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New boost for platinum group metals may arise from eFuel scale-up 
By: Martin Creamer 19th April 2024 The emerging use of electrofuel (eFuel) as an interchangeable substitute for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel has the potential to create important... →
Rwandan meddling is deepening Congo's deadly conflict
By: Reuters 19th April 2024 A soldier walks past the armoured personnel carrier just as it sparks and smokes, sending a surface-to-air missile hurtling toward the United... →
Elections highlighted as a concern for SME owners, but also promises change
By: Schalk Burger Updated 6 hours ago Almost half, or 49%, of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owners who responded to the Fourth Quarter 2023 SME Confidence Index by... →
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Escalation of Middle East hostilities will have ripple effects for Africa
17th April 2024 Africa could be drawn into proxy battles that have domino effects on security, foreign investment and trade relationships. This weekend’s events in... →
State House ‘asking for a bigger budget than all of Kenya’s 47 counties’? Veteran politician Martha Karua’s numbers fall short
17th April 2024 Experienced Kenyan lawmaker Martha Karua was recently the first guest on a video podcast hosted by another veteran politician, former minister... →
FUL March Newsletter – Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law
17th April 2024 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
South Africa’s Constitutional Court at 30: a solid foundation but cracks are showing
16th April 2024 South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision... →
Recommendations
The State of Social Enterprise: A Review of Global Data 2013–2023
19th April 2024 This report provides a comprehensive synthesis of the global state of social enterprise, using data from more than 80 countries gathered between... →
Geopolitics of the energy transition: Energy security
19th April 2024 The acceleration of a renewable-based global energy transition represents our only option to ensure the world remains on a 1.5°C-compatible... →
International co-operation to accelerate green hydrogen deployment
19th April 2024 This report from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen assesses progress in green hydrogen deployment. The report gauges the success... →
Financing the fight against poverty and hunger - mobilising resources for a sustainable development goal reset
19th April 2024 The world’s governments are falling far short of the pledges they made in 2015 to eradicate extreme poverty and create a world with “zero hunger”... →
Statements
Loadshedding will remain suspended until further notice
18th April 2024 Loadshedding will continue to be suspended until further notice. This follows a period of 21 consecutive days, and as of midday today, 535 hours... →
Government fails to deliver services to Mahikeng residents and then turns on them
18th April 2024 The residents in Mahikeng, in the North West, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of service delivery in the only way they know how,... →
CPF decrease brought some relief to cash-strapped workers
18th April 2024 The first slight decrease in headline consumer price inflation this year, dropping to 5.3% in March from 5.6% in February, brought some relief to... →
Electoral Court’s decision on ASA, OD, CIP, DoP and ISANCO
18th April 2024 The United Democratic Movement (UDM) acknowledges the recent decision by the Electoral Court, which resulted in Arise South Africa (ASA), Operation... →
Press Offices
TikTok? Rather not – Social media and the workplace
16th April 2024 It is a new age, and Generation Z, aptly known as Zoomers, are beginning to make up a large part of the workplace. With that comes employees who... →
Don’t leave chaos in your wake
15th April 2024 Imagine trying to create a marketing campaign to get people to do their wills. There is probably nothing less exciting than talking about death... →
Large fines show FSCA is focused on enforcement to leave the grey list – a red flag for non-compliant financial services providers as more fines likely
15th April 2024 Gone are the days of box-ticking. The FSCA has imposed penalties on financial services providers for non-compliance with FICA →
Stamping out racially charged misconduct
12th April 2024 A recent Labour Court judgment reaffirms the court's position to support employers that dismiss employees for racial misconduct, whether casual or... →
