Van Rooyen: I’m ready to be deployed anytime
Ignoring speculation over his brief appointment as finance minister, Des Van Rooyen tackled the details of his new ministerial role.
Van Rooyen focused on assisting local government
The new minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs says his experience will help him understand challenges faced by local government.
Van Rooyen: No deals signed while I was finance chief
David van Rooyen has dismissed cynical speculation that he approved any deals, particularly with regards to SAA, while serving as finance minister.
Pravin Gordhan: We will win the trust of South Africans
In his first press conference since being reappointed finance minister, Gordhan has pledged to ensure "sound fiscal management".
Pravin Gordhan returns: The tweets that had us in stitches
The sentiment on social media following the appointment of the week’s third finance minister was: If we don’t laugh, we will surely cry.
Public protector: ‘Hearts have hardened’
Is there a link between Thuli Madonsela’s office’s money woes and its difficult findings?
#FeesMustFall: Lessons in speeding up change
The student protests against increases in university tuition fees have provided political parties with clear examples on how to get results.
Teletubbies come to play in Parliament
DA MP John Steenhuisen responded to someone calling Mmusi Maimane a sellout by referring to an EFF MP as a teletubby, undoubtedly Po from the TV show.
‘You can’t pin silicosis on all of us’
This week it was the mining companies’ turn to tell the court why they can’t be held responsible for the suffering of thousands of former mineworkers.
Silicosis case poised to rewrite law books
The historic class-action suit brought by gravely ill former gold miners and their families will push the boundaries of the country’s court system.
