HOME | POLITICSWEB | POLITICSWEBNEWS & ANALYSISCOMMENTPOLITICSDOCUMENTSISERVICEABOUT POLITICSWEB A bitter spat over govt's vaccine plans. 07 May 2021. William Saunderson-Meyer writes on some barbed exchanges in the pages of the SAMJ. Why the ANC needs 'racism' to survive - DP. 06 May 2021. The opposition's response to the govt's national racism conference ( 29 August 2000) Cuba, SA and the water engineers - Solidarity. 06 May

2021.

DA HOLDS SIX WARDS, LOSES FOUR DA holds six wards, loses four – IEC. The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the results of the 40 by-elections held across 25 municipalities in the Eastern Cape (7 wards), Free State (2 wards), Gauteng (16 wards), KwaZulu-Natal (7 wards), Limpopo (4 wards) and Mpumalanga (4 wards) provinces, yesterday. SOUTH AFRICA: THE BIG FIVE INSTITUTIONS South Africa: The Big Five institutions. Dawie Roodt on how the press, property rights, the judiciary, the SARB and democracy are shaping up. Apart from the rhino, South Africa's big five are doing well; the animals that is. The economic big five may not be that healthy In terms of per capita GDP and life expectancy, the Zimbabwean economy XENOPHOBIA: WHAT WE’RE DOING TO STOP THE ATTACKS We urge people with information on plans to cause violence or those who have witnessed acts of violence, to contact one of the operational centres, either in the relevant province or at national level: NATJOC : 012 6409000/2/5. North West : 018 497 7458. Northern Cape : 053

8384419/375/303.

"A TERRIFYING BILL"

The Bill will have five major consequences. First, redefining the terms “equality” and “discrimination”. Second, departing from the fault requirement found throughout our law by creating liability for unintentional acts or omissions which cause prejudice to or undermine the dignity of a person. Third, making persons vicariously

liable

PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DISPUTE: UNDERSTANDING THE LAC`S The public sector wage dispute: Understanding the judgment of the labour appeal court. 26 February 2021 . INTRODUCTION. On 24 February 2021, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tito Mboweni, presented the 2021 Budget. One widely noted feature of the budget is that it relies on the assumption that there will be a salary freeze for public sector

employees.

UNDERSTANDING THE ANC FACTIONAL BATTLES Understanding the ANC factional battles: A deep history and an uncertain future. 8 April 2021. South Africans continue watching with mixed feelings ranging from anxiety to amusement the power struggle for control of the ruling ANC playing out between two factions - one aligned with President Cyril Ramaphosa, the other with former president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace XENOPHOBIA: NINE CAUSES OF THE CURRENT CRISIS Xenophobia: Nine causes of the current crisis. The SAIRR says the violence is the result of a series of policy failures by govt. The South African Institute of Race Relations this morning described the wave of violence that has gripped Johannesburg and surrounding areas for the past week as a direct response to policy failures on the part

of

ON XENOPHOBIA

On xenophobia. Chelsea Lotz |. 09 May 2015. Chelsea Lotz says immigrants have earned the reputation of being hardworking, loyal and reliable. As humans, our ancestors all migrated from Africa. Essentially, we are all African. Even Neanderthals came from Africa, long before they were found in Eurasia. We all share a common

ancestry.

FASCISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: THEN, AND NOW? Isaac Mpho Mogotsi |. 01 March 2015. Isaac Mogotsi asks whether the EFF are the manifestation of this political form in the new SA. IS THE EFF THE PARTY OF FASCISM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA? AN ESSAY. "There are many who do not know they are fascist but will find out when the time comes". Ernest Hemingway, For Whom The Bell Tolls. HOME | POLITICSWEB | POLITICSWEBNEWS & ANALYSISCOMMENTPOLITICSDOCUMENTSISERVICEABOUT POLITICSWEB A bitter spat over govt's vaccine plans. 07 May 2021. William Saunderson-Meyer writes on some barbed exchanges in the pages of the SAMJ. Why the ANC needs 'racism' to survive - DP. 06 May 2021. The opposition's response to the govt's national racism conference ( 29 August 2000) Cuba, SA and the water engineers - Solidarity. 06 May

2021.

