Democratic Alliance Western Cape leader Gerald Morkel says he has a perfectly innocent explanation for the Harksen ”exhibit X” documents lodged with the Desai Commission.
Critics say the government has come out in favour of whale hunting to curry political support for its proposals to trade in ivory and rhino horn. At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) late last month, government representatives supported a scheme that would make it possible for commercial whaling to resume. Japan and […]
Drew Forrest tries to disguise his animus towards Tony Leon and the Democratic Alliance behind the mask of the objective political analyst, but a careful reading of his comment always unmasks it for the anti-DA agitprop it is, in his latest offering, "The DA’s Harksen morass".
The rand’s recent recovery is not just a cause for optimism, but also a window of opportunity to be exploited in order to realise job-creating growth and a trigger for stabilising key indicators, says Iraj Abedian, group economist of Standard Bank.
Gripped by severe food shortages, with a potentially vast famine looming, the Zimbabwean authorities have rejected a United States government donation of 10 000 tonnes of maize, worth $6-million, because it has not been certified as free from genetic modification.
Mpumalanga’s politicians are living rent-free in flats paid for by the taxpayer and are fighting for even more luxurious lodgings in Nelspruit. The legislature has requested the government to build between 16 and 20 units at a cost of R53-million.
The government’s apparent desire to grant amnesty to all apartheid-era political criminals is heading for an unexpected obstacle — that of a Constitutional Court challenge by victims. Piers Pigou confirmed that his organisation was exploring legal options.
Nearly 18 months after restructuring talks started in earnest in the public service, there is still no agreement on how to manage the transfer and retrenchment of redundant staff in the state sector.
The South African Union of Journalists (SAUJ) has ordered a forensic investigation into its financial affairs. Amid rumours of money squandering, inadequate accounting in two sets of books and concern about union staff’s salaries and benefits
An acrimonious rift opened between the CIA and FBI this week over which agency was more to blame for failing to prevent the September 11 attacks. An extraordinary finger-pointing battle broke through the usual wall of secrecy surrounding intelligence matters.