Headline News
Sub-Saharan Africa incomes falling further behind rest of world, says IMF
By: Reuters 19th April 2024 Incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa are falling further behind the rest of the world amid a "tepid" economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund... →
Labour Party files court papers to postpone election date
By: Sashnee Moodley 19th April 2024 The Labour Party wants the Constitutional Court to find in its favour to postpone the date of the upcoming elections to July or August, citing... →
ActionSA will picket at NPA HQ over Lily Mine prosecutions
19th April 2024 Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA will lead a picket outside the National Prosecuting Authority’s headquarters, in Pretoria, on Monday, with the families... →
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Opinions
South Africa’s first election was saved by a Kenyan: the fascinating story of Washington Okumu, the accidental mediator
12th April 2024 What’s sometimes forgotten about the 26-29 April 1994 vote that installed the African National Congress (ANC) government in South Africa is that,... →
Attitudinal shift
12th April 2024 It is estimated that about 2.5 GW of rooftop solar was installed across South Africa last year; a trend that was expected to continue at the start... →
The age of anxiety and turbulence
12th April 2024 A range of statements echoed through the chambers of the Munich Security Conference recently, and etched on everyone’s face was anxiousness about... →
What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa? A new podcast series marks 30 years of post-apartheid democracy
11th April 2024 When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May 1994 as South Africa’s first democratically elected president, my... →
Recommendations
Backstopping multilateral development banks: the fiscal context of callable capital for shareholder governments
12th April 2024 Callable capital is an international treaty obligation with a nominal value of $891 billion across seven major multilateral development banks... →
Nigeria’s fossil fuel subsidy reforms: the welfare effects on households
12th April 2024 The removal of fossil fuel subsidies is critical to limit temperature increases and lower carbon emissions. But doing so can have profound social... →
Supporting livelihoods in displacement: four recommendations for donors, policymakers and practitioners
12th April 2024 Ongoing efforts to find new and innovative ways to support the livelihoods of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) – refugees, internally displaced... →
The livelihoods of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs): a global evidence review
12th April 2024 Displacement globally has been rising steadily for the past decade and shows no signs of slowing. By the end of June 2023, the United Nations... →
Statements
Special Investigating Unit warns public of scammers pretending to be Head of the SIU
23rd April 2024 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) cautions the public about scammers pretending to be the Head of the SIU, Adv. Andy Mothibi, and members of the... →
Worst Roads Tour: North West Roads Reveal Little Progress Under Democracy
23rd April 2024 The start of ActionSA's Worst Roads Tour appropriately began in the North West Province with inspections of roads on the north eastern side of the... →
Judge’s racial prejudices a clear injustice – Solidarity
22nd April 2024 Solidarity’s Law Network condemns the crude racial attack in the judgment of Judge Madlenkosi Motha in a case that could seriously jeopardise the... →
ActionSA Strongly Objects to Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Financial Assistance Request from the Department of Defence
22nd April 2024 ActionSA strongly objects at attempts from former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to have the Department of Defence... →
Press Offices
New SARS rule targets the tax deductibility of your donations - 31 May 2024 deadline
10th April 2024 The tax law allows approved Public Benefit Organisations (PBO), who have also obtained an additional SARS approval, to issue tax deductible... →
How artificial intelligence is re-shaping international arbitration practice
10th April 2024 As the "great disruptor" of our time, artificial intelligence (AI), with its inherent ability to perceive, reason and solve problems, has enormous... →
Harmonising family offices with private equity for mutual growth
10th April 2024 In recent years, family offices have emerged as formidable players in the global financial landscape, managing substantial wealth on behalf of... →
South Africa now offers a remote Work Visa for foreigners
10th April 2024 The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on 28 March 2024 Gazetted a set of Immigration Regulations which allowed foreigners to come work and stay in... →