White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection officially Gazetted

Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has said the public has shown great support for the final White Paper on Citizenship, immigration and refugee protection which appeared in the Government Gazette. Briefing the media, he addressed what he saw as a long overdue need to replace and outdated C…

Labour Party to launch application to set aside electoral timetable

The Labour party says it will launch an application to the Constitutional Court seeking to set aside the electoral timetable and a postponement of the May 29 elections.On Monday, the Electoral court dismissed the party’s application to review the decision of the Electoral Commission not to reopen t…

MK Trademark ceded to ANC – What does this mean and does the MK have any legal recourse option?

The contentious uMkhonto weSizwe trademark at the center of the copyright infringement court tussle between the ANC and the uMkhonto weSizweparty, has been registered as belonging to the ANC. NPO Legacy projects who had previously trademarked the logo says it has given the trademark to the ruling p…

Looking into IDP processes and importance of community/Residents participation

Integrated Development Planning is a government-initiated process that municipalities follow in preparation of five-year strategic plans for development. Also referred to as IDP, Integrated Development Planning is the instrument that provides guidance on the budgeting and decision-making processes …

South African actors and actresses still falling on hard times

In an open letter addressed to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa, veteran star Vatiswa Ndara detailed some of the unfair labour practices, poor remuneration, poor working conditions and unfair treatment by producers and others.This was back in the year 2019. Last week, news bro…

Bakwena Ba Mogopa vs Glencore: Community delivery non existent due to government and mining giant agreements

The Bakwena Ba Mogopa nation say that for the longest time, the community has struggled with leadership. This is at the backdrop of the North West Community going under administration periodically over the years. The Bakwena Platinum Trust under Ba Mogopa Platinum Investment is the special-purpose …

Political parties may not "bombard" prospective voters without first obtaining their consent.

Yesterday, a POWER listener called in to report a political party finding his number and calling him for electioneering purposes. With elections fast approaching, prospective voters might expect their cellphones' notification alerts to start chiming every so often with those dreaded messages from p…

Parliament’s Political Leadership Are Scheduled To Undergo A Lifestyle Audit

The top brass of Parliament’s political leadership are scheduled to undergo a lifestyle audit in the seventh national legislature following the general elections on May 29. This emerged from the review of the joint committee on ethics and members’ interests after reviewing the code of ethical condu…

Post Office retrenchments mean 5000 people without jobs

The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) Union has described the retrenchment of almost 5,000 workers at the South African Post Office (SAPO) as the government's failure to protect state-owned entities.The employees were let go from the beginning of the year as SAPO had to c…

US President, Biden pledges G7 response and Iron cloud U.S. support for Israel after Iran attacks

Joe Biden has reaffirmed the US's "ironclad" commitment to Israel's security after Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles in an "unprecedented" attack. With additional launches in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, over 300 drones and missiles, including 120 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles,…