DA HOLDS SIX WARDS, LOSES FOUR DA holds six wards, loses four – IEC. The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the results of the 40 by-elections held across 25 municipalities in the Eastern Cape (7 wards), Free State (2 wards), Gauteng (16 wards), KwaZulu-Natal (7 wards), Limpopo (4 wards) and Mpumalanga (4 wards) provinces, yesterday. SOUTH AFRICA: THE BIG FIVE INSTITUTIONS South Africa: The Big Five institutions. Dawie Roodt on how the press, property rights, the judiciary, the SARB and democracy are shaping up. Apart from the rhino, South Africa's big five are doing well; the animals that is. The economic big five may not be that healthy In terms of per capita GDP and life expectancy, the Zimbabwean economy XENOPHOBIA: WHAT WE’RE DOING TO STOP THE ATTACKS We urge people with information on plans to cause violence or those who have witnessed acts of violence, to contact one of the operational centres, either in the relevant province or at national level: NATJOC : 012 6409000/2/5. North West : 018 497 7458. Northern Cape : 053

8384419/375/303.

"A TERRIFYING BILL"

The Bill will have five major consequences. First, redefining the terms “equality” and “discrimination”. Second, departing from the fault requirement found throughout our law by creating liability for unintentional acts or omissions which cause prejudice to or undermine the dignity of a person. Third, making persons vicariously

liable

PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DISPUTE: UNDERSTANDING THE LAC`S The public sector wage dispute: Understanding the judgment of the labour appeal court. 26 February 2021 . INTRODUCTION. On 24 February 2021, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tito Mboweni, presented the 2021 Budget. One widely noted feature of the budget is that it relies on the assumption that there will be a salary freeze for public sector

employees.

UNDERSTANDING THE ANC FACTIONAL BATTLES Understanding the ANC factional battles: A deep history and an uncertain future. 8 April 2021. South Africans continue watching with mixed feelings ranging from anxiety to amusement the power struggle for control of the ruling ANC playing out between two factions - one aligned with President Cyril Ramaphosa, the other with former president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace XENOPHOBIA: NINE CAUSES OF THE CURRENT CRISIS Xenophobia: Nine causes of the current crisis. The SAIRR says the violence is the result of a series of policy failures by govt. The South African Institute of Race Relations this morning described the wave of violence that has gripped Johannesburg and surrounding areas for the past week as a direct response to policy failures on the part

of

ON XENOPHOBIA

On xenophobia. Chelsea Lotz |. 09 May 2015. Chelsea Lotz says immigrants have earned the reputation of being hardworking, loyal and reliable. As humans, our ancestors all migrated from Africa. Essentially, we are all African. Even Neanderthals came from Africa, long before they were found in Eurasia. We all share a common

ancestry.

FASCISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: THEN, AND NOW? Isaac Mpho Mogotsi |. 01 March 2015. Isaac Mogotsi asks whether the EFF are the manifestation of this political form in the new SA. IS THE EFF THE PARTY OF FASCISM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA? AN ESSAY. "There are many who do not know they are fascist but will find out when the time comes". Ernest Hemingway, For Whom The Bell Tolls.

55 DAYS - OPINION

1 day ago · Jeremy Gordin reviews "When They Came for me: The hidden diary of an apartheid prisoner by John R Schlapobersky" When They Came for me: The hidden diary of an apartheid prisoner by John R Schlapobersky. Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021 (206 pages). I INFORMATION ON UNLAWFUL VACCINE CONDITIONS REQUESTED 1 day ago · Solidarity and AfriForum bring court application requesting more information on unlawful vaccine conditions. 10 June 2021. Solidarity and AfriForum have brought an urgent court application, firstly, to request more information concerning the vaccine conditions imposed on Johnson & Johnson by SAHPRA, and secondly, for the revision of the decision to impose these conditions. GUN BILL: ORGANISATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES TEAM UP 1 day ago · Organisations and political parties team up against draft amendments to firearm legislation. 10 June 2021 . Representatives of nearly 21 organisations and associations that include three political parties attended a conference at AfriForum Teater where the draft amendments to the existing firearm legislation

was discussed.

