The judgment thwarts Parliament and the national government’s attempts to capture control of all state entities’ procurement policies. While the judgment was made on public participation grounds, its effect is highly consequential: It thwarts Parliament and the national government’s attempts to capture control of all state entities’ procurement policies and subject them to racial and…
The case, which was heard in May this year, deals with the Public Procurement Act, the process of putting the Act in place and the racial requirements imposed on applicants who want to do business with the state. These requirements are not only stricter than in the past, but can also, according to the rejected…
Singer Ed Sheeran is facing the biggest controversy of his career after a storm over a decision to drop support act Macklemore from his US stadium tour following the rapper’s on-stage pro-Palestinian comments. Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He has sold more than 120 million records and spent more…
Magdalena Andersson set to return as prime minister after her bloc secures razor-thin lead Sweden’s centre-Left opposition bloc defeated the ruling Right-wing coalition in a razor-thin general election, Sweden’s SVT public broadcaster announced on Wednesday. With 99 per cent of the votes counted, Magdalena Andersson, the former prime minister, was on track to win 175…
WASHINGTON – The United States Department of State on September 15, 2026, announced a new visa restriction policy aimed at foreign nationals involved in race-based discrimination, the enactment or implementation of laws enabling uncompensated land seizures, and the incitement of imminent violence against minority ethnic or racial groups in South Africa. Secretary of State Marco…
Oxfordshire, UK village passes symbolic referendum held to protest against plans to house 1,200 asylum seekers nearby A village in Oxfordshire has voted to leave the UK in a symbolic referendum in response to plans to house 1,200 migrants next door. Residents in Piddington voted 285 to 26 to “secede from the UK and pursue…
It was rugby fans instead of Baltimore Ravens fans who flocked to M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, for a first of its kind match on American soil. The fourth and final test of ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ between South Africa and New Zealand took place at M&T Bank Stadium, and along with the 43-28 win for…
Courtesy BizNews JP Smith has spent years being told his city is one of the world’s most violent. He didn’t dispute it. He explained why. Nearly every gun his officers pulled off the street came back to bite them: nineteen times out of twenty, the man caught red-handed walked free, because Cape Town cannot investigate…
Estate agencies and other property businesses will no longer need to possess a BEE certificate to obtain permission to operate COURT VICTORY: Sakeliga defeats BEE licensing in property sector 10 September 2026 Sakeliga has secured a major court victory against BEE in the property sector. The Pretoria High Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement that…
In a recent discourse, Ernst Roets and Marie-Louise de Nysschen of Lex Libertas have challenged the prevailing centralized authority in South Africa, advocating for a return to federalism and self-governance as the only viable path forward for the country. The Crisis of Over-Governance The duo argues that the current national government is failing its citizens…
