Sakeliga files papers in much publicised BEE and procurement matter
The business group Sakeliga is to file papers next week with the Constitutional Court in the most publicised BEE and procurement court case so far. Following judgment in favour of Sakeliga in November 2020, the case now is being taken on appeal by the Minister of Finance – also on the insistence of the ANC’s […]
Court victory for the business owners of Musina and business group Sakeliga against Eskom and municipality
Two years after the first legal steps to prevent Eskom from interrupting electricity in Musina, a cost order was obtained in favour of Sakeliga in the Gauteng High Court last week. The litigation stems from efforts by Eskom ion 2018 and 2019 to cut off electricity to all users in Musina, including paying businessowners, following […]
New Employment Equity Bill would require large-scale relocations across South Africa
Conceptually and technically incompatible with the Rule of Law On Tuesday, 13 April 2021, Sakeliga made verbal submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour on the proposed Employment Equity Amendment Bill. The bill empowers the Minister of Labour to prescribe racial demographic employment targets for individual companies to implement at every workplace and […]
Technical issues in the Employment Equity Amendment Bill, 2020
On Tuesday, 13 April 2021, Martin van Staden, Legal Fellow at Sakeliga, presented technical issues on the proposed Employment Equity Amendment Bill to the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour. He was joined by Piet le Roux, Chief Executive Officer of Sakeliga. Sakeliga’s press release on the presentation can be found here. These were […]
The euphemistic terminology of expropriation without compensation
Imagine you are doing people-watching in a convenience store. Someone enters, takes a product from a shelf, and walks out without paying. The owner storms out, shouts at the thief, and calls the police. Clearly, someone just stole something! The next day you are back in the same store. Someone enters, takes a product from […]
Appoint paymaster in municipalities in North West (Paymaster case)
Tell us about the state of your municipalityComplete our short surveyNaledi municipality owes Eskom R390-millionDue to poor debt collection and tariff payment defaults Previous Next NORTH WEST PAYMASTER Support This Case Why this case? Eskom, water boards and other important service providers are not getting paid by the Ditsobotla and Naledi municipalities in North West […]
Ukrainian trade mission will visit South Africa in April
The Ukrainian Trade Mission will visit South Africa from 14 to 16 April to explore trade opportunities. On 14 and 15 April the Mission will visit Pretoria and on 16 April they will visit KwaZulu Natal (Durban). The Mission will be chaired by the Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Mr Taras Kachka; […]
Sakeliga presents panel discussion on Expropriation Bill and amendment of Article 25 of the Constitution
Tian Alberts The business organisation Sakeliga held a live panel discussion on its Facebook page on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, during which various focus points around the controversial Expropriation Bill and amendments to Article 25 of the Constitution were discussed. This follows two strong parliamentary submissions by Sakeliga during last week’s public hearings. Several issues […]