If you want to host a mega conference without the logistical hassle or fuss, alongside breath-taking scenery and in…
Government Opinion Pieces
By Faith Muthambi
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With spring in the air, we cannot help to shift our focus to the year end and start planning our summer holiday. We…
Franz Fanon taught us that “each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil it or betray…
The question is often raised whether a free South Africa still needs a day solely devoted to women. However for the…
There are a growing number of investors from around the world who see South Africa as a great place to do business. The…
Everywhere I go there is a palpable sense of anger and sadness at the recent spate of abuse and killing of women and…
During Women’s Month a light is shone on the various issues which confront women on a daily basis. What inevitably emerges is a mixed bag of the successes and challenges that still confront women. …
On 17 April 1954 the women of South Africa made their voices heard through the Women’s Charter which strived for the removal of all laws, regulations, conventions and customs that discriminate…
Before 1994 there were hardly any women in positions of leadership and most top positions both in the public and private sector were dominated by white males. There has been a sea change in the past…
Contrary to the media coverage, the municipal audit outcomes improved. In the same vein, the reports did not interrogate whether there was improved service delivery, something that need to be…
Twenty years ago our television screens were filled with the sight of long lines stretching for many kilometres as South Africans voted in the first democratic election. Most South Africans would…
This is an auspicious year for our country. It is 20 years since our nation emerged from the shadow of apartheid and also the 60th milestone of extraordinary women who fought for our democracy. …
What is South Africa’s approach to bridge the gap between policy and implementation? The answer to this question became clearer over the past two weeks when the government demonstrated its…
Corruption is damaging to any institution’s reputation and the presence of it diminishes respect, credibility and most importantly public trust. Once an organisation has been labelled as corrupt…
Some commentators would have us believe it’s all doom and gloom for the economy, but South Africa’s economy remains robust and is teeming with potential.
Recent investments around the…
Returning land to the dispossessed
16 July 2014
Imagine waking up one day only to find that your home, your land, your entire existence has been erased. This is the fate that befell…
Do you have a burning question you have been yearning to ask our political leadership but could not find the opportunity? Well, it is that time again when they will meet communities for just such…
The recent protracted strikes in South Africa are of concern to government. Their length and violent nature do not in anyway assist the economy and address the very same concerns of workers.…
Give babies, mothers a fighting chance
8 July 2014
“Women give life, and the right to life is one that we all hold sacred”, highlighted Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa last week at the …
