTPeace Talks Set to Begin Monday
[Scrolla] African Union-brokered peace talks between the warring parties in Ethiopia are to be held in South Africa on Monday to seek a cease-fire and avert a humanitarian catastrophe in what is now the bloodiest conflict in the world.
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 19:00:42 GMTPoliticians Fall Over Themselves to Pay Homage to Zulu King
[Scrolla] The political battle for the soul of new Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini shifted a gear this week with politicians from as far afield as Johannesburg and Nelspruit visiting his palace.
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:54:27 GMTFormer President Zuma Calls Courts Unjust After Completing Jail Term
[VOA] Johannesburg -- South Africa's scandal-embroiled former president, Jacob Zuma, addressed the media Saturday for the first time after completing a 15-month jail term for contempt of court, alleging the country's justice system is unjust and infi...
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:31:33 GMTNdebele Artist Esther Mahlangu's Assailants Free - South African News Briefs - October 21, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --