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Bathabile Dlamini threatens to sue ANC after disqualification from contesting NEC position 
By: News24Wire Updated 2 hours 59 minutes ago The African National Congress's electoral committee told Bathabile Dlamini she was entitled to appeal her disqualification from contesting for a... →
Justice dept publishes for public comment Bill to decriminalise sex work
By: Thabi Madiba Updated 7 hours ago The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has urged members of the public to participate in the legislative development process that... →
Organised business urges govt to fund Eskom diesel
By: Terence Creamer Updated 7 hours ago Organised business has called on government to fund adequate and reliable diesel supply for the country’s national peaking generators, which it... →
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Janusz Walus parole: South Africa’s constitutional court was right - but failed the sensitivity test
Updated 6 hours ago On 21 November 2022 the Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered the release on parole of Janusz Walus, the Polish national who assassinated... →
Climate change is not what South Africans see as their main problem: a survey breaks it down
Updated 6 hours ago Climate change is a major threat to food production, and is displacing people and increasing the risks to health globally. Addressing climate... →
Will next week’s US-Africa summit revive relations?
Updated 6 hours ago United States (US) President Joe Biden’s US-Africa summit next week is set to be a big ‘jamboree’. Over three days, around 42 African heads of... →
Scapegoating in South Africa: Busting the myths about immigrants
Updated 7 hours ago Public officials and politicians routinely blame immigrants for a range of social and economic problems in South Africa. This reinforces negative,... →
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ASEAN Digital Generation Report: Digital Financial Inclusion
Updated 3 hours ago This report, written in collaboration with Sea, calls for a targeted and multistakeholder approach to tackling barriers to financial inclusion for... →
Renewables readiness assessment: The Kyrgyz Republic
Updated 3 hours ago Having set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44% by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the Kyrgyz Republic recognises that... →
Scapegoating in South Africa: Busting the myths about immigrants
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies Updated 7 hours ago Public officials and politicians routinely blame immigrants for a range of social and economic problems in South Africa. This reinforces negative,... →
Future Readiness of SMEs and Mid-Sized Companies: A Year On
6th December 2022 Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies represent 90% of all companies and are responsible for close to 70% of jobs and... →
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Double drunk driver accused elected as Mayor of Enoch Mgijima Municipality
Updated 1 hour 47 minutes ago Madoda Papiyana, a former Chris Hani District Municipality Chief Whip who was twice arrested for alleged drunken driving, has been elected as the... →
Health Department owes R3 billion in outstanding accruals
Updated 2 hours 6 minutes ago The Department of Health owes more than R3 306 151 427,65 in outstanding accruals across six of the provinces. This, as well as the fact that these... →
Losses due to continuous blackouts overshadow any supposed economic growth
Updated 2 hours 20 minutes ago This year is the most intensive loadshedding year to date and the effects of the latest high-level rolling blackouts in South Africa are wreaking... →
Top young scientists awarded at Eskom Expo International Science Fair
Updated 2 hours 30 minutes ago The future looks bright for the ambitious young scientists who successfully exhibited their ground-breaking research projects at this year’s Eskom... →
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The annual 16 days of activism – A time to reflect, a time to take action
Updated 3 hours ago The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign that runs annually from 25 November to 10 December. The campaign... →
DABUS, the rise of the inventive machines
Updated 7 hours ago The South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) made history in 2021, by being the first patent office in the world to... →
Resolving customs and excise disputes with SARS
8th December 2022 There are various mechanisms to resolve disputes with SARS' Customs and Excise divisions. In this article, we consider the final mechanism:... →
January 2023 deadline to register Intellectual Property Rights with the Kenyan Anti-Counterfeit Authority looms
8th December 2022 Businesses that export goods to Kenya, have until 1 January 2023 to register their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) with the ACA. Failure to... →
