By Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2014 Democratic Alliance leader, Helen Zille, has moved to classify affirmative action in South Africa into four distinct approaches. One approach is “representivity”, which is another word for “quotas”, the DA…
By Staff WriterJune 10, 2015 A new report questions the policies implemented by the South African government, in particular, those relating to affirmative action, and race distinction. The report, prepared by Solidarity Trade Union’s Centre…
5.4.2016 12:32 pm ANA FILE PICTURE: Minister of Sport Fikile Mbalula speaks. Picture: Michel Bega Netball and athletics also included in the Sports Minister’s latest questionable call. SA Sport Minister, Fikile Mbalulu, has announced his…
Lesotho Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, was assisted by South African special forces soldiers to flee to South Africa in the face of a military backed ‘coup’ on early Saturday morning. The ‘coup’ (or ‘coup…
25/08/2014 Julius Malema and his cohorts in the National Assembly didn’t quite blow the House down on Thursday last week during President’s Question Time. They disrupted parliament by demanding that Jacob Zuma pay back…
21/08/2014 Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi didn’t calm nerves last week during his address to the third annual Mining Lekgotla. The minister is overseeing two significant regulatory processes causing anxiety in these sectors, namely a…
Former Homelands Bophuthatswana – Ciskei – Gazankulu – KaNgwane – KwaNdebele – KwaZulu – Lebowa –Qwaqwa – Transkei – Venda – Note: Ten self-governing territories for different black ethnic groups were established as part…
by Lesego Loate, @loatePLAAS on 19 Sep 2014 The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) held a Land Tenure Summit from the 4 to 6 of September 2014. Given the controversial policy and…
William Beinart African Studies Centre University of Oxford Rough draft notes for purpose of the discussion, I have not had a chance to go back and check sources; there may be some inaccuracies….
BACKGROUND The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill (‘TKLB’) was made available to the public in September 2015. The national Department of Traditional Affairs published a notice in the Government Gazette on 18 September 2015, saying…
