Author: Setumo Stone

Black advocates
Business

Major shake-up for legal sector as new B-BBEE rules take hold

South African law firms are bracing for sweeping changes as the country’s Legal Sector Charter Council, headed by Christine Qunta, issues its first-ever official... Read more.
'RAF lied on paying R30m to law firms, correct amount is R210m'
Politics

‘RAF lied about paying R30m to two law firms, correct amount is R210m’

In a damning memorandum tabled before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa), the Road Accident Fund (RAF) stands accused of misleading MPs,... Read more.
Zibi raises alarm about irregularities at RAF
Politics

R4bn default judgments, vacancy crisis put RAF on collision course with Scopa

The crisis at the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has deepened, with explosive allegations of financial mismanagement, vacant executive posts, and questionable investment... Read more.
Faith leaders criticise DA's move to boycott National Dialogue
Politics

Let them have a National Dialogue … the real builders are already at work

Once again, the powerful of South Africa under President Cyril Ramaphosa seek to gather for their so-called National Dialogue, a polished spectacle where the suits... Read more.
Duma Boko’s diamond heart is a rare stone in Africa’s crown
Politics

Botswana leader Duma Boko’s diamond heart is a rare stone in Africa’s crown

Listen to him! Duma Boko, President of Botswana, standing in Las Vegas a few days ago, talking about diamonds, not like a miner counting carats, but like a poet... Read more.