Tag: Leadership

ZERO TOLERANCE TO CORRUPTION: LABOUR MINISTER WELCOMES SIU INVESTIGATION INTO UIF AND PSIRA TRAINING CONTRACTS

The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth, has welcomed the proclamation signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of maladministration, corruption, and unlawful conduct linked to training contracts within the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). Proclamation 316 of 2026 mandates the SIU to investigate the procurement of training services, […]

DONT BLAME GOVERNMENT: 33 YEARS OF BLACK ABDICATION OF POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY

Blaming “the so-called government” has become a tired excuse. After 33 years since 1994, condemnation without action is exhausted. Yes, the state has failed in many areas. Eskom’s load shedding has cost the economy an estimated R899 billion between 2007 and 2023, according to the South African Reserve Bank. Municipal debt to Eskom hit R82.7 […]

THE WEAPONISATION OF THE NPA AND THE JUSTICE CLUSTER: SOUTH AFRICA’S INSTITUTIONS OF ACCOUNTABILITY HAVE BECOME TOOLS OF POWER

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, famously observed that “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) latest embarrassment — the striking off the roll of the case against taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused […]

THE MEANING OF USA’S VISIT TO CHINA: POWER, PEACE AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD

When the President of the United States sits across from the President of China, the meeting is never merely diplomatic theatre. It is the movement of history itself. The visit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, represents far more than trade negotiations, tariffs, or ceremonial handshakes. It symbolizes a fragile but necessary recognition […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA DISMISSES MINISTER TOLASHE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of section 91(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996, removed Minister Sisisi Tolashe from the position of Minister of Social Development. In the interim, President Ramaphosa has appointed Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga as the acting minister in […]

PROF MATHEBULA’S APPOINTMENT TO NSFAS SIGNALS NEW CHAPTER

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is pleased to welcome the appointment of Professor Hlengani Mathebula as its new Administrator, effective from 4 May 2026. Professor Mathebula is a seasoned leader with over three decades of experience in governance, financial management, regulatory oversight, and institutional leadership across both public and private sectors.His distinguished career […]

ACT MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER BOTSWANA PRESIDENT FESTUS MOGAE

The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) joins the people of Botswana, the African continent, and the international community in mourning the passing of former President Festus Mogae, who has died at the age of 86. President Mogae will be remembered as a principled leader, an advocate of clean governance, and a committed servant of the […]

TOOTHLESS ICC TOO SCARED TO TACKLE “GENOCIDAL BULLY” TRUMP

Time seemed to stand still. The world went eerily anxious, waiting with bated breath. Donald Trump’s finger was on the trigger as the clock began to race faster. Iran, a nation of more than 90 million people, was on the brink of apocalypse. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” […]

SEVEN-YEAR TERM TO END CYCLE OF STALLED PROJECTS

The persistent disconnect between grand infrastructure announcements and their eventual completion is a source of deep frustration shared across Zimbabwe‘s construction, energy, mining, and industrial sectors. The proposed seven-year presidential term, a central tenet of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, is being positioned by industry leaders as a reform capable of […]

LAFA ELIHLE KAKHULU: FROM LAMENT TO NATIONAL RE-AWAKENING

In a marriage, betrayal is rarely accepted all at once. It reveals itself slowly — through disbelief, excuses, rationalisation, even denial. One clings to what once was, determined to “work at it.” And when acceptance finally comes, it is not relief that arrives — it is pain. Deep, unsettling pain. This is where many of […]

AZAPO MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL CDE SAMMY TLOUBATLA

The Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) has learned with profound sadness of the passing of its founding Secretary General, Cde Sammy Tloubatla, who departed on 30 March 2026. Following this tragic loss, AZAPO leadership, led by President Nelvis Qekema and Secretary General Mbulelo Ketye, visited the Tloubatla family to offer support and solidarity during this difficult […]

THE DIALOGUE THAT MUST NOT BE REFUSED AGAIN

In September 2001, as the rubble of the Twin Towers still smoldered and the logic of civilizational war was becoming American policy, Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami rose before a United Nations conference and made a different argument. The UN General Assembly had just endorsed his country’s proposal for a Dialogue of Civilizations. The moment, Khatami said, […]