FREE PSC FROM ANC HOSTAGE-TAKERS DA writes to Speaker Thandi Modise to free the Public Service Commission from ANC hostage-takers. 19 August 2020. Note to Editors: Kindly find attached an English soundbite by Dr Leon Schreiber MP. The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today reveal that South Africa’s premier anti-corruption watchdog, the Public Service Commission (PSC), is being held hostage by infighting in the African National CALLS FOR BOYCOTTS AGAINST JEWISH BUSINESSES ALARMING 1 day ago · Calls for boycotts of Jewish businesses have again reared their ugly and antisemitic head. Muhammed Desai, the Director of Africa4Palestine has praised and congratulated 300 South African owned hardware stores for severing ties with Jewish businesses. He CORRUPTION DOES NOT KEEP OFFICE HOURS Corruption does not keep office hours, but government’s anti-corruption hotline does. 7 October 2020. The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal that the operating hours of the government’s much vaunted anti-corruption hotline has been reduced to the point where the hotline is now only available to whistleblowers and members of the public during office hours on weekdays. MILITARY VETERANS TASK TEAM: ENCOURAGING PROGRESS MADE 5 June 2021. Deputy President David Mabuza in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans today, Saturday, 05 June 2021, visited the Limpopo Province to interact with members of the Military Veterans Associations with the aim of assessing progress achieved by government in addressing the challenges

faced

DA LAYS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ZWELI MKHIZE The DA has today laid criminal charges against Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, and the Health Director-General, Dr Sandile Buthelezi, over the R150 million Covid-corruption scandal involving Digital Vibes. It has been reported that Minister Mkhize personally signed off on the submission that contained the contract to this company ran and ADDITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES MUST BE WELCOMED The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes President Ramaphosa’s announcement that government will increase the caps for embedded generation to 100MW. In an economy experiencing load shedding and increasingly unaffordable electricity for more than fifteen (15 )years, any additional

WHEN SMUTS GOES

1 day ago · When Smuts Goes was the title of Arthur Keppel-Jones’s dystopian novel published in 1947.Billed as a “grim and exciting piece of historical phantasy”, it told the story of a mythical Republic formed by the National Party in 1966. HOME | POLITICSWEB | POLITICSWEBNEWS & ANALYSISCOMMENTPOLITICSDOCUMENTSISERVICEABOUT POLITICSWEB Chief Rabbi says Anglican Archbishop does not seem to understand that Hamas is an enemy of Christians and Jews alike DA HOLDS SIX WARDS, LOSES FOUR The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the results of the 40 by-elections held across 25 municipalities in the Eastern Cape (7 wards), Free State (2 wards), Gauteng (16 wards), KwaZulu-Natal (7 wards), Limpopo (4 wards) and Mpumalanga (4 PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DISPUTE: UNDERSTANDING THE LAC`S The public sector wage dispute: Understanding the judgment of the labour appeal court. 26 February 2021 . INTRODUCTION. On 24 February 2021, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tito Mboweni, presented the 2021 Budget. One widely noted feature of the budget is that it relies on the assumption that there will be a salary freeze for public sector

employees.

SOUTH AFRICA: THE BIG FIVE INSTITUTIONS Apart from the rhino, South Africa's big five are doing well; the animals that is. The economic big five may not be that healthy In terms of per capita GDP and life expectancy, the Zimbabwean economy today is more or less where it was in 1946. Since around 1987, the Zim economy has been in a XENOPHOBIA: WHAT WE’RE DOING TO STOP THE ATTACKS Good morning to you all, Welcome to a briefing to provide an update on the work that government is doing to bring an end to violence, looting and displacement directed at people from other countries who live in South Africa. Government continues

