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MDC representative Eddie Cross explains how the Zimbabwe election was stolen by Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF: by rigging the voters roll. Mass civil disobedience seems certain. The only question is whether MDC leaders will be able to contain the threats of armed insurgency that are surfacing in Zimbabwe.
The entire executive board of HSH Nordbank in Germany face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of breaching trust. This is one of several trials involving bankers in Europe, and reflects mounting fury over the conduct of banks leading up to the financial crisis in 2008.
Research by the HSRC suggests most South Africans have a poor view of the court system, and many question the impartiality of court decisions, according to an editorial in Business Day.
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) representative Eddie Cross writes that Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF Party, which has been in power for more than 30 years, is headed for electoral defeat. This time, they will find it more difficult to rig the outcome.
The Constitutional Court has upheld an important principle of press freedom - the right to protect confidential sources. This, after a case of defamation was brought against Mail & Guardian by Bosasa Operation back in 2009.
The National Development Plan talks loftily of achieving growth of 5,4% a year, and 11 million jobs by 2030, but is in reality a recipe for state intervention on a scale not previously imagined.
South Africa has more than a dozen anti-corruption units, yet still it scores well below our main trading partners in the Transparency International anti-corruption index. There are better ways to tackle this thorny issue, writes Paul Hoffman SC of the Institute of Accountability in Southern Africa.
The government's National Development Plan is doomed to fail because it relies on the same, tired state interventions that have failed in the past, and does not address the urgent need for policy reform, according to the SA Institute of Race Relations.
A DRAFT bill has been tabled in Parliament which aims to prohibit state employees and their families from directly or indirectly holding more than a 5% interest in any entity that does business with the government unless prior approval is obtained from the relevant minister.
Reckless and arbitrary actions by government ministers have done as much damage to the mining industry as anything else, says John Kane-Berman of the SA Institute of Race Relations.
Insolvencies are down, but the country faces a debt epidemic unparalleled in its history, writes Arlene Levy. It's time the banks were held to account in the courts. 
For all the outrage over the US surveillance programme leaked by whistleblower Ed Snowden, South Africans will be shocked to learn that our own government is miles ahead of the US in terms of snooping. 
The rule of law is senior to the Constitution's Bill of Rights, says Free Market Foundation's Leon Louw, and is the pillar on which civilisation rests.
There were not enough MPs in Parliament to vote through the Labour Relations Amendment Act, which the Democratic Alliance says will kill jobs.
A new report by a UK parliamentary committee recommends jail time for bankers found guilty of reckless misconduct.
South Africa's foreign ministry computer network was hacked by British spies, and the information was passed on to the US's National Security Agency, according to leaks from National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. 
Mark Shuttleworth's Constitutional Court action to overturn exchange control is a fight we should all support, writes Chris Becker of the Mises Institute South Africa.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.
