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Q&A with Alison Tilley, head of judiciary watchdog Judges Matter, on EC judge president Mbenenge’s case
A judicial tribunal has cleared Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge of gross misconduct in a sexual harassment case. Chris Barron asked Alison Tilley, head of judiciary watchdog Judges Matter ...
NEWSMAKER | Pile on more pylons, Eskom
Leonie Human, a leading figure in the renewables sector, says the state utility’s foot-dragging on grid expansion fuels cynicism about its motives
Q&A with South African Human Rights Commission chair Chris Nissen on pupil safety
More than 20 years after being banned, pit toilets are still claiming the lives of schoolchildren. Chris Barron asked South African Human Rights Commission chairperson Chris Nissen ...
NEWSMAKER | A strange way to cut red tape
Busa CEO Khulekani Mathe denounces the Business Licensing Bill as flying in the face of Ramaphosa’s exhortations about unnecessary rules and regulations
NEWSMAKER | ‘Rogue military will torpedo investment’
BER’s chief economist Lisette IJssel de Schepper says it is imperative the president acts quickly to address investors’ concerns over his ability to control the armed forces
Q&A with Border Management Authority commissioner and CEO Mike Masiapato
The arrest of Zama Zamas implicated in the recent Bekkersdal massacre has again highlighted the weakness of South Africa’s border management. Chris Barron asked Border Management Authority (BMA) commissioner and CEO Mike Masiapato...
Q&A with national correctional services commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale on parolees reoffending
According to the national police commissioner, one of those implicated in the recent Saulsville massacre is a parolee with a record of attempted murder and rape. Chris Barron asked national correctional services commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale ...
Q&A with chair of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders Mpumalanga Gwadiso on deaths at initiation schools
Nine initiates have died in the Eastern Cape since the start of the summer initiation season last month. Chris Barron asked Mpumalanga Gwadiso, chair of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders ...
NEWSMAKER | Looking forward to traction for private freight trains
Traxtion CEO James Holley says his company’s R3.4bn investment is a leap of faith, but one built on a solid premise
Q&A with Solidarity chair Flip Buys on Trump’s G20 boycott
President Donald Trump said this week the US was boycotting the G20 summit because of South Africa’s extermination policies. Chris Barron asked the chair of Solidarity, Flip Buys ...