ON XENOPHOBIA

As humans, our ancestors all migrated from Africa. Essentially, we are all African. Even Neanderthals came from Africa, long before they were found in Eurasia. We all share a common ancestry. The only two things that separate us, is the pigmentation of our skin due to the biographical location of UNDERSTANDING THE ANC FACTIONAL BATTLES Understanding the ANC factional battles: A deep history and an uncertain future. 8 April 2021. South Africans continue watching with mixed feelings ranging from anxiety to amusement the power struggle for control of the ruling ANC playing out between two factions - one aligned with President Cyril Ramaphosa, the other with former president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace XENOPHOBIA: NINE CAUSES OF THE CURRENT CRISIS The South African Institute of Race Relations this morning described the wave of violence that has gripped Johannesburg and surrounding areas for the past week as a direct response to policy failures on the part of Thabo Mbeki's government. According to the Institute, poor and ineffective governance FASCISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: THEN, AND NOW? IS THE EFF THE PARTY OF FASCISM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA? AN ESSAY. "There are many who do not know they are fascist but will find out when the time comes". Ernest Hemingway, For Whom The Bell Tolls. Paul Trewhela, an author, essayist, political commentator and POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN MUNICIPALITIES A PROBLEM President Jacob Zuma concluded a meeting with mayors and municipal managers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town today (20 October 2009) with agreement that there needs to be a national effort to improve the performance of local government. This effort should involve local, provincial and national government HOME | POLITICSWEB | POLITICSWEBNEWS & ANALYSISCOMMENTPOLITICSDOCUMENTSISERVICEABOUT POLITICSWEB Chief Rabbi says Anglican Archbishop does not seem to understand that Hamas is an enemy of Christians and Jews alike DA HOLDS SIX WARDS, LOSES FOUR The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the results of the 40 by-elections held across 25 municipalities in the Eastern Cape (7 wards), Free State (2 wards), Gauteng (16 wards), KwaZulu-Natal (7 wards), Limpopo (4 wards) and Mpumalanga (4 PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DISPUTE: UNDERSTANDING THE LAC`S The public sector wage dispute: Understanding the judgment of the labour appeal court. 26 February 2021 . INTRODUCTION. On 24 February 2021, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tito Mboweni, presented the 2021 Budget. One widely noted feature of the budget is that it relies on the assumption that there will be a salary freeze for public sector

employees.

SOUTH AFRICA: THE BIG FIVE INSTITUTIONS Apart from the rhino, South Africa's big five are doing well; the animals that is. The economic big five may not be that healthy In terms of per capita GDP and life expectancy, the Zimbabwean economy today is more or less where it was in 1946. Since around 1987, the Zim economy has been in a XENOPHOBIA: WHAT WE’RE DOING TO STOP THE ATTACKS Good morning to you all, Welcome to a briefing to provide an update on the work that government is doing to bring an end to violence, looting and displacement directed at people from other countries who live in South Africa. Government continues

ON XENOPHOBIA

As humans, our ancestors all migrated from Africa. Essentially, we are all African. Even Neanderthals came from Africa, long before they were found in Eurasia. We all share a common ancestry. The only two things that separate us, is the pigmentation of our skin due to the biographical location of UNDERSTANDING THE ANC FACTIONAL BATTLES Understanding the ANC factional battles: A deep history and an uncertain future. 8 April 2021. South Africans continue watching with mixed feelings ranging from anxiety to amusement the power struggle for control of the ruling ANC playing out between two factions - one aligned with President Cyril Ramaphosa, the other with former president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace XENOPHOBIA: NINE CAUSES OF THE CURRENT CRISIS The South African Institute of Race Relations this morning described the wave of violence that has gripped Johannesburg and surrounding areas for the past week as a direct response to policy failures on the part of Thabo Mbeki's government. According to the Institute, poor and ineffective governance FASCISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: THEN, AND NOW? IS THE EFF THE PARTY OF FASCISM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA? AN ESSAY. "There are many who do not know they are fascist but will find out when the time comes". Ernest Hemingway, For Whom The Bell Tolls. Paul Trewhela, an author, essayist, political commentator and POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN MUNICIPALITIES A PROBLEM President Jacob Zuma concluded a meeting with mayors and municipal managers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town today (20 October 2009) with agreement that there needs to be a national effort to improve the performance of local government. This effort should involve local, provincial and national government

