Headline News
‘This country was built on the backs of migrants’ – Mashaba lays out ActionSA’s plan to ‘fix SA’ 
By: Sashnee Moodley 3rd April 2024 Following the launch of his party’s 2024 election manifesto last month, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba sat down with Polity, setting out the... →
Senegal President Faye appoints ally Sonko as prime minister
By: Reuters 3rd April 2024 New Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in his... →
IMF ends Ethiopia visit, deal not yet secured
By: Reuters 3rd April 2024 The International Monetary Fund concluded its visit to Ethiopia to discuss a request for IMF support on Tuesday without reaching an agreement,... →
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Opinions
Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong
4th March 2024 In 2021, the director of the African Research University Alliance Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of Pretoria was appointed... →
Ali Hassan Mwinyi: the Tanzanian former president who oversaw the transition to market economy
4th March 2024 Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania’s second president who has died aged 98, pushed through tough economic and political reforms that transformed the East... →
The installer must apply to the City to authorise the system for grid connection
4th March 2024 Somalia and Türkiye have forged a new defence and economic partnership. The agreement is one part of an intricate web of maritime pacts involving... →
Africa’s Potential Role in Mediating the Ukraine Conflict
4th March 2024 The conflict in Ukraine, characterised by its complexity and seemingly intractable nature, underscores the importance of potential mediators in... →
Recommendations
SA’s performance in Corruption Perceptions Index disappoints – Corruption Watch
By: Thabi Shomolekae 30th January 2024 Non-profit organisation Corruption Watch noted on Tuesday that South Africa continues on a downward trajectory on corruption, saying with elections... →
The national hearing report into the July 2021 unrest in Gauteng and KZN
29th January 2024 The 2021 July Unrest, which unfolded primarily in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces occurred amidst a tense social, economic, and political... →
Nineteenth meeting of the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group
26th January 2024 Experts from the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) met with product developers, innovators and researchers from 27–28 September 2023 for the... →
Promoting food security through non-tariff measures: From costs to benefits
26th January 2024 Food insecurity has been increasing dramatically. In 2022, 258-million people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity, an increase of 34 per... →
Statements
“You want us to give you a blank cheque”: National Treasury confirms it has no commitment to fund BELA
11th April 2024 National government has no plan to fund the implementation of the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill. Should the bill pass into law, based... →
Who is funding Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani Programme?
11th April 2024 Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Premier Candidate, Solly Msimanga, has written to the National Minister of Labour, Thulas Nxesi, to... →
Persistent Business Confidence
11th April 2024 SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) remained steady at 114.7 in both February and March 2024. This upward trend has been ongoing since November... →
DA to take legal action against the ANC/EFF/PA Coalition of Corruption’s wasteful Joburg spending
10th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) will urgently launch legal action, in the form of an urgent review, against the abuse of public funds by the... →
Press Offices
CDH bolsters its accomplished Dispute Resolution practice with key appointments
26th February 2024 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), a leading pan-African corporate and commercial law firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of two Directors Khaya... →
Home Affairs Approve 68 “Trusted Employers”, Other Work Visa Applicants Must Expect Delays and High Court confirm the process
26th February 2024 Xpatweb hosted a webinar for approved DHA Trusted Employers, to work through the special benefits as well as the unique responsibilities of this... →
Beyond 60: Landmark judgment upholds right to work, challenges retirement norms
26th February 2024 A recent judgment by the Labour Court confirms the current untenable position that many working-class South Africans find themselves in - being... →
South Africa: National Budget Speech key developments 2024
23rd February 2024 South Africa: National Budget Speech key developments 2024 →
