Author: Setumo Stone

Business, Politics

ANC provinces want to have a say in local mines

As the ANC sits for its national executive committee lekgotla this weekend, a significant push is expected from several provinces to decentralise control of the... Read more.
Steenhuisen's response to farmers
Politics

The real John Steenhuisen — according to Dion George

Dion George’s resignation interview from the DA did not resemble a disgruntled former insider seeking revenge. It sounded like a calculated intervention in South... Read more.
Mining operations
Business, News

Why mining firms should invest in communities and why it so often flops

People often refer to community investment in South Africa’s mining economy as corporate generosity, a “give-back” gesture that aims to mitigate... Read more.
Politics

Retired prosecutor says Bulelani Ngcuka blocked probes into apartheid crimes

Retired prosecutor Anton Ackermann has accused former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka, Deputy NDPP Silas Ramaite and former Directorate... Read more.
MK Party criticises Thabo Mbeki
Politics

MK claims Thabo Mbeki betrayed liberation ideals by shielding apartheid-era multinationals

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has launched a critique of former president Thabo Mbeki, accusing him of shielding multinational corporations that profited from... Read more.
Mining operations
Business

Liberty Coal touts Optimum turnaround with R400m dragline, contractor-led reboot

Liberty Coal has signalled an aggressive turnaround strategy at Optimum Colliery, placing operational control in the hands of its newly appointed mining contractor... Read more.
Sisi Khampepe faces challenge from Zuma and Mbeki
Politics

Ex-presidents Jacob Zuma, Thabo Mbeki dig in heels in Khampepe recusal case

Former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki have each submitted documents to support their requests for Justice Sisi Khampepe to step down from her role as the... Read more.
News

Challenge to NDPP appointment process not personal – Barnabas Xulu

The legal bid to halt President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of a new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) is rooted in frustration over procedural... Read more.
Andy Mothibi is South Africa's new NDPP
Politics

State moves to toss out lawsuit after Cyril Ramaphosa picks NDPP

The state attorney, representing President Cyril Ramaphosa, has argued that a high-stakes legal bid by law firm B Xulu & Partners to halt the appointment of... Read more.