# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says the boards of state-owned enterprises must be independent but still held accountable. New research by the organisation calls for merit-based board appointments, independent performance reviews, stronger parliamentary oversight and consequences for governance failures. OUTA’s Robyn Pasensie says fixed pay can help protect board independence, but accountability must be […]
# Lawyers for former Crime Intelligence deputy head major-general Feroz Khan have hinted at challenging his dismissal, calling the process irregular and procedurally unfair. Khan was fired after failing to attend an internal disciplinary hearing while facing serious allegations. His bid to halt the dismissal was dismissed by the Labour Court this week. His lawyers […]
# Die ATM se regsverteenwoordiger, Kessler Perumalsamy, voer aan president Cyril Ramaphosa het ‘n onregmatige opdrag gegee aan die voormalige hoof van die Presidensiële Beskermingseenheid, Wally Rhoode, tydens die ondersoek na die diefstal op sy plaas, Phala Phala. Hy het aan die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof gesê die Parlement se onafhanklike paneel het bevind daar is genoeg […]
# The African Transformation Movement’s legal representative, Kessler Perumalsamy, has argued president Cyril Ramaphosa gave then Presidential Protection Unit’s head, Wally Rhoode, an unlawful instruction during the Phala Phala farm theft investigation. He told the Western Cape High Court Parliament’s independent panel probing the case considered both incriminating and exculpatory evidence before finding sufficient evidence […]
# Build One South Africa vra Stad Kaapstad om sy voorgestelde muur van 120-miljoen-rand langs die N2 te skrap en die geld te gebruik vir die bekamping van geweldsmisdaad. BOSA sê 869 mense is tussen April en Junie in Kaapstad vermoor, gelykstaande aan ‘n moord elke twee-en-‘n-half-uur. Die party sê die geld kan eerder vir […]
# Oorlewendes en afstammelinge van die Sharpeville-slagting in 1960 het ‘n geskiedkundige saak teen die regering in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria aanhanging gemaak. Lawyers for Human Rights en Leigh Day ondersteun die groep wat die hof vra om die Vrywaringswet van 1961 tersyde te stel. Die wet het amptenare van die apartheidsregering teen aanspreeklikheid beskerm. […]
# Build One South Africa is calling on the City of Cape Town to scrap its proposed 120-million-rand N2 wall and redirect the money to fighting violent crime. BOSA says 869 people were murdered in Cape Town between April and June, equivalent to one murder every two-and-a-half hours. The party says the funds could instead […]
# Die Departement van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging moedig uitvoerders aan om saam te werk en toegang tot internasionale markte te verkry ingevolge die Groepsvrystelling vir die Bevordering van Uitvoere. Dit laat kwalifiserende ondernemings toe om sekere koste, infrastruktuur, markinligting en logistieke hulpbronne te deel, en soms gesamentlik produkte te bemark. Die maatreël reageer op […]
# The National Council of SPCAs has been admitted as a “friend of the court” in a Supreme Court of Appeal case concerning the export of horn from captive-bred rhinos. The case could have wider implications for protected species and captive-bred specimens. The NSPCA argues overall animal welfare must be considered and prioritised when authorities […]