55 DAYS - OPINION

2 hours ago · Jeremy Gordin reviews "When They Came for me: The hidden diary of an apartheid prisoner by John R Schlapobersky" When They Came for me: The hidden diary of an apartheid prisoner by John R Schlapobersky. Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021 (206 pages). I INFORMATION ON UNLAWFUL VACCINE CONDITIONS REQUESTED 7 hours ago · Solidarity and AfriForum bring court application requesting more information on unlawful vaccine conditions. 10 June 2021. Solidarity and AfriForum have brought an urgent court application, firstly, to request more information concerning the vaccine conditions imposed on Johnson & Johnson by SAHPRA, and secondly, for the revision of the decision to impose these conditions. CALLS FOR BOYCOTTS ON JEWISH BUSINESS ALARMING 3 hours ago · Calls for boycotts of Jewish businesses have again reared their ugly and antisemitic head. Muhammed Desai, the Director of Africa4Palestine has praised and congratulated 300 South African owned hardware stores for severing ties with Jewish businesses. He MILITARY VETERANS TASK TEAM: ENCOURAGING PROGRESS MADE Deputy President David Mabuza in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans today, Saturday, 05 June 2021, visited the Limpopo Province to interact with members of the Military Veterans Associations with the aim THE CONSTANT GARDENER 11 hours ago · In an age of optimism, hopeful metaphors abound. In South Africa, they abound regardless. Typically, they are a product of the ANC’s millenarian worldview and, in Cyril Ramaphosa, the party has its latest prophet. The President has produced ADDITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES MUST BE WELCOMED The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes President Ramaphosa’s announcement that government will increase the caps for embedded generation to 100MW. In an economy experiencing load shedding and increasingly unaffordable electricity for more than fifteen (15 )years, any additional KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI HAS DIED It is with the utmost grief that I inform the nation of the passing of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu, King of the Zulu Nation. Tragically, while still in hospital, His Majesty’s health took a turn for the worse and he subsequently passed away in the early hours of this morning

WHEN SMUTS GOES

6 hours ago · When Smuts Goes was the title of Arthur Keppel-Jones’s dystopian novel published in 1947.Billed as a “grim and exciting piece of historical phantasy”, it told the story of a mythical Republic formed by the National Party in 1966. LEGISLATION AGAINST GBV AND FEMICIDE ADOPTED Justice and Correctional Service Committee adopts laws against gender-based violence and femicide. 29 May 2021. The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services today adopted two pieces of legislation that are specifically aimed at strengthening laws fighting gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). DOH MUST DYSFUNCTIONAL VACCINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM The DA calls on the Department of Health to clearly communicate on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) errors and implement mitigation strategies. The EVDS system that is responsible for registering individuals to get the vaccine is riddled with system errors. This is the main tool leading HOME | POLITICSWEB | POLITICSWEBNEWS & ANALYSISCOMMENTPOLITICSDOCUMENTSISERVICEABOUT POLITICSWEB 10 May 2021. Current onslaught has nothing to do with land reform, but is rather aimed at implementing ANC's policy of RET. Treasury allowing broke ANC municipalities to steal from the poor – Cilliers Brink. 10 May 2021. DA MP wants to know if Minister supports the diversion of DA HOLDS SIX WARDS, LOSES FOUR DA holds six wards, loses four – IEC. The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the results of the 40 by-elections held across 25 municipalities in the Eastern Cape (7 wards), Free State (2 wards), Gauteng (16 wards), KwaZulu-Natal (7 wards), Limpopo (4 wards) and Mpumalanga (4 wards) provinces, yesterday. GUIDELINES TO DEAL WITH COVID-19 IN WORKPLACE Department of Employment and Labour unveil guidelines to deal with Covid-19 at workplaces. 17 March 2020. The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID–19.

