Headline News
City of Tshwane confirms former mayor Murunwa Makwarela’s passing 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd April 2024 The City of Tshwane confirmed on Tuesday the passing of former mayor Murunwa Makwarela. Tshwane Speaker of Council Mncedi Ndzwanana said Makwarela... →
Anglo pleased with copper's first-quarter performance
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2024 Copper production increasing by 11% as Quellaveco achieved its highest plant throughput rate in Peru, and Collahuasi and El Soldado in Chile... →
PSA calls for reduced interest rates
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd April 2024 The Public Servants Association has urged the Monetary Policy Committee to seriously consider a reduction in interest rates to alleviate the... →
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South Africa’s electricity crisis: a series of failures over 30 years have left a dim legacy
19th April 2024 In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for... →
Mixed outlook
19th April 2024 The recent period of decreased loadshedding has been met with tremendous scepticism by a South African public who have been burnt more times over... →
How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change
18th April 2024 A greater part of Africa’s population can’t afford a healthy diet than any other regional population. Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is... →
Can dialogue rescue South Sudan from a perpetual transition?
18th April 2024 As in 2022, elections could again be postponed. What should the proposed dialogue do differently to break the cycle? The feasibility of South... →
Recommendations
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”... →
Making finance flow to adaptation in small-scale agrifood systems: The role of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement (Article 2.1 (c))
19th April 2024 Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement aims to make finance flows consistent with climate-resilient development. For small-scale agrifood systems,... →
Terrorist financing risk assessment for the NPO sector in South Africa
18th April 2024 South African government and private sector partners published a report on the terrorist financing risk assessment on the non-profit organisation... →
MENA Economic Update, April 2024: Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North Africa
17th April 2024 The global economy is in its third year of deceleration amidst declining inflation and oil prices. The MENA region grew at 1.9 percent in 2023 and... →
Statements
KZN’s persistent teacher shortages: DA calls for urgent intervention as parents, learners resort to protest action
23rd April 2024 The DA calls on KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Education MEC, Mbali Frazer and her HOD Nkosinathi Ngcobo to urgently intervene as ongoing and severe teacher... →
Take Ramaphosa’s NHI promises with a pinch of salt and a few pills
23rd April 2024 Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement that the National Health Insurance (NHI) will put an end to the “apartheid that prevails in the health care... →
TikTok Reinforces Commitment to Platform Integrity with Key Initiatives Ahead of South Africa’s Democratic Elections
23rd April 2024 As South Africa prepares for its seventh democratic election set for 29 May, TikTok is announcing several initiatives with the local electoral... →
Deputy President Mashatile in the United Arab Emirates on a Working Visit
23rd April 2024 Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile is undertaking a Working Visit to Dubai and Abu-Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 22 - 25... →
Press Offices
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... →
Vicarious liability claims arising out of sexual harassment and the passage of time
11th April 2024 The High Court recently emphasised the impact of prescription on a claim for vicarious liability arising out of sexual harassment in LM and South... →
