Sakeliga ready against attempts to give Post Office a monopoly

Sakeliga staunchly opposes efforts to grant the Post Office a continued monopoly over postal services. It is impractical and irrational to consider granting monopoly rights to the Post Office, given its advanced state of deterioration. Sakeliga remains vigilant in monitoring developments and ready to take legal action if necessary to protect the interests of competition […]


Sakeliga wins court case against illegal municipal collections

Sakeliga won a court case regarding municipal levies and taxes. The court order (click here to view the court order) helps to protect businesspeople and other residents from unlawful and unaffordable municipal collections in their towns. Without the court order, an external company in Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality (Koster, Swartruggens, and surroundings) would have been able […]


Non-state solutions to crime are now essential

The following opinion piece was written by Gideon Joubert, independent security consultant, firearms instructor and head of security projects at Sakeliga. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is facing deep-rooted dysfunctionality, as evidenced by the crumbling state of its infrastructure, communication failures, understaffing, and compromised integrity due to criminal infiltration. Public trust in the SAPS […]


Adopting Bitcoin 2024 – Strategies and Insights for Addressing State Failure

At the recent Adopting Bitcoin 2024 conference in Cape Town, Russell Lamberti, executive director at Sakeliga, shed light on pragmatic solutions to combat the pervasive issue of state failure.   Rather than merely discussing the challenges posed by failing state institutions, he delved into concrete strategies to mitigate their impact while drawing on lessons from […]


Find more “Solutions for South Africa’s countryside” at this conference

The countryside is in decline, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Businesspeople can intervene, and here is another opportunity to find out how: the Oplossings vir Suid-Afrika se platteland conference on 20 and 21 February 2024, outside Bothaville. As a partner of this conference, presented by Landbouweekblad and Senwes, Sakeliga would like to invite everyone in our network […]


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 […]


State unlawfully trying to make BEE a prerequisite for air services licenses

The Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) is unlawfully threatening to withhold air services licenses from aviation business owners based on their race. In a letter from our attorneys, Sakeliga has urgently demanded that the ASLC immediately stops this unlawful and unconstitutional process. Sakeliga invites role players in the aviation industry who require more information on […]


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 […]


Agri-businesses that are ‘too white’ are indeed being threatened

The Department of Agriculture recently vehemently denied its intention to make BEE a requirement for exports. However, their confidential internal documents tell a different story. The storm broke out following front-page reports in Rapport and City Press two weeks ago, stating that the government intended to prohibit white farms from exporting. The source was two […]


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, […]