City Press drops 'The Spear'

NEWSWATCH: Writing in today's City Press, Ferial Haffajee says that a decision has been taken to remove the controversial image. 28 May 2012 10:12

Social inequalities affect ratings change

Hot on the heels of the Moody's ratings cut for the South African economy, Standard & Poor has revised its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment on South Africa from Group 4 to Group 5 according to Business Live. 14 Nov 2011 10:00

PMBs here to stay, court rules

Legalbrief reports that the North Gauteng High Court has thrown out, on technical grounds, a bid to clarify what medical aid funds are required to pay for the treatment of a basic set of conditions, ranging from tuberculosis to malaria. 11 Nov 2011 10:06

Incentives may mean more clothing jobs

According to Mail and Guardian Online, there is good reason to try to keep the South African textile and clothing industry going because it could create many more jobs, raise skills levels and eventually pay better than survival wages. 11 Nov 2011 09:47

Former Land Bank CEO's case postponed

Times Live reports that former Land Bank chief executive Philemon Mohlahlane's embezzlement case has been postponed until January 30 next year because one of his co-accused, former Gauteng Housing MEC, Mpu Daniel Mofokeng has requested additional time to allow his new attorney to study the case. 9 Nov 2011 07:37

Pretoria gallows restored as a museum

The gallows in Pretoria's Central Prison - where hundreds of people, many of the political activists were put to death - is now being restored and turned into a museum and tourist attraction, reports IOL. 9 Nov 2011 07:29

Legal profession not yet representative: Radebe

Responding to a question in Parliament, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe said that the Legal Practice Bill must bring transformation to a logical conclusion. 8 Nov 2011 08:20

Somalis take another ship in Gulf of Aden

Yet another ship has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by Somali pirates. This time it is the Greek-owned chemical tanker, Liquid Velvet with a crew of 22 and IOL reports that it was sailing under the Marshall Islands flag. 7 Nov 2011 14:17

Angry Radebe seeks answers on 'death handovers' to Zim

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe is demanding answers on the Hawks conducting illegal "renditions" of people from South Africa to Zimbabwe. This follows a Sunday Times exposé on how top investigators from the elite crime-fighting unit were fingered in sending several Zimbabwean nationals to their deaths in Zimbabwe. Radebe says that the renditions "fly in the face of our [SA's] constitution and its values." 7 Nov 2011 13:07

Media24 "predatory pricing" case referred to tribunal

[Chris Charter] The recent announcement by the Competition Commission that it will refer Media24 to the Competition Tribunal will be the first occasion that the commission has referred a predatory pricing case to the tribunal. This case will be watched with interest by practitioners, economists and any dominant firms that seek to price aggressively, or introduce "fighting brands" and "loss leaders" as part of their sales strategy. 7 Nov 2011 10:08

Derivative misconduct: dismissed for refusing to disclose

[Pranisha Maharaj and Nabeelah Martin] In CEPPWAWU obo Hlebela vs Lonmin Precious Metals Refinery, the CCMA found that an employee's failure to disclose information that would assist the employer's investigation regarding its loss of approximately 200kg of platinum per month amounted to derivative misconduct. 7 Nov 2011 09:55

New Waste Act considers lifecycle assessment

History may well show that the new National Environmental Management: Waste Act was one of the most significant laws ever brought onto the statute books of South Africa, says the Gunstons Attorneys director, Garth Watson, speaking to the SA Commercial Prop News. 4 Nov 2011 13:49

ANCYL demands 'already addressed' by existing laws

According to the Business Day, Business Leadership SA chairman Bobby Godsell said that nine of the 12 demands presented to the Chamber of Mines by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) could be addressed by regulation the government already has in place. 4 Nov 2011 09:24