ON XENOPHOBIA

On xenophobia. Chelsea Lotz says immigrants have earned the reputation of being hardworking, loyal and reliable. As humans, our ancestors all migrated from Africa. Essentially, we are all African. Even Neanderthals came from Africa, long before they were found in Eurasia. We all share a common ancestry. The only two things that separate us,

is

XENOPHOBIA: NINE CAUSES OF THE CURRENT CRISIS Xenophobia: Nine causes of the current crisis. The SAIRR says the violence is the result of a series of policy failures by govt. The South African Institute of Race Relations this morning described the wave of violence that has gripped Johannesburg and surrounding areas for the past week as a direct response to policy failures on the part

of

FRAUD UNDER SMOKESCREEN OF BEE MUST BE EXPOSED Ramaphosa giving evidence before Zondo: Fraud under the smokescreen of BEE must be exposed. 29 April 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent testimony about cadre deployment before the Zondo Commission confirms the FF Plus's long-held stance that Affirmative Action (AA) is unacceptable and must be abolished. FASCISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: THEN, AND NOW? Isaac Mpho Mogotsi |. 01 March 2015. Isaac Mogotsi asks whether the EFF are the manifestation of this political form in the new SA. IS THE EFF THE PARTY OF FASCISM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA? AN ESSAY. "There are many who do not know they are fascist but will find out when the time comes". Ernest Hemingway, For Whom The Bell Tolls. UKZN URGES PROTESTING STUDENTS TO STOP DESTRUCTION UKZN urges protesting students to stop destruction. 6 September 2016. Durban – The University of KwaZulu-Natal urged students to stop engaging in acts of destruction saying it had obtained a High Court interdict against unlawful protests. "COVERING CLIMATE NOW" IS PROPAGANDA, NOT JOURNALISM The import of the "covering climate now" campaign is that numerous newspapers, news agencies, and other publications have signed up to promoting a one-sided and simplistic view of a contested, controversial, and complicated issue, with the purpose of creating alarm, whatever they might say to the contrary. The CJR stigmatises

sceptics as paid

NDZ REFUSES TO COMMENT ON CAMPAIGN FUNDING NDZ refuses to comment on campaign funding: Nothing will move her to comment, says rep. As questions around the financing of the ANC's 2017 presidential contest continue to swirl, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gone to ground. Repeated attempts to obtain comment from her campaign on its funding were met with silence from the now minister of HOME | POLITICSWEB | POLITICSWEBNEWS & ANALYSISCOMMENTPOLITICSDOCUMENTSISERVICEABOUT POLITICSWEB 10 May 2021. Current onslaught has nothing to do with land reform, but is rather aimed at implementing ANC's policy of RET. Treasury allowing broke ANC municipalities to steal from the poor – Cilliers Brink. 10 May 2021. DA MP wants to know if Minister supports the diversion of DA HOLDS SIX WARDS, LOSES FOUR DA holds six wards, loses four – IEC. The Electoral Commission is pleased to announce the results of the 40 by-elections held across 25 municipalities in the Eastern Cape (7 wards), Free State (2 wards), Gauteng (16 wards), KwaZulu-Natal (7 wards), Limpopo (4 wards) and Mpumalanga (4 wards) provinces, yesterday. GUIDELINES TO DEAL WITH COVID-19 IN WORKPLACE Department of Employment and Labour unveil guidelines to deal with Covid-19 at workplaces. 17 March 2020. The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID–19.

ON XENOPHOBIA

On xenophobia. Chelsea Lotz says immigrants have earned the reputation of being hardworking, loyal and reliable. As humans, our ancestors all migrated from Africa. Essentially, we are all African. Even Neanderthals came from Africa, long before they were found in Eurasia. We all share a common ancestry. The only two things that separate us,

is

XENOPHOBIA: NINE CAUSES OF THE CURRENT CRISIS Xenophobia: Nine causes of the current crisis. The SAIRR says the violence is the result of a series of policy failures by govt. The South African Institute of Race Relations this morning described the wave of violence that has gripped Johannesburg and surrounding areas for the past week as a direct response to policy failures on the part

