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EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini (dressed in black) leaves court after receiving the verdict. (Jenni Evans/News24) EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for five years, in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court for assaulting police officer Johan Carstens in Parliament in 2019. Dlamini was also sentenced to a R6,000 fine or three months' imprisonment for malicious damage to property. “Certainly, I am prepared to accept that lessons have been learned,” Judge Nasha Bhanwari said in pre-sentencing comments why she opted not for a prison sentence. Dlamini was charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily…
KwaZulu-Natal Cogta MP Thulasizwe Buthelezi introduces the Section 154 team which will enforce regulations on troubled municipalities, including eThekwini Municipality. (Jabulani Langa/City Press) The provincial government's application of section 154 in eThekwini metro has been back on the agenda.Two experienced civil servants will assist in running the municipality.ANC lawmakers blocked the team last year but the IFP-led Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee is now driving the process.KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has finally introduced section 154 teams to enforce regulations on troubled municipalities, including eThekwini Municipality.Article 154 allows the national government to “assist…
(MENAFN – The Conversation) Over the past decade or so, economics has undergone something of a revolution. The long-held belief that free markets deliver better outcomes for everyone has now been massively discredited. Some of the world's most prominent economists are changing their minds about the effectiveness of markets. For example, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton of Princeton University wrote in a recent article: Regarding labor unions, he said: 2021 Nobel Prize winner David Card and his colleagues have demonstrated that minimum wages do not actually lead to unemployment. They can be a good economic policy to protect workers. Much…
Over the past decade or so, economics has undergone something of a revolution: the long-held belief that free markets produce better outcomes for everyone has now been massively discredited. Some of the world's most prominent economists are changing their minds about the effectiveness of markets. For example, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton of Princeton University wrote in a recent article: Emphasizing the virtues of free, competitive markets and exogenous technological change can distract attention from the importance of power to set prices and wages. Regarding labor unions, he said: I have long viewed unions as a nuisance impeding economic (and…
In 2023, under President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa ranked 94th out of 165 countries for economic freedom, its lowest ranking since 1994, according to the World Economic Freedom Report. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In a recently published policy charter, the liberal think tank Free Market Foundation called for the Government of National Unity (GNU) to be smaller than the previous administration. The charter, titled “Freedom First: South Africa's Policy Agenda for the 2024-2029 Parliamentary Term”, charts a path for the new government, including proposed policy changes that will benefit the poor, the unemployed, the private sector and South Africa's…
The project will include a creative residency with a series of workshops hosted by local arts organisations. The National Arts Festival (NAF) and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS), in collaboration with the French Embassies to South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, are celebrating their 50th anniversary at this year's festival by presenting “Third Space”, a series of co-produced creative dance art works.Number anniversary. “This project is an effort to renew audience interest in South Africa's contemporary dance scene and stimulate the creativity of dance-makers,” said Sophie Boulet, Cultural Officer and Deputy Director at IFAS. “While investing in high artistic…
Reading Time: 3 MinutesThe Steve Biko Foundation has expressed concern that discussions on forming the seventh government are focused on positions rather than the issues of South Africans. This was revealed at a gathering of a foundation named after a prominent South African figure, which aims to pave the way towards realising the country's deferred dreams amidst many uncertainties three decades into democracy. Civil society groups say now is the time for all citizens to work together to define a clear vision and a unified plan that will give new hope to the people. Decades ago, on 26 June 1955,…
Reading Time: 2 MinutesPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed the Democratic Alliance (DA), saying he believes the party has jeopardised the founding foundations of the Government of National Unity (GNU) negotiations. President Ramaphosa made the comments in his final letter to Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen regarding the recent cabinet negotiations. This comes as negotiations between the DA and the African National Congress (ANC) appear to have stalled over the Department of Trade and Industry portfolio. Ramaphosa also called on the ANC to give the party two more posts and accused the DA of shifting “goalposts” by increasing the number of…
In the Research ICT Africa After Access 2018 survey, which covered 10 African countries including South Africa, non-users said the price of smart devices was the main reason people were not connected to the internet. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) As the sun sets over the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe, boys throw stones to scare off baboons, not to enjoy the sunset but to find a mobile network that's safe from wildlife. The village of Silozwe, less than 50 kilometres from Bulawayo, the country's second-largest city in the south, sits in a communications black hole. To an outsider, the villagers' daily climb up…
It could have been a great movie. It even was a great movie. Instead, we have the Samuel L. Jackson thriller Damaged, available on Amazon… It had the potential to be a great movie. Even a great movie. Instead, it was a Samuel L. Jackson thriller. CorruptionNow streaming on Amazon Prime, the film is a bit mediocre: It's a captivating 98 minutes of story, but it's partially disjointed due to poor editing and direction. There's always been a guarantee that a movie starring Samuel L. Jackson would be worth the effort. He's a passionate actor who shifts beautifully between characterization…