In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered that the private consumption and cultivation of cannabis be decriminalised.
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You can get high now in private says the Constitutional Court
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Trade union Solidarity accuses Sasol of being ‘reckless’ as strike drags on
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Trade union Solidarity has accused Sasol of compromising safety by replacing its striking members with workers who are not properly trained at the Sasolburg plant.
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China gifts SA with R370bn, is that a real gift or are there ulterior motives!
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured nearly R370-billion in financing from the Chinese government towards an economic stimulus package.
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October fuel price outlook is a ‘major concern’ for Minister of Energy
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Increasing rand weakness against the dollar will not bode well for the fuel price in October, Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe warned on Wednesday evening.
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Western Cape woes continue:- Cosatu threatens to shut down WC if province fails to deal with gangsterism
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Cosatu in the Western Cape has confirmed that it will file a section 77 notice on Tuesday after being approached by communities across the Cape Flats who are struggling under a barrage of gang violence.
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Cyril Ramaphosa trying to explain away his conduct for the past few months. Should we really believe you!
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again rejected suggestions that China is a new coloniser and that his government has sold South Africa to the country by signing loan agreements for state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
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Bain & Company won’t be stepping down in state capture allegations
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Beleaguered consultancy Bain & Company on Monday morning issued a clarification that managing partner Vittorio Massone was not stepping down as previously communicated, but rather merely taking time to focus on cooperating with the Sars commission of inquiry.
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SASSA News:- ‘Double social grants for six months’ – can this be possible?
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The social development department has made an extraordinary proposal to the inter-ministerial committee set up to find solutions to boost the economy: double social grants payments for six months.
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DA goes head-to-head with SABC over Cyril Ramaphosa broadcast
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The SABC’s broadcast of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s late night announcement on land expropriation without compensation infringed on a section of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa’s (BCCSA) code of conduct, according to the Democratic Alliance.
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Steinhoff Saga:- Markus Jooste plans to dodge Parliament’s tough questions
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After months of continued revelations regarding the intrigue that is Steinhoff, the reclusive mastermind behind the tangled web, Markus Jooste, will finally appear before Parliament on Wednesday.
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Des Van Rooyen lost no time in the treasury
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On December 9 2015, ANC backbencher Des van Rooyen was appointed finance minister. Four days later, after intense pressure, then-president Jacob Zuma rescinded his appointment, shifted him to the co-operative governance and traditional affairs department and appointed Pravin Gordhan to control the nation’s purse strings.
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Treasury News:- Sars shortfall to blame for VAT hike, so we are paying for their incompetency!
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Treasury would not have needed to increase value added tax (VAT) by one percentage point to 15% in April if not for the revenue shortfall at the South African Revenue Services (SARS), deputy director general at national treasury Ismail Momoniat told the Nugent commission of inquiry on Wednesday.
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Zibuse Comfort Ndigi withdraws from Zondo commission citing time constraints, one can only wonder why!
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The appointment of Durban attorney Zibuse Comfort Ngidi, a staunch ally of former president Jacob Zuma, to the Zondo commission investigating state capture, has been halted.
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Athol Trollip (DA) ousted in ‘sham’ council meeting in NMB
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The Democratic Alliance’s Athol Trollip has been ousted from his position as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay. The putsch happened during a contentious council meeting where DA caucus members and the municipal manager walked out of the chambers after the removal of its speaker, Jonathan Lawack.
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Solidarity members to strike over Sasol’s ‘white exclusion’
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More than 80% of Solidarity’s members at Sasol in Secunda voted for a strike against the company’s exclusion of white employees from a staff share scheme, the labour union claims in a statement on its website on Sunday.
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