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South African social safety net at crossroads as ANC support wanes
By: Reuters Updated 26 minutes ago South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), fighting to extend its 30-year grip on power in elections this month, would like to cast the... →
Opposition alliance can win South African election, says chair
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 9 minutes ago An alliance of South African opposition parties can win a May 29 election and would bring significant change after 30 years of African National... →
IFP wants IEC, Saps to deal with parties inciting violence during election campaigning
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th May 2024 The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is turning to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the South African Police Service (Saps) to deal... →
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South Africa elections: Zuma’s MK Party has hit the campaign trail with provocative rhetoric and few clear policies
8th May 2024 Former South African president Jacob Zuma surprised many in December 2023 by declaring he’d canvass for a new rival to the African National... →
Ethiopia’s proposed Special Prosecutor: history repeating itself?
8th May 2024 The forthcoming Special Prosecutor’s Office must do better than the mechanism set up to deal with Dergue-era crimes. Ethiopia’s new transitional... →
South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote
7th May 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) has been in power since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The party has been electorally dominant since... →
US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next
7th May 2024 The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to promote... →
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Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan
Updated 20 minutes ago Early on June 15, 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a makeshift medical clinic in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, where 25 injured... →
From Disruption to Opportunity: Strategies for Rewiring Global Value Chains
Updated 22 minutes ago Global value chains continue to face challenges ranging from the climate crisis to geopolitical headwinds and next-generation technologies.... →
Amplifying the Global Value of Earth Observation
Updated 24 minutes ago By 2030, the economic opportunity afforded by Earth observation (EO) insights is projected to surpass $700-billion while directly contributing to... →
An appraisal of debt sustainability analyses amid multiple crises
Updated 28 minutes ago In an era of high debts and more shocks, should debt sustainability analyses by the IMF and World Bank change to adapt? A new study by Sherillyn... →
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ANC hands over non-serviced sites to win votes in Gamagara
8th May 2024 This week’s premature handover of 5 700 sites by Premier Zamani Saul to Gamagara municipality for a low-cost housing development, 21 days before... →
My Vote Counts will ensure unconstitutional Electoral Matters Amendment Bill does not undermine party funding transparency
8th May 2024 Yesterday President Ramaphosa assented to the unconstitutional Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB). The Bill was introduced in December 2023... →
SASSA non-payments leave South Coast recipients desperately trying to survive
8th May 2024 The DA again calls on KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza to urgently seek answers from her national counterparts over the... →
DA urges immediate action to resolve Heilbron water crisis
8th May 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ngwathe Local Municipality has handed over a memorandum to the municipality, responding to persistent community... →
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The SA Expat's Roadmap for Moving Funds Abroad
7th May 2024 In an increasingly interconnected world, many South Africans find themselves considering opportunities abroad, whether for career advancement,... →
Policy Commons: Illuminating millions of pages of essential knowledge for policy research
7th May 2024 Grey literature is the unpublished, non-commercial, hard-to-find information that organisations such as think tanks, professional associations,... →
Sabinet Judgments: Enhanced Legal Research with Powerful AI Integration
7th May 2024 Sabinet Judgments remains a frontrunner in legal research, providing a comprehensive and user-friendly platform to access all South African... →
The #1 thing a single mom needs
6th May 2024 Parenting is no picnic and single moms have even more to think about, so this Mother’s Day we’re sparing a thought for the heavy-lifting that... →
