8 September 2022 - By this time next week, the Expropriation Bill of 2020 (the Bill) may already have been adopted by the portfolio committee on public works and infrastructure and sent on to the National Assembly for its endorsement.
26 August 2022 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has sent a follow-up letter to South Africa’s major banks requesting clarity on their position regarding Expropriation without Compensation (EWC).
23 August 2022 - Last week I participated (as did Newsi editor Sharon Salomon) in a webinar on the fraught concept of ‘fake news’. It was an interesting exchange, with no shortage of disagreement among the panellists and audience – except to the extent that we were all of a mind that ‘fake news’ was a bad thing.
16 August 2022 - The IRR is taking legal advice on possible steps against the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for peddling a blatant factual inaccuracy on land ownership in South Africa.
Arrangements for the relocation of staff from their dire conditions in offices in North End are being finalised, correctional services minister Ronald Lamola said.