Uncategorized 03 August 2018 By Marius Roodt EWC: Another step closer to the abyss The manner in which the government and the African National Congress are handling the question of expropriation without compensation (EWC) is threatening South Africa’s economic and political stability and could trigger a crisis of catastrophic...
Uncategorized 02 August 2018 By Donwald Pressly Zanu-PF steals Zim national election margin-right:0cm" It seems clear now that Zanu-PF, which has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980, has stolen the latest national election. Protests have broken out in Harare – and they have been margin-right:0cm" ZWNews reported that a...
Uncategorized 31 July 2018 By Tolulla Oni Mayosi: UCT mourns a giant of cardiology Conversation" width:1px" / South Africa’s medical fraternity is mourning the death of renowned academic and cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi. Mayosi, who was the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape...
Uncategorized 12 June 2018 By Donwald Pressly DA backs Zille: Protector's head sought Helen Zille has been joined by her party in condemning a report by the Public Protector which finds that a tweet she had made on colonialism was unconstitutional and contravened a code applying to people...
Uncategorized 06 June 2018 By John Fraser Disturbing GDP data as economy falters The Zuma administration harmed economic growth in several ways. There was zero interest in the patient promotion of growth. Instead, elite enrichment by any means possible was the central focus. To the latter end, institutions...
Uncategorized 31 May 2018 By Catherine O. Egbe How South Africa is tightening its tobacco rules South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has published a new tobacco control bill which, if passed into law, will tighten the grip on how cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold, marketed and regulated in...
Uncategorized 13 May 2018 By Penelope Andrews Silicosis class-action settlement matters The lawyers for miners who either fell sick or died after contracting and on South Africa’s gold mines, have reached historic class-action with the industry. The R5 billion (US$400 million) settlement becomes...
Uncategorized 13 February 2018 By Nelson Odume & Andrew Slaughter Africa needs to invest in water experts The African continent is disproportionately affected by extreme climate. Droughts or floods are becoming more frequent. Many African regions are experiencing water stress because of too much – or too little – It’s more than...
