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Stop party politics, concentrate on building SA – SUN Party
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 2 hours 43 minutes ago Sizwe Ummah Nation (SUN) Party parliamentary candidate Rasheed Ebrahim Gutta is urging politicians to stop party politics and concentrate on... →
NamPower grid-strengthening and battery storage project secures $138.5m World Bank backing
By: Terence Creamer Updated 2 hours 23 minutes ago The World Bank has approved a $138.5-million finance package to support the integration of renewable energy into Namibia’s electricity system by... →
South African youth despondency is rife ahead of vote, survey shows
By: Bloomberg Updated 3 hours ago South Africa’s youth, a key voting constituency in this month’s elections, are less optimistic about the future of their country than their... →
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South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote
Updated 1 hour 38 minutes ago 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
Updated 1 hour 40 minutes ago 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... →
Five worrying signs of Africa’s poor election quality
Updated 1 hour 46 minutes ago Globally and in Africa, many electoral processes suffer from a lack of transparency, trust and oversight. This is a crucial election year for... →
Get gender equality right in Africa, and prosperity will follow
Updated 1 hour 49 minutes ago Realistic reductions in gender inequality could produce a US$259 billion larger economy in 2043 than current path forecasts. Rising global... →
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Zizi Kodwa must address corruption allegations and stop deflecting
Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago The DA notes Minister Zizi Kodwa's flimsy response to our recent political advertisement. Our ad serves as a glaring reminder of the bleak future... →
South Africa has become uninvestable under ANC rule
Updated 2 hours 26 minutes ago After more than a hundred years of operation in South Africa, the international energy conglomerate Shell Plc is the latest major company to... →
Safety Before Profits: SACP Western Cape Statement on the collapse of a building under construction in George
Updated 2 hours 28 minutes ago The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape pledges solidarity with the workers who are reported to have been trapped under... →
IFP Rejects Fake Letter
Updated 2 hours 31 minutes ago They say desperate times call for desperate measures. It is clear our enemies have run out of steam and have now resorted to fake news in an... →
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The SA Expat's Roadmap for Moving Funds Abroad
Updated 3 hours ago 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
Updated 3 hours ago 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
Updated 4 hours ago 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
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