FAREWELL TO “CORRUPT POLITICIANS, POLICE AND JUDICIARY” INNOCENCE: THE MADLANGA ERA THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF ALLAN BOESAK
This article was crafted because of a symposium currently held at Stellenbosch University from the 14-15 May 2026 titled: “Revisiting Prophetic Resistance in a Changing World: 50 Years of Farewell to Innocence”. The title stems from the book of Allan Boesak titled: Farewell to Innocence: A Socio-Ethical Study on Black Theology and Power written in […]
SOUTH AFRICA SECURES OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AT ILO COMMITTEE ON APPLICATION OF STANDARDS
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South Africa successfully defended its Employment Equity laws before the International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee on the Application of Standards on 03 June 2026, receiving broad backing from ILO member countries and the Workers’ group. The support followed a case advanced by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) alleging non-consultation. Member states and workers’ representatives argued […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE’S KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE SA-INDIA TECHNOLOGY TRADE AND INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
“It is a privilege to join you at this South Africa–India Technology, Trade and Investment Collaboration. I am joined by ministers, deputy minister and senior officials from our government and state agencies. Since our arrival yesterday, we have been received with great warmth. Truly, the people of India embody the timeless saying, “Atithi Devo Bhavah […]
MISA REJECTS JOB CUTS IN THE WAKE OF FUEL PRICE SURGE
MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, believes it is premature and irresponsible to raise the prospect of retrenchments in South Africa‘s fuel retail sector when workers are already facing severe economic hardship. “South Africa continues to grapple with one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, while households remain under pressure from elevated interest […]
DECLARATION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE LEFT
Adopted at Birchwood Hotel, 29-31 May 2026 Preamble We, the political parties, trade unions and federations, community and social movements, co-operative and solidarity economy formations, youth and women’s formations, student formations, faith and religious formations, traditional leadership structures, progressive intellectuals, international solidarity organisations, and fraternal continental and global organisations of the Left, gathered at the […]
MAMA’S SPIRIT, HALF A BAND: ZENZI MAKEBA’S TRIBUTE AT WITS
On a warm afternoon at the Chris Seabrooke Theatre, Wits University in Johannesburg did something rare: it filled a state of the art small intimate auditorium to celebrate an African artist without apologizing for her Africanness. The Miriam Makeba Tribute, a collaboration between the Makeba Foundation and the Wits School of Arts, was relatively well […]
SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA TO HOST A BUSINESS FORUM IN GAUTENG
The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (the DTIC) will host a Business Forum that will bring together business representatives, senior government officials and economic cluster ministers from both South Africa and Kenya. The Business Forum is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 4 June 2026 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand starting at 09:00. […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RECEIVES SECOND INTERIM REPORT OF MADLANGA COMMISSION
President Cyril Ramaphosa received, on Friday, 29 May 2026, the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. President Ramaphosa established the Commission, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, in July 2025. President Ramaphosa will study the latest report while the […]
CONSTITUTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL: A CRITIQUE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S 1996 CONSTITUTIONAL DISPENSATION
The 8th May marked 30 years since South Africa adopted a new constitutional dispensation in 1996 under a democratic order. The constitution is not just a symbolic document. It is the supreme law and the foundation upon which our constitutional democracy rests. Its importance cannot be over emphasised given the country’s history of divisions stemming […]
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 […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TO HOST BAFANA BAFANA WORLD CUP SEND-OFF DINNER
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, host the Bafana Bafana FIFA World Cup Send-off Dinner at the Sefako M. Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. The send-off dinner hosted under the theme “United by Hope, Driven by Pride“ will serve as a formal farewell to the national squad ahead of their departure to […]
MINISTER CHIKUNGA LAUNCHES 70 YEARS COMMEMORATION OF THE 1956 WOMEN’S MARCH
The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, will officially launch the 70 Years Commemoration of the 1956 Women’s March on Friday, 29 May 2026; As part of the National Milestones events. The launch marks the beginning of a national programme of activities commemorating the historic 1956 Women’s March, […]