Headline News
Truce crumbles in Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout
By: Reuters 23rd April 2024 Attacks around the Sudanese city of al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from a year-old war, leading to warnings of a new wave of... →
TikTok announces partnership with IEC to combat misinformation ahead of May elections 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd April 2024 With the crucial May elections looming, video hosting service TikTok has entered into partnerships with the Independent Electoral Commission of... →
New green hydrogen trading base uplifting platinum group metals demand outlook
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2024 The green hydrogen sector now has a digital platform on which users can buy and sell green hydrogen by the click of a button, it was announced on... →
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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
POPCRU raises concerns about lack of consultation on SAPS staff relocation from Telkom building
24th April 2024 The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has strongly criticised the lack of consultation regarding the relocation of police staff... →
His Majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini must no longer be used to settle ANC political scores
24th April 2024 The DA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) notes the recent unexpected termination of the services of Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s cultural advisor, Iyosi... →
Floyd Brink’s arrest mired in irregularities
24th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg is deeply concerned about the state of the rule of law in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ). We have... →
Bantu Holomisa met the forgotten South Africans who live on the West Rand
24th April 2024 Citizens residing in the West Rand warmly received United Democratic Movement (UDM) President, Bantu Holomisa, MP, today as he made campaign stops... →
Press Offices
Remote working and the South African ‘digital nomad visa’
18th April 2024 In the third article in our employee mobility series, we highlighted the opportunity for South Africa to become a jurisdiction of choice for... →
Exploring the connection between the South African immigration system and job creation
17th April 2024 In recent years, South Africa has seen a significant influx of immigrants from various African countries, as well as other parts of the world. This... →
Sexism in the workplace
16th April 2024 Sexism in the workplace, although a serious issue, is not automatically a cause for dismissal. Context is everything when determining how to... →
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... →
