Headline News
Detectives find suicide note from controversial 'The Lost Boys of Bird Island'
By: African News Agency 14th August 2018 Eastern Cape police on Tuesday, confirmed that detectives discovered a suicide note after the body of ex-policeman, Mark Minnie was discovered on a... →
Ramaphosa appoints Silas Ramaite as SA's new acting prosecutions boss 
By: African News Agency 14th August 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced the appointment of Silas Ramaite as South Africa's acting prosecutions boss following Monday's... →
SABC broke, can't pay legal bills it owes for defending Hlaudi - Democratic Alliance
By: African News Agency 14th August 2018 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday said it had been informed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) that it could not afford to... →
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Opinions
Mnangagwa has the capacity to focus on the new Zimbabwe. But will he?
30th November 2017 Emmerson “Crocodile” Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s crafty new interim President, is known as a ruthless, deeply unprincipled and a political infighter. He... →
Do foreigners really commit SA’s most violent crimes?
30th November 2017 Blaming undocumented foreign nationals for crime in South Africa is nothing new, despite the lack of evidence to back such perceptions. However the... →
Hit or miss? Taking stock of 5 claims in Buhari’s 2018 budget speech
30th November 2017 Nigeria’s lawmakers are debating President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2018 spending plan. Buhari unveiled his proposed budget in early November 2017, as he... →
Djibouti welcomes India: the strategic motivations for India’s visit
29th November 2017 The newly elected Indian president’s visit to Djibouti and Ethiopia is indicative of India’s readiness to develop closer economic and strategic... →
Recommendations
The New Economic Context for the Arab World
24th May 2017 The Arab World faces a conundrum of challenges that relate to its current economic model, the geopolitical tensions that characterise parts of the... →
Taxation and the Sustainable Development Goals: do good things come to those who tax more?
24th May 2017 This briefing note has three objectives. These are to discuss: the reasons for the renewed interest in domestic resource mobilisation in... →
The Future of Jobs and Skills in the Middle East and North Africa
23rd May 2017 Education and work in the Middle East and North Africa region will determine the livelihoods of over 300 million people and drive growth and... →
Lack of Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Sudan's Rebel-Held Southern Kordofan
23rd May 2017 Four years ago, after 14-year-old Hassina Soulyman spent two days in labor at home, weak from loss of blood and falling in and out of... →
Statements
GCIS: Military veterans education support benefit update
10th September 2018 It is mandated by both the constitution and the Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011 to provide education to military veterans and their dependants.... →
CW: Corruption Watch demands transparency in promised Bain investigation
10th September 2018 Corruption Watch has expressed disgust at the corrupt conduct of yet another large multinational corporation, Bain & Company, as recently revealed... →
DA: Madibeng Mayor pleads ignorance of R30 million VBS investment
10th September 2018 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West is calling on Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Zweli Mkhize to... →
Cape CoC: Recent violent crimes against Metrorail passengers
10th September 2018 THE Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it has been deeply shocked by the murder, robberies and brutal assaults on Metrorail passengers... →
Press Offices
But I didn’t do anything! - Derivative misconduct in the workplace
10th April 2017 Derivative misconduct occurs when an employer is faced with a situation where misconduct has occurred (often in a collective context) but the... →
An employer's liability for sexual harassment
10th April 2017 On 7 March 2017, the South African Labour Appeal Court handed down judgment on a sexual harassment claim. The case is of importance as it confirms... →
Updated Guide Offers Practical Do’s and Don’ts on Competition for Corporates
7th April 2017 Antitrust and competition laws exist to encourage fair competition and ethical trade practices, yet – despite these laws – high profile cases... →
The rights of minority shareholders – should you stay or should you go?
6th April 2017 It is a common international corporate principle that directors run the day to day affairs of a company whilst the shareholders, although they do... →
