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ATM resubmits motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa
By: News24Wire Updated 4 hours ago The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has resubmitted a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa to National Assembly Speaker... →
African Union calls for end to Omicron travel curbs on some African nations
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago The African Union on Tuesday called for an urgent end to travel restrictions imposed on some of its member states, saying the measures effectively... →
Re-elected Gambian President Barrow promises new constitution, term limits
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago Gambia's newly re-elected president, Adama Barrow, said on Tuesday that his government plans to draft a new constitution that would introduce... →
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Biden’s summit for democracy: what Africa needs to bring to the table
Updated 1 hour 12 minutes ago Seventeen African countries have been invited by US president Joe Biden to join nearly 100 other invitees for a virtual “Summit for Democracy” due... →
Getting Goudoumaria right: are Boko Haram defectors reintegrating safely?
Updated 1 hour 15 minutes ago Since 2015, fighters, associates, and people trapped or kidnapped have been leaving Boko Haram. And since the death this year of Abubakar Shekau,... →
Vaccine mandates in South Africa: where are they most needed?
7th December 2021 The debate about mandatory vaccines has reached fever pitch as efforts to contain Covid-19 accelerate. Compelling scientific, ethical and legal... →
Burkina Faso’s security sector reform can no longer wait
7th December 2021 After years of delays in reforming Burkina Faso’s security sector, the government adopted a national security policy on 6 October this year. As... →
Recommendations
Understanding Education Policy Preferences: Survey Experiments with Policymakers in 35 Developing Countries
2nd December 2021 Foreign aid donors and international organizations supporting education in developing countries have increasingly coalesced around a policy agenda... →
MDB COVID-19 Crisis Response: Where Did the Money Go?
2nd December 2021 The pandemic and its economic impact have been a revealing test of the multilateral development bank (MDB) system and of individual MDBs. Although... →
Collecting Evidence to Inform COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement Decisions
2nd December 2021 Vaccines are key to controlling COVID-19 in Africa, but available supplies across the continent remain extremely low—in most countries, doses are... →
Protection advocacy by international NGOs in armed conflict situations: breaking the barriers
2nd December 2021 There is strong recognition that international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) have a key role to play in carrying out advocacy to promote... →
Statements
National Assembly adopts Powers and Privileges Committee reports
Updated 50 minutes ago The National Assembly (NA) adopted two reports from the Powers and Privileges Committee and another three reports from the Joint Committee on... →
Increase of irregular expenditure to R167 billion an indictment to Ramaphosa’s failed New Dawn
Updated 1 hour 13 minutes ago The increase of irregular expenditure by 34% to R167 billion, in national and provincial government departments, is the clearest evidence yet that... →
Ending Gender Based Violence is all our responsibility
Updated 1 hour 43 minutes ago The work of eradicating gender-based violence should not be left to women alone, but should be for all citizens to champion, observes Velaphi... →
The DA welcomes the sentencing of the former Nketoana Mayor
Updated 1 hour 49 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the sentencing of the former Nketoana Mayor, Mandla Mamba, alongside former CFO, Vincent Mkhefa, to eight... →
Press Offices
Norton Rose Fulbright continues hiring campaign with the appointment of two new Directors
7th December 2021 Candice Pillay joined on 1 December as a director and co-head of our pro bono and social responsibility team. She joins from Lawtons Africa where... →
Baker McKenzie Launches its Fighting Domestic Violence Comparative Law Tool
6th December 2021 Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has launched its Fighting Domestic Violence global comparative law tool, a powerful tool that will allow for... →
Proposed Changes to the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations
6th December 2021 Amendments to the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations have been published for public comment, affecting the lighting, electrical and... →
LexisNexis SA and Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) release Legal Tech Report 2021
6th December 2021 THE COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly changing the way the legal profession is interacting and using information and there is clear evidence the sector... →
