October 31
South Africa: Legal Rulings - Nutriwomen and Bliss Brands Challenged Over Copycat Packaging
Daily Maverick
Bliss Brands has been found in contempt of court for copying Colgate-Palmolive's Protex packaging, which the Advertising Regulatory Board had previously ruled against. The board's… Read more »
South Africa: IEJ Legal Action Targets Flaws in Social Relief of Distress Grant Distribution
Daily Maverick
The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria is set to make a ruling in a Social Relief of Distress grant exclusion case brought by the Institute for Economic Justice and… Read more »
South Africa: 'Mastermind Planned Lusikisiki Massacre From Prison' - Investigators Turn Attention to Money Trail
Daily Maverick
A man serving a life sentence for murder and robbery appeared in the Luskisiki Magistrates' Court on Thursday as the prosecution alleges that he was the one who planned the… Read more »
South Africa: 'Proud Moment' As Proteas Record Resounding Test Series Victory Over Bangladesh
Daily Maverick
South Africa's 575 for 6 declared (De Zorzi 177, Stubbs 106, Mulder 105*, Islam 5-198) beat Bangladesh's 143 (Mahmud 38, Maharaj 5-59, Muthusamy 4-45) and 159 (Mominul 82, Rabada… Read more »
South Africa: Storm At SA Weather Service Over Dodgy Tenders
GroundUp
This vital service is vulnerable to collapse Read more »
October 30
South Africa: Media Caught Up in Geopolitical Crisis of Unipolarity, Inequality, Uneven Application of Global Rules - Naledi Pandor
allAfrica
"Many countries, particularly in our continent Africa, have failed to meet the standard of freedom of expression set out in international instruments, including our own African… Read more »
Namibia: Ballot Tender 'Ballooned By 116%' - Electoral Body Challenged
New Era
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over a purported lack of transparency around the ballot printing tender. Read more »
South Africa: Rail - a Masterplan Will Only Be Ready By Next Year, Says Ramaphosa
GroundUp
City of Cape Town expresses disappointment at the slow pace of change Read more »
South Africa: Bedsores and Maggots - Ikamva Labantu's Shocking Findings On Elder Abuse
GroundUp
Research report released into neglect and abuse of older people in Cape Town's poor communities Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Fight Against Extreme Poverty Needs a New Strategy - Model Shows How Social Grants Could Work [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs to Revoke ID, Passport of Former Miss South Africa Finalist and Mother
allAfrica
The Department of Home Affairs says former Miss South Africa finalist Chidimma Adetshina and her mother's identity documents and passports will be revoked because they failed… Read more »
South Africa: Reforms to Attract Infrastructure Investment
SAnews.gov.za
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced reforms that will create conditions to attract greater infrastructure investment by private sector participation. Read more »
South Africa: Ivaldo Macamo Lost His Leg When the George Building Collapsed. He Is Still Waiting for Compensation
GroundUp
Not one of the families we spoke to has received any payout Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Blocks Vodacom's $745m Acquisition of Fiber Assets
Daba Finance
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South Africa: Tiger Brands in Talks With Listeriosis Class Action Attorneys to Pay for Victims' Urgent Medical Needs
Daily Maverick
While food producer Tiger Brands' liability for the listeriosis outbreak in 2017/18 has yet to be determined in court, the company is engaging with the legal team behind the class… Read more »
South Africa: A Lifeline Denied - South Africa's Social Grant System Fails the Most Vulnerable
Daily Maverick
In South Africa, the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, now faces a critical legal challenge as calls grow for fairer and more… Read more »
South Africa: Mister Sweet Workers Shut Down Labour Department
GroundUp
They claim that an inspector left a Mister Sweet factory with "a lot of packets of sweets" Read more »
South Africa: Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya in Talks to Settle R6.7bn Eskom Debt
Daily Maverick
New City of Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya outlined her 100-day plan on Wednesday to improve the city's finances, revitalise the economy and prioritise service delivery. Read more »
South Africa: SA's 'Water Wars' to Worsen Due to Climate Crisis, Presidential Climate Commission Told
Daily Maverick
Amid water restrictions in Gauteng, the Presidential Climate Commission hosted a workshop in Pretoria with the Department of Water and Sanitation to address South Africa's urgent… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town City Council Votes to Release Land for Affordable Housing
GroundUp
On Wednesday the City gave the green light for the release of land in Brackenfell, Wesfleur and Belhar Read more »
South Africa: No Lifeline for Teachers As Godongwana Warns of 'Difficult Trade-Offs'
GroundUp
"Budget cuts kill education" protesters tell Minister of Finance Read more »
South Africa: Government to Launch Next Phase of Operation Vulindlela
SAnews.gov.za
Government is expected to launch the next phase of Operation Vulindlela, which is aimed at accelerating the implementation of structural reforms. Read more »
South Africa: Government to Establish Unit to Deal With Money Laundering
SAnews.gov.za
As part of efforts to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, government will establish a shared forensic capability within the Financial Intelligence Centre to… Read more »
South Africa: Revenue From Tax Collection to Be Lower Than Expected
SAnews.gov.za
Revenue from tax collection in 2024/25 is expected to be down by R22.3 billion from National Treasury's estimations made in February this year. Read more »
South Africa: Slow Compliance With Servicing Eskom Debt a Risk to Debt Write-Offs
SAnews.gov.za
National Treasury has warned that municipalities' slow compliance with conditions of the debt relief programme on arrears to Eskom risk delaying debt write-offs. Read more »
