The South African cabinet on Wednesday welcomed the accession by South Africa to the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which also deals with terrorist financing.
The South African Chamber of Business (Sacob) on Wednesday warned Parliament about the politicisation of business through the proposed Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) legislation.
It was simply not true that no investment had been made in port infrastructure since the new government in South Africa came to power in 1994, a senior Public Enterprises official, Dr Ian Phillips, said on Wednesday.
Former Pan Africanist Congress member of Parliament Patricia de Lille has launched her new political party, the Independent Democrats (ID) — but her political opponents are questioning the chances of her reaching a target of 5% of the vote.
Prominent South African lawyer George Bizos on Monday took a new "Anti-Terrorism" Bill to task on behalf of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), with him questioning the definition of terrorism.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma is to face a question from the African Christian Democratic Party in Parliament on Wednesday about whether he is reconsidering his association with and support for the loveLife message.
The Mining Titles Amendment Bill, which has received the unanimous nod of South Africa’s National Assembly, sets up a central office for the registration of mining titles.
Under President Thabo Mbeki’s watch, South Africa had moved from the politics of the rainbow nation and reconciliation to the politics of race-labelling and race-baiting — including over the arms deal, Zimbabwe and HIV/Aids, argued official opposition leader Tony Leon on Wednesday.
President Thabo Mbeki said the economy has continued to grow "reasonably well" in spite of the tightening of monetary policy during the past year.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts decided on Wednesday to wait for the Auditor General to present a special report responding to allegations about the controversial arms deal — opting not to call him directly to the committee.