Headline News
Lesufi vs Maile: ANC Gauteng conference gets under way as leadership slates firm up 
By: News24Wire 24th June 2022 A fierce contest to determine who should lead the African National Congress in Gauteng is expected to take centre stage at the party's provincial... →
Stage 4 load-shedding extended into weekend as illegal strike disrupts coal plants
By: Terence Creamer 24th June 2022 Eskom has extended Stage 4 load-shedding – initially implemented at 11:00 on Friday June 24, as an illegal strike led to the loss of more coal... →
Public Protector wants Zondo recommendations implemented
By: Thabi Madiba 24th June 2022 The Public Protector said on Friday it wanted President Cyril Ramaphosa to submit a plan to Parliament on how the recommendations from the State... →
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Opinions
Firms from rich countries are taking factories home: what this means for Africa
24th June 2022 There is no doubt that globalisation has benefited Africa greatly. This includes job creation, innovation, increased productivity and foreign... →
Maternal mortality in Mali: a forgotten tragedy
24th June 2022 In Mali, the hashtag #lavieestsacrée (life is sacred) has become the symbol of a revolt against the country’s endemic maternal mortality rates. It... →
Tshisekedi opens a Pandora’s Box in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
24th June 2022 Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The M23 rebel movement – widely... →
With political will, there’s a way
24th June 2022 Besides analysis that has been conducted by Eskom in recent months to find solutions to South Africa’s intensifying electricity crisis, there are... →
Recommendations
RE-organising Power Systems for the Transition
24th June 2022 The power sector lies at the heart of the global energy transition, which will rely on increased electrification of end uses and the adoption of... →
The digitalisation of social protection before and since the onset of Covid-19: Opportunities, challenges and lessons
24th June 2022 This paper discusses the main opportunities and challenges associated with digital social protection, drawing on trends pre-Covid and since the... →
State Capture Commission Report (Vol 1 – 6)
23rd June 2022 Download Volumes 1 to 6 of the State Capture Commission Report →
Immersive Media Technologies: The Acceleration of Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Wake of COVID-19
22nd June 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted whole economies. Immersive media businesses, which focus on technologies that create or imitate the physical world... →
Statements
On the release of the final chapter of the State Capture Commission
24th June 2022 The Strategic Dialogue Group (SDG) welcomes the handover of the final sections of The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State... →
ANC in eThekwini Region to hand over a house to the Nzama family as part of strengthening rebuilding efforts
24th June 2022 As part of strengthening rebuilding efforts, members of the Regional Executive Committee of the ANC in eThekwini Region will this afternoon hand... →
Firms agree to pay R1.4m penalty for prior implementation of a merger – Tribunal confirms consent agreement as an order
24th June 2022 The Tribunal has confirmed, as an order, a consent agreement wherein four firms admit that they unintentionally contravened the Competition Act... →
No place for cadre deployment in ward committees
24th June 2022 The irregular appointment of Sol Plaatje ward committee members smacks of ANC cadre deployment, prompting the Democratic Alliance (DA) to request... →
Press Offices
Face masks in the workplace?
24th June 2022 Now that the Covid regulations issued in terms of the National Health Act have been repealed, the wearing of masks is no longer required in “indoor... →
Groundbreaking report shines light on the rule of law across Africa
24th June 2022 Corruption, government inefficiency and a lack of transparency and accountability are the biggest hurdles to unlocking Africa’s economic growth and... →
SARS streamlines auto assessments for the 2022 tax filing season
23rd June 2022 Taxpayers who are satisfied with their auto assessments need not take any further action, under the new procedures introduced by SARS for the 2022... →
Covid-19 Regulations eased: Masks, gatherings and border crossings see major change in regulation
23rd June 2022 In the later hours of 22 June 2022, the Minister of Health repealed major Covid-19 measures in place as the country sees the virus becoming more... →
