Headline News
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... →
National Research Foundation CEO Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo at the u'GOOD launch
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... →
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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Opinions
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
Recommendations
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
7th December 2023 The latest edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Armed Conflict Survey captures a global landscape characterised by... →
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... →
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,... →
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... →
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... →
“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”... →
Press Offices
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
