“THE LABOUR LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC ARE NOT JUST NICE TO HAVE, THEY MUST BE COMPLIED WITH” – MINISTER METH
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth and Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Cllr Dada Morero, led a high-impact, multi-disciplinary joint-blitz inspection at the Johannesburg inner city on Friday, 21 August 2026. The joint operation conducted in partnership with the City of Johannesburg and other government authorities, forms part of Government’s effort to strengthen compliance […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S SADC CHAIRMANSHIP: A MOMENT FOR REGIONAL LEADERSHIP, NOT CEREMONIAL DIPLOMACY
South Africa’s assumption of the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) comes at a moment when the region needs more than another cycle of summit declarations, communiqués and diplomatic handshakes. It needs leadership that can translate regional ambition into practical outcomes. On 17 August 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa formally assumed the SADC chairmanship […]
THE ANTEROOM OF NUCLEAR WAR
There is good reason to believe that Pope Leo XIV already has, or will soon have on his desk the “Appeal to Pope Leo XIV to Organize a Global Leaders Summit to Address the Questions of Peace and Nuclear Disarmament”, which was issued on August 19 and has already gathered signatures from political, religious and […]
DEVELOPMENT IS THE NEW NAME FOR PEACE: THE SUMMIT THAT SHOULD BE
In October 1965 Paul VI became the first pope to address the United Nations General Assembly. He quoted an American president murdered less than two years earlier: “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.” He cited Isaiah on beating swords into plowshares. Two years later, in Populorum […]