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9th SACU Summit to Review Strategic Plan and Customs Modernisation
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Ithala SOC Limited: Repayment Progress and Regulatory Updates
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Simon Jenkins argues that the West was inept in its attempt to rope Ukraine into its orbit, and is now facing the consequences of its actions. For Russian President Putin, there is no going back. Crimea will from here on form part of Russia.
What is a "pattern of racketeering" as defined in the Prevention of Organised Crime Act? That was what the Constitutional Court deliberated on recently in a case dubbed the "Amigos" trial. The Court dismissed the case which, incidentally, means racketeering charges against Julius Malema still stand.
Opposition MPs have threatened to launch impeachment proceedings against President Zuma should the Public Protectors report reveal misuse of public funds over the R230 million spent on the president's palace at Nkandla.
Any South African who owns a car, a house or a unit trust is at risk of having these assets expropriated without compensation should the Investment Bill make its way into law. 
At least five candidates appearing on the ANC election list left office under a cloud, face criminal charges or have been accused of maladministration. 
All political parties in South Africa should be worried over the findings of a recent survey that nearly half the country is disillusioned with politics and a quarter had no intention of voting in the up-coming elections.
While Ukraine and Russia are on a war footing, China is busy doing what it does best - quietly take over another country without spilling a drop of blood, according to Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge. This time it is Zimbabwe.
Budget update: government plans to spend R847bn over the next three years on public infrastructure, with signature projects such as Medupi power station, Transnet and Metrorail upgrades and a nearly 50% increase in social projects over the next two years. 
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan delivered a pre-election budget today that talked up the ANC's achivements over the last five years and appealed to the poor and the disaffected. 
Technology has leapfrogged the banking sector, rendering it as obsolete as the buggy whip. So why are we handing over 9% of the economy to an obsolete parasite, asks Charles Hugh Smith.
An Irish farmer has been jailed for forcing two repossession men to strip naked and step into a pen with an agitated boar. They pleaded to be let go, but the farmer made them get down on their knees and recite the "Our Father" first. We think the 12 month sentence is outrageous.
In what must rank as one of the most bizarre legal cases in recent times, Durban businessman Ian Brakspear had his business liquidated in 2009 over a R7 million loan he says he neither asked for nor received. Ciaran Ryan investigates and finds forged signatures, missing files and more.
As we approach 20 years of ANC rule, expect to hear eulogies on how much better off the country is. But the real success of the ANC has been its ability to sell the country on advancing its racial agenda.
Litigation funding - where an outside party provides funding for a share of the litigation proceeds - may be an interesting way for cash-strapped South Africans to access the court system. But there are potential pitfalls that must be observed, according to an article by Werksmans. 
William Gumede argues in The Guardian that SA needs a credible, non-racial alternative to the ANC. This is especially so following the instant divorce between Agang SA and the Democratic Alliance.
The Labour Court has come out swinging on behalf of trade union Solidarity, which last year won a case against the Department of Corrections Services for overlooking 10 employees of the wrong colour. It filled the positions based on national instead of the regional demographics of the Western Cape.
Jako Liebenberg walks us through the steps of putting together a Black Economic Empowerment deal. Requirements in terms of BEE legislation have changed, and anyone planning a business deal going forward had better know the ABCs of BEE.
Proposed changes to court rules will stop banks from selling repossessed houses at ridiculous prices. This is in response to court judgments where the constitutional right to adequate housing has been infringed. 
Trade union Solidarity argues that President Zuma's efforts to ramrod through amendments to the Employment Equity Act is an effort to override recent court decisions that challenge the government's application of national racial quotas.Three of the country's top silks are squaring up against each other in a case that involves the Road Accident Fund, Discovery, and attorney Ronald Bobroff. As David Gleason discovers, the case runs deeper than many suppose, and involves the thorny issue of contingency fees and exclusion clauses in Discovery Health's contracts.
Although South Africa has been slipping down various international rankings, anyone drawing up a balance sheet of rule by the African National Congress (ANC) since it came to power in 1994 must be struck as much by the successes as by the failures, writes John Kane-Berman of the SA Institute of Race Relations.
An amendment to the Income Tax Act imposes a 15% withholding tax on cross-border services rendered in South Africa, writes Graeme Palmer of Garlicke Bousfield.
Just 25% of Gauteng freeway users have e-tags, and several court challenges are lining up to test whether SANRAL has acted legally in bringing this massively expensive solution to the residents of Gauteng. It doesn't help SANRAL's case that hundreds of instances of mis-billing are being reported. 
Sports and recreation minister Fikile Mbalula gave Bafana Bafana a tongue-lashing for their capitulation to Nigeria. But as Gareth van Onselen points out, the minister could do with a dose of his own advice.
The DA has called for Tina Joemat-Pettersson's head, and the public protector wants Jacob Zuma to act against the agriculture and fisheries minister for maladministration, improper conduct and wasteful expenditure, writes Chris Barron. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Acts Online. Acts Online accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the article, nor does the information contained herein constitute advice, legal or otherwise.
