Headline News
EU pledges Egypt 1-billion euros in financial aid
By: Reuters 12th April 2024 The EU on Friday said it would provide Egypt with 1-billion euros in short-term financial aid to help stabilise the country's economy. Egypt agreed... →
'Time running out' in war-torn Sudan as access to aid restricted, WHO warns
By: Reuters 12th April 2024 The World Health Organization said on Friday that the crisis in Sudan could worsen in the coming months as the distribution of humanitarian aid and... →
Eskom mulls private, foreign options on R390-billion grid build
By: Bloomberg 12th April 2024 South Africa’s State-owned power utility Eskom said it’s in talks with government ministries over private and foreign options to fund a... →
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Opinions
South Africa’s conservation model: why expanding the use of biodiversity to generate money is a good idea
5th April 2024 South Africa’s government is calling for public comments on an updated version of its existing biodiversity economy plan. The National Biodiversity... →
Abandon ship: uncrewed vessels threaten Africa’s maritime security
5th April 2024 As technology advances, African states must prepare for the crewless future of naval threats. Maritime drone deployment in offensive operations in... →
Strengthening Africa’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Through Enhanced Policy Coherence and Coordinated Action
5th April 2024 In response to these vulnerabilities and impacts, it is essential that African countries develop adaptation and resilience building strategies to... →
Out of step
5th April 2024 Following wholly inadequate public consultations, stakeholders have submitted their written comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and... →
Recommendations
Governance Performance Index – South Africa 2024
27th March 2024 South Africa’s system of local government is presently undergoing its most widespread sequence of changes since the introduction of a new system... →
Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy 2023
27th March 2024 With the notable exception of the increase in bilateral tariffs between the United States of America and China, tariffs applied to imports have... →
ACDP 2024 Election Manifesto
26th March 2024 We all want a South Africa with a vibrant, healthy economy; where jobs and opportunities are in abundance, and where everyone is able to benefit... →
GOOD Party 2024 Election Manifesto
26th March 2024 GOOD’s vision is for a fairer and just South Africa, where nobody is excluded from the good that it has to offer. Nobody is homeless. Nobody lives... →
Statements
ActionSA Challenges Leaders of 4 largest Political Parties Represented in Parliament to Undergo Lifestyle Audits
15th April 2024 ActionSA has written to the leaders of the four largest political parties represented in the national assembly, being the ANC, DA, EFF and IFP, to... →
Over 9 300 jobs supported over Western Cape summer tourism season to date
15th April 2024 Preliminary figures from the first three months (Dec-Feb) of the four-month peak summer tourism season, indicate the arrival of almost half a... →
Release of prisoners to free Zuma unleashes crime wave
15th April 2024 In August 2023 a special remission program (SRP) saw the release of 16 074 prisoners by President Ramaphosa under the guise of reducing... →
Tafelberg School Judgement: Appeals Court Upholds Cape Town’s Apartheid Spatial Planning Template
15th April 2024 Despite the Western Cape Provincial Government and City of Cape Town’s record of not having delivered a single social housing unit in the inner... →
Press Offices
Looking inward: Anticipated legal developments on institutional integrity
2nd April 2024 To combat corruption, government has enacted and plans to enact further legislative reforms. These reforms bolster accountability, impose stricter... →
Partnership between the FSCA and B-BBEE Commission in pursuit of transformation in the financial sector
2nd April 2024 On 5 March 2024, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Trade, Industry... →
Employers must learn to walk the Labour Law tightrope
2nd April 2024 Section 23(1) of the Constitution of South Africa provides that “Everyone has the right to fair labour practices.” This would mean that both... →
SARS Wheels Against Eskom Corruption Turning Slowly, but Days are Numbered
28th March 2024 Like all strategic movers, SARS has been biding its time in addressing corruption amidst South African SOEs, taking a few direct, or indirect shots... →
