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 […]
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, […]
Small-town South Africa is down, but that doesn’t mean it is out
Many an obituary has been written about South Africa’s small and remote towns. However, while many of these towns have been and are suffering from chronic mismanagement and decay, hope is emerging in new paradigms that move beyond overreliance and dependence upon a failing state. Bringing stability and prosperity back to local economies and communities […]
Sakeliga obtains important court order against government over municipal decay
The North West Provincial Government was ordered to accept responsibility today for the crisis in Ditsobotla, to consult with Sakeliga about it and to report to Sakeliga every three months.
Companies Amendment Act will be counter-productive and harmful
Sakeliga strongly criticized the proposed Companies Amendment Act (“the Act”) in its comments to the portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition.
Sakeliga welcomes and supports two promising initiatives in Ditsobotla
Bringing stability and prosperity back to local economies and communities is crucial to avoiding a cascading destabilisation. Sakeliga considers Ditsobotla a promising case for developing answers that could scale to other municipalities.
Sakeliga commends Tshwane and Cape Town officials for resolute stance against criminal violence
Sakeliga has sent letters of encouragement to the mayors of Cape Town and Tshwane commending them and their cities’ officials for opposing gangsterism and intimidation from groups and organisations intent on using chaos and violence to advance their demands. Managing such threats in large metros with limited resources and coordinating response teams across various levels […]
When is a target a quota and why it matters
Quick summary Introduction The former military dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin is often cited as having proclaimed that under his regime “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.” Such word games are not unlike the South African government’s attempt to convince us that the sectoral targets set by the Minister […]