Queensland Scraps Multi-Jurisdiction Land Tax Proposal

Read More Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has shelved a contentious proposal to introduce a nation-first multi-jurisdictional land tax after an apparent lack of support from her state counterparts. The proposal would have seen Queensland charge investors land tax based on the value of all their property holdings across the country, not just within the state, […]

Ramaphosa hints that plan to implement Zondo report may be delayed

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday raised the spectre that the government may announce its plan to implement the recommendations of the State Capture Commission after the deadline of October 15 but said the political will was there to deliver it on time. Responding to questions in the National Assembly, Ramaphosa noted that the commission’s […]

‘I will fight the Tshiamiso Trust till I die

Read More Anna Ranyama holds a gold-framed portrait of her late husband, Mahlomola Ranyama. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) A gold-framed portrait of Mahlomola Ranyama hangs proudly on the wall in his family’s crumbling home in Allanridge, Welkom. “I miss him a lot,” said his wife, Anna. “He always looked after all of us.” Related stories WELCOME […]

New top cop Fannie Masemola ‘protects’ rampant corruption

Read More The national commissioner allegedly buried a forensic report uncovering the shielding of an illegal mining syndicate in Mpumalanga National police commissioner Fannie Masemola is allegedly “protecting” Mpumalanga head of police Semakaleng Manamela from allegations of corruption and abuse of power, including that she demanded gifts worth R2-million at welcoming parties. The gifts […]

Paper as a circular economy champion

Read More Take. Make. Waste. This is the essence of a linear economy. But a circular economy is different. Driven by sustainability, in a circular economy products are designed for durability, reuse and recyclability, with materials for new products coming from old ones. Paper and paper packaging fit seamlessly into a circular economy model. In […]

Podolyak: “In Italia i partiti filo-Putin hanno preso soldi dal Cremlino”

Read More Odessa –  “Abbiamo elementi per affermare che qualcuno in Europa, anche tra i partiti italiani, ha preso soldi dal Cremlino, ma non possiamo svelarlo perché significherebbe interferire con la politica del vostro Paese”. Mykhailo Podolyak, 50 anni, consigliere dell’Ufficio del presidente ucraino e capo del team di negoziatori che mesi fa ha provato […]