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Editorial: IDC decline should be arrested
Let us be fair: allegations of a deteriorating corporate culture within the institution remain just that—allegations—until proven otherwise. However, the issues presented to us…
IDC avoids confirming board probe into Tinley Club Med deal
The IDC has not confirmed whether a formal board inquiry was conducted into the Tinley Club Med transaction, leaving key governance questions unanswered
Extract: An Ode to My Mother-in-Law
When I remember Mama, I remember her as a mother, a healthcare worker, an educator and a community activist
The treasury and the neoliberal agenda destroyed the state airline’s capabilities
It’s a history littered with lessons and crumbs of what was to become the SAA privatised
South Africa’s economic plan for Covid-19
Relief for small businesses, tax breaks, employment incentives — Ramaphosa’s drastic measures to fight the effects of Covid-19
Vodacom: ANC’s elephant hunt
SACP chief and Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has also raised the issue of Cope’s windfall from the Vodacom listing in alliance circles.
Motlanthe’s speech holds few surprises
President’s first State of the Nation speech walked a tightrope between appeasing the new, more leftist ANC and acknowledging the work done by Mbeki.
Report: Motlanthe to join Cabinet
President Thabo Mbeki is set to appoint African National Congress deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe to his Cabinet next month after being ordered to do so by his party, the…
SACP concerned at reports of SABC ‘battle’
The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Tuesday expressed its deep concern at media reports signalling a ”looming battle” between the South African Broadcasting Corporation…
DA backs Cosatu on SABC board challenge
The Democratic Alliance on Monday sided with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on a possible court challenge to the composition of the new South African…
New SABC chairperson rolls up her sleeves
The new chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Khanyisiwe Mkhonza, paid tribute to the outgoing board in a statement to the media on Sunday. Mkhonza, who is…
Propaganda as journalism?
”In the light of the brouhaha about the nominations to the South African Broadcasting Corporation board, I’d like to ask a question: Are some South Africans eligible to nominate…
Cosatu turns back on SABC board shortlist
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday rejected the proposed shortlist of candidates to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board. An…
ANC denies interfering in SABC board selection
The African National Congress (ANC) on Monday dismissed as ”mischievous and fanciful” suggestions that it interfered in the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)…
SABC board approved despite bitter protests
Despite loud and bitter protests from the opposition, the National Assembly on Thursday approved the slate of candidates for the board of the South African Broadcasting…