Headline News
While policing budgets bleed, Cele's ministry spends R8m on accommodation, entertainment, catering 
By: News24Wire 12th August 2022 Police Minister Bheki Cele's ministry has spent R8-million on accommodation, entertainment and catering between 1 April 2019 to 17 June this year,... →
20 July unrest suspects get bail
By: News24Wire 12th August 2022 The 20 suspects arrested for their role in the July 2021 unrest have been released on R3 000 bail in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Friday. The... →
Sars strike suspended as unions give talks a chance
By: News24Wire 12th August 2022 The South African Revenue Service has announced that unions have suspended their strike at the tax body and have reported for duty as the wage... →
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The right to food: activism and litigation are shifting the dial in South Africa
12th August 2022 Even before the pandemic and the recent global rise in food prices, millions of South Africans were hungry. In 2019, nearly 18% of households could... →
Unpacking Africa’s divided stance on the Ukraine war
12th August 2022 Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the United States (US) and European governments have been scrutinising Africa’s reactions. Views from the... →
The Road to COP 27: Africa’s Adaptation Finance Agenda
12th August 2022 The devastating drought underway in the Horn of Africa, and floods that killed more than 400 people in April 2022 in South Africa, demonstrate the... →
Reflections on ESG, net zero and corporate citizenship
12th August 2022 It is important to locate environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and net-zero targets in the context of corporate citizenship today.... →
Recommendations
Understanding vulnerability and exclusion in Ghana
12th August 2022 In this study we document and assess the distinct experiences of vulnerability to shock and exclusion in three illustrative areas of Ghana to... →
Key findings: social protection responses to forced displacement
By: Creamer Media Reporter 10th August 2022 This output is part of a larger two-year research project studying approaches to assisting affected populations in contexts of forced displacement.... →
US Strategy Toward sub-Saharan Africa – August 2022
10th August 2022 Sub-Saharan Africa is critical to advancing our global priorities. It has one of the world’s fastest growing populations, largest free trade areas,... →
The Future of Capital Markets: Democratization of Retail Investing
5th August 2022 The global financial system is undergoing several simultaneous transformations. Digitalization and democratizations are reshaping how capital... →
Statements
STRAIGHT TALK: South Africans can fix South Africa with a government that empowers them
12th August 2022 Help people to help themselves. Empower individuals and communities to solve their own problems and build their own lives. Work with people rather... →
The North West Legislature is not an ANC branch
12th August 2022 The events that unfolded in the North West Provincial Legislature yesterday and today are a cause for concern. From the abrupt and unprocedural... →
Premier Makhura must act on Tembisa Hospital corruption
12th August 2022 The below speech was delivered by Jack Bloom MPL, DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health at a DA picket outside Tembisa Hospital today. It is nearly... →
Stop the BELA Bill. Stop school capture
12th August 2022 The deadline for submitting public comments on the discriminatory BELA Bill is Monday, 15 August 2022. It is crucial that the parliamentary... →
Press Offices
SARS’ High Wealth Individual Unit – Carrot, or Stick?
12th August 2022 The last few years have seen an increased compliance drive by the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”), fully backed by the Presidency and the... →
Dire Consequences For Non-compliant Companies
By: Creamer Media Reporter 11th August 2022 A recent article by News24 reported on the arrest of two farmers with 39 undocumented Mozambican nationals on their premises. Both farmers are... →
A critical analysis of the BBBEE Commission in adjudicating fronting cases
10th August 2022 In the recent matters between Cargo Carriers Proprietary Limited v BBBEE Commission and Others [case number 76000/2019] (“Cargo Carriers case”) and... →
Final Demand – SARS On Your Doorstep
10th August 2022 What do you do when SARS sends you a letter of demand for payment or, even worse, takes money directly from your bank account? This is the reality... →
