Current Affairs (podcast) Articles

Busa Encouraged by President’s Comprehensive Energy Plan

By Neelam Rahim Business Unity South Africa is encouraged by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comprehensive energy plan and offered its full support and partnership to fast-track delivery. BUSA hopes the comprehensive energy plans announced last night will be implemented...

Cadre Deployment was once necessary but no longer required

By Neelam Rahim There is a call for cadre deployment to be scrapped, while the ANC says it will go to court to defend it. The Ethics Institute says cadre deployment was once necessary, but it is no longer required. The Institute is busy with a Local Government Ethical...

The Africa Report: Angola gears up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom

By Neelam Rahim Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with Radio Islam International. The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women’s AFCON in Morocco. According to Thandi, the country...

Judge Mandisa Maya Becomes the Country’s Deputy Chief Justice

By Neelam Rahim Judge Mandisa Maya became the country’s deputy chief justice after President Cyril Ramaphosa ratified her new position, which most analysts expected. Maya is currently the Supreme Court of Appeal president and will take up her post on the 1st of...