Lockdown Transparency: Sakeliga files application for contempt against COGTA minister
Sakeliga has brought a high court application to have the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) declared guilty of contempt of court. The latest contempt proceedings seek to clarify the deliberative and decision-making processes before the imposition of harmful and irrational policies that led to millions of job losses, business closures, and wealth-destruction. […]
Air Services Licensing Council takes legal advice on its unlawful BEE requirements
The Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) has asked Sakeliga for time to seek legal advice on a letter from our attorneys regarding its irresponsible and unlawful air service licencing processes. If proper, the advice will confirm to the ASLC that there is no basis in law for making race, transformation, or B-BBEE a prerequisite for […]
Sakeliga Takes Treasury to Court Over Eskom Exemption Regulations
Sakeliga is heading to court to disclose information about how National Treasury intended to grant dubious exemptions to Eskom and other state entities from financial reporting requirements. This follows after Sakeliga welcomed the Finance Minister’s withdrawal of Eskom’s exemption from the Public Finance Management Act in April. The withdrawal arose from pressure by Sakeliga and […]
MAN up! Guiding principles for farmers to Navigate AgriBEE
How can productive farmers protect their businesses against the harmful consequences of the proposed AgriBEE guidelines? This difficult question arose after Sakeliga recently released confidential documentation related to planned BEE enforcement in the sector to the public. Sakeliga has put forward some considerations for farmers wanting to adopt proactive strategies to maintain their productivity, quality, […]
Sakeliga takes further action on Minister of Agriculture’s AgriBEE plan and international trade agreements
Sakeliga is taking further steps to ensure accountability at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development regarding its unlawful AgriBEE plans and possible violation of international trade agreements. This follows Sakeliga’s publication last week of confidential internal plans by the Department to impose unlawful BEE requirements on the agricultural industry. Sakeliga has now […]
Sakeliga and Pretoria Sakekamer to investigate PEU/TUMS matter in Tshwane
Sakeliga and the Pretoria Sakekamer are approaching the City of Tshwane regarding hitherto undisclosed liabilities resulting from illegal electricity meter contracts with PEU Capital Partners (PEU) and Total Utility Management Services (TUMS). Sakeliga and the Pretoria Sakekamer seek further information, including financial and audit information, which would enable us to determine the extent to which […]
Sakeliga welcomes withdrawal of Eskom cover-up regulations
Sakeliga welcomes the announcement by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, that the exemption for Eskom from provisions under the Public Finance Management Act will be “withdrawn for now.” Nevertheless, Sakeliga has already started investigating the extent to which similar exemptions are being contemplated for other state entities. Sakeliga’s legal team are submitting PAIA applications to determine which […]
Sakeliga demands that cover-up regulations regarding Eskom wastage be withdrawn
Sakeliga’s attorneys are currently drafting a letter to the Minister of Finance, in which we demand that the minister provide reasons for his decision that Eskom does not need to declare irregular expenditures, as well as fruitless and wasteful expenditures, in its financial statements. This controversial decision was published in the government gazette on March […]
Business chambers can restore order to the local economy
This is a revised version of the speech delivered at the launch function for the Pretoria Business Chamber. Once upon a time, everyone thought it was the state’s role to create a favourable business environment. For a while, it even seemed to work. There was access to the decision-makers and a fairly functional bureaucracy that […]
Coffee and Get Together
24 March 2023
07:30 for 08:00
We look forward to another opportunity to build new networks. Sakeliga is facilitating this by means of a Coffee and Getting Together on Friday, 24 March 2023.