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NRF launches youth-centred research programme in partnership with Swiss Fondation Botnar

By: Sane Dhlamini     Updated 1 hour 11 minutes ago South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) CEO Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo on Friday stressed the vulnerability of African youth in terms... 

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National Research Foundation CEO Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo at the u'GOOD launch
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Roger Jardine attracts big names from NGOs, civil society to join political movement

By: News24Wire      Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago Helen Suzman Foundation executive director Nicole Fritz is set to leave civil society to join former banker Roger Jardine in launching a new... 

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Mavuso Msimang’s resignation from ANC is regrettable – Ramaphosa

By: Lumkile Nkomfe      Updated 2 hours 47 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed regret over Mavuso Msimang’s decision to resign as a member of the African National Congress (ANC).... 

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Ukraine’s ‘low return’ on its African investment

Updated 3 hours ago Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was being rather undemocratic – by his admission – when he told visiting African journalists last month... 

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Can Mandela’s Principles Still Guide Us Today? Reflections 10 Years After His Death

Updated 3 hours ago Nelson Mandela was a complex man defined by his principled commitment to justice, equality, fairness and freedom, but also by his pragmatism and a... 

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No love, but some sympathy

8th December 2023 There is not much love for ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA). The near-monopoly business is seen as over-protected, and under responsive by many of... 

The Conversation

COP28: South Africa pioneered plans to transition to renewable energy – what went wrong

7th December 2023 South Africa’s experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil... 

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Endangered Wildlife Trust Integrated Report 2022/2023

Endangered Wildlife Trust Integrated Report 2022/2023

Updated 4 hours ago The 2023 edition of the EWT's Integrated Report showcases numerous examples of our successful conservation efforts, from saving species on the... 

The Armed Conflict Survey 2023

The Armed Conflict Survey 2023

7th December 2023 The latest edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Armed Conflict Survey captures a global landscape characterised by... 

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Electric Vehicles White Paper

6th December 2023 South Africa stands at a pivotal juncture, facing a challenge of profound complexity: how to transition both its automotive market and productive... 

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Miracle or mirage: are debt swaps really a silver bullet?

6th December 2023 As the end of 2023 approaches, 136 countries are considered to be in a critical debt situation. At the same time, fiscal space has been reduced,... 

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Statements

Health Minister must explain non-placement of interns and community service applicants

Updated 1 hour 12 minutes ago The DA notes the Department of Health's statement that 9 395 of the 10 386 applicants were placed in the Internship and Community Service Programme... 

DA appoints an independent task force to bring the murderers of Councillor Ndlovu to justice

Updated 1 hour 14 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) appointed an independent task force of experienced homicide detectives to work with the South African Police Service... 

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ACSA ready for huge festive season passenger rush

Updated 1 hour 49 minutes ago Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is pleased to announce that it is ready to welcome large volumes of travellers to its airports across the... 

United Democratic Movement

“Business Rescue Plan”: ANC-led Government to retrench 6 000 Post Office workers

Updated 1 hour 54 minutes ago The United Democratic Movement (UDM) believes that the African National Congress-led (ANC) government’s endorsement of a “business rescue plan”... 

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Amendments to the Ethical Rules – a step in which direction?

Updated 3 hours ago On 17 November 2023, the Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (“HPCSA”) published certain amendments to the Ethical Rules... 

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National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission recommends a CPI plus 3% as it invites further proposals for 2024 adjustment in NMW

Updated 3 hours ago The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission said it is sitting with three proposals on its table after it issued another invitation to interested... 

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The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act – A decade of non-delivery

8th December 2023 Exactly ten years ago, on 10 December 2013, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, commonly referred to as “IPLAA”, was published as an Act... 

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Constitutional Court Orders Sections of the Immigration Act, 2002 Unconstitutional: A Victory for Foreign National Parents

7th December 2023 In a landmark decision, the Constitutional Court of South Africa (“Court”) has ruled that certain sections of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13... 

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