of

FRAUD UNDER SMOKESCREEN OF BEE MUST BE EXPOSED Ramaphosa giving evidence before Zondo: Fraud under the smokescreen of BEE must be exposed. 29 April 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent testimony about cadre deployment before the Zondo Commission confirms the FF Plus's long-held stance that Affirmative Action (AA) is unacceptable and must be abolished. FASCISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: THEN, AND NOW? Isaac Mpho Mogotsi |. 01 March 2015. Isaac Mogotsi asks whether the EFF are the manifestation of this political form in the new SA. IS THE EFF THE PARTY OF FASCISM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA? AN ESSAY. "There are many who do not know they are fascist but will find out when the time comes". Ernest Hemingway, For Whom The Bell Tolls. UKZN URGES PROTESTING STUDENTS TO STOP DESTRUCTION UKZN urges protesting students to stop destruction. 6 September 2016. Durban – The University of KwaZulu-Natal urged students to stop engaging in acts of destruction saying it had obtained a High Court interdict against unlawful protests. "COVERING CLIMATE NOW" IS PROPAGANDA, NOT JOURNALISM The import of the "covering climate now" campaign is that numerous newspapers, news agencies, and other publications have signed up to promoting a one-sided and simplistic view of a contested, controversial, and complicated issue, with the purpose of creating alarm, whatever they might say to the contrary. The CJR stigmatises

sceptics as paid

NDZ REFUSES TO COMMENT ON CAMPAIGN FUNDING NDZ refuses to comment on campaign funding: Nothing will move her to comment, says rep. As questions around the financing of the ANC's 2017 presidential contest continue to swirl, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gone to ground. Repeated attempts to obtain comment from her campaign on its funding were met with silence from the now minister of EBRAHIM PATEL REGULATING ECONOMY TO DEATH 5 hours ago · Solidarity expressed its concern after the latest GDP figures were released today. According to Solidarity, the growth is not sufficient to compensate for the losses caused by the lockdown measures, and Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel

is

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA COMMENTS REASSURING 1 day ago · President Ramaphosa Rejects the Idea that the State should be Custodian of all the Land in South Africa. 7 June 2021. Last Thursday the Foundation warned South Africans about the serious ramifications of the proposals put forward by the ANC and EFF at the beginning of last week for the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of property without OVER A MILLION INDIVIDUALS VACCINATED The following figures represent the tally as at 00.01, 1 June 2021: The total vaccinated under the Sisonke Programme is 479 768. The total vaccinated under Phase Two with the first dose of Pfizer vaccine is 565 336 Therefore, today it is my pleasure to announce that we have breached the million mark SHALE GAS: DWS CREATES CONFUSION WITH DEADLINE 5 hours ago · DWS creates confusion with deadline for comments on shale gas regulations. 8 June 2021 . AfriForum and Treasure Karoo Action Group have once again written to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to request that regulations be republished in the Government Gazette regarding the deadline for comments on the new draft regulations pertaining to the exploration for and production of EMPLOYMENT EQUITY BILL IS APARTHEID IN REVERSE Employment Equity Bill is Apartheid in reverse. 14 April 2021. One of the most pernicious aspects of the old apartheid regime was the classification of people according to their skin colour.

"A TERRIFYING BILL"

PEPUDA 2021 Amendment Bill - How concerned should South Africans be? The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (4 of 2000 and known as PEPUDA) amendment TSHWANE RESIDENTS DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY ON R80M SALARIES 1 day ago · Tshwane residents deserve accountability on R80 million salaries bungle. 7 June 2021. Today, I have written to the Mayor of Tshwane, Randall Williams, demanding that the City open an investigation into the R80 million salaries bungle engineered by the Democratic Alliance (DA). UNDERSTANDING THE ANC FACTIONAL BATTLES Understanding the ANC factional battles: A deep history and an uncertain future. 8 April 2021. South Africans continue watching with mixed feelings ranging from anxiety to amusement the power struggle for control of the ruling ANC playing out between two factions - one aligned with President Cyril Ramaphosa, the other with former president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace WHY LEADERSHIP MATTERS WHY LEADERSHIP MATTERS. When I was studying at Wits University in the late 1970s, lecturers would sneer at the "Great Man" view of history. They were mostly Marxists and talked about vast impersonal forces that

determined events.

