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XOLISA PHILLIP: We can thank Gigaba for probe at SARS
He was an inappropriate choice as guardian of the fiscus but even Malusi Gigaba deserves his due
XOLISA PHILLIP: Land occupation defies a broken system
‘Ukundlova’ — the search for vacant land — predates the EFF and will probably be around for a long time
BOOK REVIEW: A moving account of how black land was stolen
Legislation and legal minds become the lens for examination of dispossession in author Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s The Land is Ours, writes Xolisa Phillip
XOLISA PHILLIP: Beware the auditor-general’s new teeth
There’s agreement in Parliament that the auditor-general should be empowered to refer cases for investigation when wrongdoing is uncovered
XOLISA PHILLIP: Failing universities face Naledi Pandor’s wrath
Pandor and her team will have to dig deep to rescue the institutions from the administrative precipice that threatens their viability
Migrants born in SA to get birth certificates
The birth certificate does not entitle recipients to citizenship in South Africa
XOLISA PHILLIP: Oudtshoorn instability offers vital lessons
Prolonged political ructions between the ANC and DA in the small Karoo town underscore the worst-case scenario for NMB
XOLISA PHILLIP: Shades of Aurora in Gupta mines saga
The other similarity is that the Pamodzi mines were in liquidation when Zuma and Zondwa Mandela swooped in
Public Protector faces harsh criticism in Parliament over dairy farm debacle
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is tacitly accused of either ignoring or deliberately excluding the rightful beneficiaries of the Vrede dairy farm project
XOLISA PHILLIP: Better that Zuma preceded Ramaphosa
The Zuma moment tested the resilience of the public service and state institutions. Some failed while others shone
