Headline News
Genuine progress, not electioneering, behind the easing of loadshedding, council says
By: Darren Parker 9th May 2024 The current loadshedding reprieve is not a result of excessive diesel burning to pacify voters but rather a consequence of government and business... →
More than 430 Cape Town households apply to sell their excess power
By: Irma Venter 9th May 2024 A total of 432 Cape Town households have applied to earn cash from selling their excess solar power to the city. These applications will now be... →
DA unhappy about Zanu-PF election observers, RISE Mzansi agrees but calls DA hypocrites 
By: Sashnee Moodley 9th May 2024 The Democratic Alliance and RISE Mzansi have both expressed dissatisfaction with reports that the African National Congress has reached out to... →
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Opinions
South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote
7th May 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) has been in power since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The party has been electorally dominant since... →
US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next
7th May 2024 The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to promote... →
Five worrying signs of Africa’s poor election quality
7th May 2024 Globally and in Africa, many electoral processes suffer from a lack of transparency, trust and oversight. This is a crucial election year for... →
Get gender equality right in Africa, and prosperity will follow
7th May 2024 Realistic reductions in gender inequality could produce a US$259 billion larger economy in 2043 than current path forecasts. Rising global... →
Recommendations
Global megatrends and the quest for poverty eradication
6th May 2024 Global megatrends such as income inequality, climate change, demographic shifts, technological progress, and urbanisation are shaping the future of... →
Scaling Clean Technology Offtakes: A Corporate Playbook for Net Zero
6th May 2024 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen (GH2) are critical for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, like aviation, energy and heavy... →
Energy Transition and Geopolitics: Are Critical Minerals the New Oil?
6th May 2024 The energy transition will cause big shifts in dependencies – away from oil and other fossil fuels, and towards a raft of critical minerals such as... →
Tripling renewable power by 2030: The role of the G7 in turning targets into action
6th May 2024 The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates called upon... →
Statements
Hate Speech Bill ripe for abuse: AfriForum condemns government’s pushing through of bill
10th May 2024 The South African government has pushed through a deeply flawed hate speech bill that opens the door for serious abuses. The civil rights... →
Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF should be barred from South Africa’s elections
9th May 2024 In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region’s electoral outcasts – ZANU-PF, to come... →
ActionSA to Take Legal Action Against Ugu District and eThekwini Metro Municipalities for Water Crisis
9th May 2024 In light of the dire water crisis affecting residents, myself with our legal team conducted oversight inspections into the water challenges of Ugu... →
IEC Silent on Investigation into ANC Ezulweni Investments Settlement
9th May 2024 ActionSA notes with disappointment the silence from the IEC relating to its proclaimed investigation into the R102 million debt settlement with... →
Press Offices
Disciplinary hearings must be above board
2nd May 2024 There are several unfair methods that might be used at disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings and arbitration hearings. These unsavoury tactics... →
LAC finds that an employee who was dismissed for recreational cannabis use at home was unfairly discriminated against
30th April 2024 In the recent case of Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a Division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd (JA86/22) [2024] ZALAC (23 April... →
PRECCA updates emphasise third-party accountability and proactive anti-corruption
30th April 2024 South Africa is continuously suffering from the effects of corruption and drainage of resources, some of which were highlighted in the State... →
LAC finds that an employee who was dimissed for recreational cannabis use at home was unfairly discriminated against
29th April 2024 In the recent case of Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a Division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd (JA86/22) [2024] ZALAC (23 April... →
