Parliamentary budget office unpacks VAT hike

In this week’s feature of Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses the latest updates to employee regulations and the conduct of athletes on the road when taking part in qualifying races.

Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has confirmed the young man who was shot and killed at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU)'s Mthatha campus was indeed a student at the institution. The university management issued a statement claiming Sisonke Mbolekwa was not registered at the institution, sparking backlash from students who…

Seven prison officials at the controversial, privately run G4S Mangaung Correctional Centre in the Free State have been suspended following the murder of an inmate. Mpho Mkhumbeni died on 12 March, following an unauthorised raid of his cell in the prison where he was pepper-sprayed and beaten the night before…

The City of Tshwane had grand plans to turn the old Pretoria showgrounds into a commercial mixed-use precinct. However, nothing has come of these plans. The Pretoria Show Grounds, which changed its name to the Tshwane Events Centre, was a world-class facility which hosted numerous events. In 2004, for example,…

Walter Sisulu University students in Mthatha campus are protesting after the university’s residence manager shot and killed a student, while three others were admitted to hospital, according to SRC leader Themba Zikhali. The shooting occurred on Tuesday morning, 15 April after students allegedly set a car belonging to the manager…