WE MUST NOT FORGET THE PAST Statement by Arbishop Desmond Tutu on the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison "While politicians dwell on the political significance of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, it is fitting on this momentous 20th anniversary of the event for all South

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"CAPITEC’S GERRIE FOURIE: “COVID WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT” IN RESPONSE TO REMUNERATION BACKLASH" - BIZNEWS "SAS CANNOT ALLOW GOVT TO TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENCE, SAYS MARIUS ROODT" - BIZNEWS

NEWS & ANALYSIS

FIVE-MINUTES-TO-MIDNIGHT FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS IN SA

03 June 2021

Anthea Jeffery says nationalisation by stealth is looming, courtesy of the shifting Section 25 Bill HEADLESS AND LEGLESS IN ACCRA

02 June 2021

Andrew Donaldson writes on a press junket gone horribly wrong ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS A SIGN OF HOPE – CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

03 June 2021

President says flames of pandemic not yet extinguished but we are seeing some of the green shoots of recovery NOT ALL POLITICIANS ARE CROOKS

02 June 2021

Douglas Gibson on the flood of corruption allegations drowning public confidence in our political class SOUTH AFRICANS ARE BECOMING UNEMPLOYABLE

02 June 2021

Gwen Ngwenya writes on the country's deeper problem of long-term

unemployment

POLITICS

SAHRC MEETS WITH CORNWALL HILL COLLEGE

04 June 2021

Commission will aid the school on its transformation journey RAMAPHOSA MISREPRESENTS OUR POSITION ON LAND CUSTODIANSHIP - EFF

04 June 2021

Fighters says they are not going to compromise and vote for a sellout Section 25 amendment WATER SECURITY NEEDED AS HOSPITALS SUFFER FROM WATER CUTS – JACK

BLOOM

03 June 2021

DA MPL says a nurse has described the state of one casualty ward “as if they slaughtered a cow in there” CLEARANCE OF DE RUYTER FROM RACISM ALLEGATIONS WELCOMED – COMMITTEE

03 June 2021

Chairperson say Eskom board must now focus on turning the power

utility around

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: GOVT LOOKS ON AS DISASTER UNFOLDS – SOLIDARITY

03 June 2021

Movement says this is currently at an extremely worrying 74,7% BURGER KING: COMPCOM DECISION DAMAGES FOREIGN INVESTMENT – DEAN

MACPHERSON

03 June 2021

DA MP says commission's racial bean counting overrode any competition

considerations

GAUTENG POLICE SHOULD FIGHT CRIMINALS, NOT RESIDENTS – HERMAN

MASHABA

03 June 2021

ActionSA president says SAPS has 10 days to make it clear that they will work with communities to address crime VACCINATE ROLLOUT: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS WITH GOVT – DAVID MAYNIER

03 June 2021

Minister says credit must go to City of Cape Town and Shoprite for

this initiative

BANNING FIREARMS FOR SELF-DEFENCE BORDERS ON MADNESS – PIETER

GROENEWALD

03 June 2021

FF Plus leader says there are too many examples of how the police force is failing to execute its mandate CATASTROPHIC IMPACT OF SUGAR TAX CONFIRMED – SA CANEGROWERS

03 June 2021

Report shows a R653m decline in investment in the economy and 16 621

total job losses

DOCUMENTS

THE UNRAVELING OF THE RAMAPHOSA MYTH - LEON SCHREIBER

04 June 2021

DA MP says the President's enthusiasm for battling corruption disappears when it comes to his own allies CASAC TAKES JSC TO COURT OVER CONCOURT INTERVIEWS

03 June 2021

Manner of questioning of some of the candidates went beyond the bounds of what is permissible (with founding affidavit) INTERPOL ASKED TO ASSIST WITH ARREST OF GUPTAS – NPA

03 June 2021

Authority says four others are appearing in court over same R24m

FState fraud

GAUTENG EXPERIENCING A COVID-19 SURGE – ZWELI MKHIZE

03 June 2021

Minister says almost 6 000 new cases were identified in only 24 hours

COMMENT

William Saunderson-Meyer WHERE DID ALL THE ANC PRAGMATISTS GO?

John Steenhuisen

KOUGA, A SOUTH AFRICAN SUCCESS STORY

Jeremy Gordin

ALAS, POOR ZWELI, WE THOUGHT WE KNEW YOU WELL

Anthea Jeffery

FIVE-MINUTES-TO-MIDNIGHT FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS IN SA

Gwen Ngwenya

SOUTH AFRICANS ARE BECOMING UNEMPLOYABLE

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