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Daily podcast – April 8, 2013.

Imagine you discover that an Unconstitutional fraud is being perpetuated on the people of South Africa by the banks. You spend over a year collecting evidence and research with specific reference...

Daily podcast – March 25, 2013.

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said the Congress of South African Trade Unions wasn’t confused about its call for nationalisation. Vavi, speaking at the federation's KwaZulu-Natal...

SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism, on Cape Town International Airport being rated Africa's best for third year in a row (12/03/2013)

Congress of South African Trade Unions (or Cosatu) general secretary Zwelizima Vavi has called for industrialisation to tackle inequality, unemployment and poverty in South Africa. He said the...

Daily podcast – February 18, 2013.

Cape Town International Airport has been rated the “Best Airport in Africa” in the Airports Council International (ACI) 2012 Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ). This is the third year in a...

Will President Morsi’s consolidation of political power bring Egypt forward in 2013?

A statement from the mayors' office says Johannesburg member of the mayoral committee Rehana Moosajee has resigned. Moosajee was transport MMC in the City of Johannesburg.

Will President Morsi’s consolidation of political power bring Egypt forward in 2013?

The year 2012 proved to be a mixed experience for Egypt and President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood-led government. While Morsi received both regional and international compliments for his...

AU: Statement by the African Union, on African Union Forum on International Law and African Union Law (07/12/2012)

The year 2012 proved to be a mixed experience for Egypt and President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood-led government. While Morsi received both regional and international compliments for his...

Daily podcast – November 27, 2012.

The first African Union Forum on International Law and African Union Law began today and will continue for two days. The Forum is one of the significant events in attempting to promote...

AU: Statement by the African Union, on the third Pan-African Forum on children (15/11/2012)

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says that President Jacob Zuma should consider reprimanding Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson for violating the executive ethics...

Stepping forward or stepping back? An overview of Women’s rights in relation to the Arab Uprisings - Part 2

Jointly organized by the Department of Social Affairs of the AUC and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), with the support of various partners, the...

Stepping forward or stepping back? An overview of women’s rights in relation to the Arab Uprisings - Part 1

The events which make up the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ mark a significant chapter in modern history. In less than two years, four dictators have been deposed, regimes are slowly being dismantled...