The accountability of public governance in South Africa has come a long way since 1994. When the transitional constitution was hammered out in negotiations in 1993, the primary consideration was to establish an unshakeable commitment to government under

The recent announcement of the imminent opening of a rival stock exchange to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange caused considerable media excitement. It is indeed a historic development in South Africa’s economic history and is to

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse said Thursday’s court decision to dismiss with costs its urgent application to interdict Eskom from implementing the approved tariff increase by 9,4% on April 1 2016 would not deter it. “Setting aside the urgency of our

KPMG has terminated its business relationship with the Gupta business empire due to the political storm surrounding the family’s friendship with President Jacob Zuma. KPMG was the auditor for all Gupta-owned and -controlled businesses

If President Jacob Zuma didn’t already have enough on his plate after Thursday’s constitutional court judgment, he has announced he is splitting the department of telecommunications

Global standards bodies are the crucible in which our networking future is forged. It is the well from which our connectivity springs. It may look like a crowd of middle-aged bearded and bespectacled men warming the seats of hotel conference rooms, but

Public protector Thuli Madonsela revealed on Thursday that she was being investigated by the Hawks. “I would celebrate if the NPA (the National Prosecuting Authority) and the Hawks at least by tonight would send a report that says they

The Guptas, the “spy tape” saga and now the constitutional court’s Nkandla ruling are all blows that President Jacob Zuma is trying to deflect, political expert Daniel Silke said on Thursday. “The nature of the constitutional court judgment, the

President Jacob Zuma visited the United Arab Emirates to drop off R6bn belonging to the Guptas, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema claimed on Thursday. “Zuma was in [the] UAE recently, in Dubai. That was not an official visit, it

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has called for President Jacob Zuma to be impeached following the constitutional court’s finding that he had flouted the constitution. “This morning we have already filed a motion to say Zuma must be