Politics

DA appoints George Michalakis new DA Parly leader

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has elected George Michalakis as its new parliamentary leader, placing him at the helm of the party’s legislative and oversight...

‘You cannot separate transformation from apartheid history’, court told in BBBEE...

Adv Zinzile Matebese, appearing for Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi before the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, argued that the challenge to the Legal...

BBC backs Legal Sector Code in transformation court battle

The Black Business Council (BBC) has thrown its weight behind the Legal Sector Code, describing the court challenge brought by several major law firms...

State says transformed judiciary impossible without transformed law firms

South Africa cannot build a judiciary that reflects the country’s racial and gender demographics while major law firms remain structurally untransformed, Adv Zinzile Matebese...

NCC and PA rally behind Fadiel Adams as he heads to...

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams is expected to appear before the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after his dramatic arrest in Cape...

Transformation is non-negotiable, minister’s lawyer tells court in B-BBEE case

A counsel for the minister of trade and industry, Parks Tau, on Wednesday defended the Legal Sector Code in court as a constitutional obligation...

Delays hamper Public Protector’s probe into Senzo Mchunu

The investigation into allegations of political interference, abuse of power, conflict of interest and improper conduct against suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is still...

CETA former executive claims purge for exposing malfeasance

A former acting CFO at the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) has come forward with allegations that he was effectively forced out of...

Vavi warns of regression as trade unions lose their grip

South African workers are facing a quiet rollback of hard-won labour gains – longer hours, weaker protections, and a labour movement losing its grip,...

IEC to meet with Jacob Zuma amid Mk Party election gripe

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it will meet with MK Party leader Jacob Zuma and his party's delegation in Nkandla on...