Gordhan delivers pre-election budget that appeals to the poor
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan delivered a pre-election budget today that talked up the ANC's achivements over the last five years and appealed to the poor and the disaffected. -
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Cabinet Approves SANRAL Plan for E-Toll Closure and Debt Write-Off
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Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts Bill: Treasury Invites Public Comment
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Draft South African Police Service Amendment Bill Submitted to Parliament
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Parliament Demands Intergovernmental Action Plan on R110bn Municipal Eskom Debt
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Parliament Committee Calls for Prioritised Lifestyle Audits for SCM Officials
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Draft VAT Amendments Issued for Valuable Metals Reverse Charge
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The Labour Court has come out swinging on behalf of trade union Solidarity, which last year won a case against the Department of Corrections Services for overlooking 10 employees of the wrong colour. It filled the positions based on national instead of the regional demographics of the Western Cape.The A-Z of putting a BEE deal together
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Proposed changes to court rules will stop banks from selling repossessed houses at ridiculous prices. This is in response to court judgments where the constitutional right to adequate housing has been infringed. Zuma tries to steamroll courts with amended Employment Equity Bill
Trade union Solidarity argues that President Zuma's efforts to ramrod through amendments to the Employment Equity Act is an effort to override recent court decisions that challenge the government's application of national racial quotas.Three giants of the bar square up in court over contingency fees case
Three of the country's top silks are squaring up against each other in a case that involves the Road Accident Fund, Discovery, and attorney Ronald Bobroff. As David Gleason discovers, the case runs deeper than many suppose, and involves the thorny issue of contingency fees and exclusion clauses in Discovery Health's contracts.The ANC's performance balance sheet: the good, the bad and the ugly
Although South Africa has been slipping down various international rankings, anyone drawing up a balance sheet of rule by the African National Congress (ANC) since it came to power in 1994 must be struck as much by the successes as by the failures, writes John Kane-Berman of the SA Institute of Race Relations.New withholding tax on cross-border services
An amendment to the Income Tax Act imposes a 15% withholding tax on cross-border services rendered in South Africa, writes Graeme Palmer of Garlicke Bousfield.Only 25% of Gauteng freeway users have e-tags
Just 25% of Gauteng freeway users have e-tags, and several court challenges are lining up to test whether SANRAL has acted legally in bringing this massively expensive solution to the residents of Gauteng. It doesn't help SANRAL's case that hundreds of instances of mis-billing are being reported. A completely useless individual
Sports and recreation minister Fikile Mbalula gave Bafana Bafana a tongue-lashing for their capitulation to Nigeria. But as Gareth van Onselen points out, the minister could do with a dose of his own advice.It's time to fire the minister of agriculture and fisheries
The DA has called for Tina Joemat-Pettersson's head, and the public protector wants Jacob Zuma to act against the agriculture and fisheries minister for maladministration, improper conduct and wasteful expenditure, writes Chris Barron. Currency casino market under investigation
The US attorney general is investigating what many have long suspected - that the world's currency makets are manipulated by a group of financial insiders known as the "bandit's club."Police hand fraud complaint against FNB to National Prosecuting Authority
A fraud complaint by a Cape Town couple against FNB has been handed over by the police to the National Prosecution Authority, after the bank attempted to repossess their home in 2008. Could this end up being SA's first fraud trial against a bank and its executives over the shadowy practice of securitisation?What would happen if the State's monopoly on law was removed?
German anarcho-libertarian Herman Hans-Hoppe believes peace and prosperity would be inevitable if only we were to end the State's monopoly on administering the law. And he provides a few interesting historical precedents where this actually happened.The 14 best insults of all time
Winston Churchill was well known for his wit and searing put-downs, but what are the best insults of all time? Here's one list from British Pathe which is worthy of consideration.The interesting case of retailers and music copyright
Retailers and music copyright owners recently went head-to-head in the Copyright Tribunal - a creatuire of the Copyright Act - over how much stores should pay for broadcasting music to their customers. The judge eventually settled on R389 per 50 square metres, rather than the R500 music copyright owners demanded.The ANC's grip is slipping
The ANC's grip on power is slipping and that can be a dangerous thing for the country, particularly in an election year. The radicalisation of South African politics is well underway, and trade unions are amping up their demands for higher wages, knowing their timing is perfect.KPMG's independence questioned in health care inquiry
Netcare is challenging the Competition Commission's use of KPMG for technical services related to the inquiry into the healthcare industry about to get underway, due to the fact that KPMG previously did work for Netcare.Only a fraction of fishing licence applications have been granted
Only a fraction of the fishing licences applied for have been granted, leaving many well-established fishermen without a livelihood. The situation has been described as a "national disaster" by the Democratic Alliance, which wants the matter investigated.The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Acts Online. Acts Online accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the article, nor does the information contained herein constitute advice, legal or otherwise.