By Dominic Mahlangu, Noipone Malefane and Chandre PrinceBusiness leaders shell out millions to sit with top brass prior to ANC meeting Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe outbid everyone to secure a seat at President Jacob Zuma’s table at last night’s gala dinner ahead of...
President Jacob Zuma
Malema on the Ropes After Zuma Barrage
By Dominic Mahlangu, Charles Molele and Nkululeko Ncana20 September 2010Delegates applaud president's tough line ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema suffered a major defeat yesterday as President Jacob Zuma stamped his authority on the ruling party and read the riot...
Media is Its Own Worst News, Says Zuma Aide
Zizi Kodwa, President Jacob Zuma's special adviser on communications, says the South African media is in denial about its own shortcomings. The real threat to SA media freedom would not be the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal but the media's denial that it had serious...
Unions Suspend Strike to Consult – Offer is Still Not Accepted
By Samantha Enslin-Payne and Bloomberg7 September 2010Unions have suspended the 20-day public service strike to consider the government's revised wage offer made last week, but they warned that this did not mean the offer had been accepted. Thobile Ntola, the...
Of Course Public-Sector Strikes are Political
By Khaye Nkwanyana27 August 2010 President Jacob Zuma, out of his anger and frustration at the public-sector wage dispute, is calling for trade unions not to make political statements. The president wants to erect a Chinese wall between the political arena and...
South Africa: Public Sector Strike Highlights Post-Apartheid’s Contradictions
By Patrick BondAugust 22, 2010 - The two major civil service unions on strike against the South African government have vowed to intensify pressure in coming days, in a struggle pitting more than a million members of the middle and lower ranks of society against a...
