Shannon de Ryhove

Shannon de Ryhove is Media Partnership Manager and Contributing Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
The Potential of Social Media to Impact Socio-Political Change on the African Continent
11th April 2011 Creamer Media’s Polity speaks to Africa Institute of South Africa director of research: social sciences programmes, Narnia Bohler-Muller, and... →
The Consumer Protection Act
29th March 2011 Creamer Media’s Polity speaks to Nick Altini and Chris Charter, directors in the competition and regulatory practice area at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr... →
Why apartheid planning continues to undermine efforts at crime reduction
24th March 2011 Institute for Security Studies’ Chandre Gould discusses why apartheid town planning continues to undermine efforts at crime reduction. →
South Africa's foreign policy
16th March 2011 Polity's Shannon de Ryhove speaks with South African Institute of International Affairs research associate Tom Wheeler about South Africa’s foreign... →
South Africa Pushed to the Limit: The Political Economy of Change
10th March 2011 Author and journalist Hein Marias’ has in his book, South Africa Pushed to the Limit, written a most penetrating analysis of South Africa’s... →
Daily podcast – March 9, 2011
9th March 2011 The US on Tuesday warned Zimbabwe it could face international penalties if it helped Iran's nuclear program in defiance of UN sanctions and a... →
Daily podcast – March 8, 2011
8th March 2011 Britain and France seek UN authorisation for a no-fly zone over Libya; the cooperative governance and traditional affairs department is planning to... →
Moeletsi Mbeki's medium-term view of the SA economy
2nd March 2011 Moeletsi Mbeki talks to Creamer Media's Polity on the medium-term view of the South African economy where he sees a contradiction between a... →
Daily podcast – March 1, 2011
1st March 2011 Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi mass near the Tunisian border; Egypt's military leaders will hold a referendum on constitutional... →
Daily podcast – February 24, 2011
24th February 2011 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced in his 2011 Budget Review that an additional R4,9-billion will be allocated for housing and municipal... →
Second Take: Developments in Egypt
18th February 2011 Creamer Media's Mariaan Webb speaks to Engineering News senior deputy editor Keith Campbell about the recent developments in Egypt and the... →
Prof Jonathan Jansen on transformation
17th February 2011 Higher education institution University of the Free State (UFS) rector Professor Jonathan Jansen speaks about transformation at the UFS... →
Daily podcast – February 15, 2011
15th February 2011 Infrastructure degradation and water inefficiency are exacerbating water scarcity in South Africa; Ugandans will vote in a Presidential and... →
Uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia
10th February 2011 Polity's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to The Brenthurst Foundation director Dr Greg Mills about the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisa, and what this... →
Government's New Growth Path
9th February 2011 Polity's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to The Brenthurst Foundation director Dr Greg Mills about Government's New Growth Path. →
Daily podcast – Februay 8, 2011
8th February 2011 Over 30 000 South Africans obtained their identity documents or other forms of identification so as to register for the coming local government... →
Grappling with Governance: Perspectives on the African Peer Review Mechanism
3rd February 2011 Polity.org.za's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to editor Steven Gruzd from the South African Institute of International Affairs about the book 'Grappling... →
Daily podcast – January 31, 2011
31st January 2011 More than 99% of voters in Sudan's south chose to separate from the north; the West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday that recognising... →
Daily podcast – January 28, 2011
28th January 2011 Former South African President Nelson Mandela is undergoing specialised tests in hospital; African economic growth is heading back to pre-crisis... →
DTI to raise awareness on the new CPA
26th January 2011 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will roll out a national campaign during the month of February to raise awareness about the rights... →
CDE calls for redrafting of Immigration Bill
26th January 2011 Policy research institution, the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), has called on Parliament to reject the current Immigration Amendment... →
Daily podcast – January 13, 2011
13th January 2011 Home Affairs department likely to achieve the June 30 deadline set for the documentation of Zimbabweans living in South Africa; Ivory Coast army... →
Daily podcast – January 11, 2011
11th January 2011 Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has proposed that the target for bilateral South African/Indian trade be increased to... →
Daily podcast – December 7, 2010
7th December 2010 In today's podcast: South Africa’s Department of Energy received 384 responses from renewable energy developers for the initial phase of the... →
Daily podcast – December 6, 2010
6th December 2010 Former South African leader Thabo Mbeki seeks to mediate an end to a dispute over Ivory Coast's presidential election that has threatened to... →
Commissioner for South African Revenue Service v Saira Essa Productions (Pty) Ltd and Others (162/10) [2010] ZASCA 154
2nd December 2010 The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld an appeal by SARS against an order by the North Gauteng High Court which declared that Saira Essa Productions CC... →
Children and AIDS: Fifth Stocktaking Report (December 2010)
1st December 2010 In this report, UNICEF and partners report the progress on preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. For nearly three decades, HIV and Aids... →
Global Giving: The Culture of Philanthropy (December 2010)
1st December 2010 Barclays Wealth has published a report which examines the attitudes of high net worth individuals towards philanthropy across the world. →
Daily podcast - May 11, 2010
11th May 2010 In today's podcast, South Africa Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said that the country's high unemployment rate showed that more urgent work needed... →
Daily podcast – June 25, 2009
25th June 2009 In today's podcast: Transnet prepares the necessary documentation and fulfills the legal requirements for a R5-billion global bond issue; and... →
Daily podcast – June 25, 2009
25th June 2009 In today's podcast: Xstrata publishes an open letter in which it set out its rationale for an all-share merger of equals with Anglo American; and... →
Daily podcast – June 24, 2009
24th June 2009 In today's podcast: Pebble Bed Modular Reactor plans to have its first 80 MW power and heat processing plant based on its pebble-fuel technology by... →
Daily podcast – June 24, 2009
24th June 2009 In today's podcast: Xstrata has strong institutional shareholder backing for its merger proposal; and new Mining Minister Susan Shabangu says that... →
Daily podcast – June 23, 2009
23rd June 2009 In today's podcast: the board of Anglo American unanimously rejects a proposal from rival Xstrata Plc that the companies consider a "merger of... →
Daily podcast – June 23, 2009
23rd June 2009 In today's podcast: FIFA president Sepp Blatter's main concern ahead of the international football tournament is a shortage of accommodation; and... →
Daily podcast – June 22, 2009
22nd June 2009 In today's podcast: South Africa's entire existing gas distribution network is now licensed; and the Democratic Republic of Congo opens the bidding... →
Daily podcast – June 22, 2009
22nd June 2009 In today's podcast: mining giant Xstrata wants talks with mining rival Anglo American about a proposed merger of equals worth about $68-billion;... →
Daily podcast – June 19, 2009
19th June 2009 In today's podcast: businesses need to know where in the business cycle they are positioned to enable them to survive the downturn; and Sasol warns... →
Daily podcast – June 19, 2009
19th June 2009 In today's podcast: Simmer & Jack's offer for struggling gold mining company Pamodzi's Orkney operations has lapsed; and Shanduka Gold exchanges... →
Daily podcast – June 18, 2009
18th June 2009 In today's podcast: Shareholders in Rockwell Diamonds vote down a proposal by Pala Investments Holdings to remove the board of directors; and... →
Daily podcast – June 18, 2009
18th June 2009 In today's podcast: Transnet budgets for a R12,9-billion funding shortfall in 2009/10; and SAA expects to pay a penalty of more than R1,5-billion... →