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ActionSA not convinced govt charges against municipalities will amount to much
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 10 minutes ago ActionSA pointed on Monday that charges against municipalities have been laid before and the few that make it to prosecution have resulted in those... →
South Africa inquiry blames authorities for neglect leading to deadly fire
By: Reuters Updated 30 minutes ago An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in Johannesburg last year blamed neglect by authorities for allowing a building to become a den for... →
Rand gains on stronger PMI data
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago The South African rand was stronger in early trade on Monday, after private sector activity rose marginally in April. At 0724 GMT, the rand traded... →
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South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has helped millions but is in trouble: here’s why
Updated 45 minutes ago The board of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country’s higher education and training... →
African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them
Updated 47 minutes ago The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Three... →
Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard
3rd May 2024 Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN has been... →
The challenges African election bodies face go beyond ‘democratic backsliding’ – analysis
3rd May 2024 Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced,... →
Recommendations
Economic Justice: A Sustainable Development Goal Model – Our plan for South Africa to beat the past and build the future
Updated 2 minutes ago An economically just society is one in which economic opportunities are available to all, and people have the capabilities to make use of those... →
Global megatrends and the quest for poverty eradication
Updated 43 minutes ago Global megatrends such as income inequality, climate change, demographic shifts, technological progress, and urbanisation are shaping the future of... →
Scaling Clean Technology Offtakes: A Corporate Playbook for Net Zero
Updated 46 minutes ago Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen (GH2) are critical for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, like aviation, energy and heavy... →
Energy Transition and Geopolitics: Are Critical Minerals the New Oil?
Updated 48 minutes ago The energy transition will cause big shifts in dependencies – away from oil and other fossil fuels, and towards a raft of critical minerals such as... →
Statements
DA KZN secures trial date against eThekwini in sewage and water case
Updated 27 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has become the first political party to secure a trial date in the High Court against the eThekwini... →
Mismanagement and extortion claims emerge at Pietermaritzburg home for elderly
Updated 1 hour 14 minutes ago The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has called on provincial Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, and her department to urgently intervene following... →
Government Laying Charges Against Government is a Start but not Enough
Updated 1 hour 18 minutes ago The news that the Department of Water and Sanitation has opened 36 criminal cases against 26 municipalities across the country for sewage spills... →
Happening in Parliament this week
Updated 1 hour 23 minutes ago Parliament is seized with preparations for the conclusion of the sixth Parliament and the establishment of the seventh parliamentary term. Both... →
Press Offices
Serving Hard Time for “Serious Tax Offences” – Taxpayers Beware SARS’ Bolstered Prosecution Powers
3rd May 2024 The Johannesburg High Court handed down an unfathomable sentence of a cumulative 205 years behind bars to a “VAT Fraud Syndicate” in April 2024!... →
Disciplinary hearings must be above board
2nd May 2024 There are several unfair methods that might be used at disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings and arbitration hearings. These unsavoury tactics... →
LAC finds that an employee who was dismissed for recreational cannabis use at home was unfairly discriminated against
30th April 2024 In the recent case of Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a Division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd (JA86/22) [2024] ZALAC (23 April... →
PRECCA updates emphasise third-party accountability and proactive anti-corruption
30th April 2024 South Africa is continuously suffering from the effects of corruption and drainage of resources, some of which were highlighted in the State... →
