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ANC top six not yet called about imminent Cabinet reshuffle – Duarte
By: News24Wire Updated 35 minutes ago African National Congress (ANC) deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has said President Cyril Ramaphosa has not yet approached the ANC's top six... →
African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries
By: Reuters Updated 3 minutes ago African Union (AU) officials said on Thursday that the body had begun shipping Covid-19 vaccine doses acquired through a Johnson & Johnson (J&J)... →
South Sudan's Machar says 'peace spoilers' backed his removal as party leader
By: Reuters Updated 40 minutes ago South Sudan's first Vice President Riek Machar has accused rival military leaders who announced he had been deposed as party and armed forces... →
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South African news website fumbles extent of cancer in Malawi
Updated 5 minutes ago A South African news website recently made a startling claim about the burden of cancer in Malawi, while reporting on inexpensive cancer screening... →
Men in Black Doeks launch Women’s Day campaign against GBV
Updated 2 hours 12 minutes ago The Men in Black Doeks will be speaking out for change at various events, while wearing their black doeks, to raise awareness of gender-based... →
Amid economic collapse, Zambians head to the polls
4th August 2021 Zambians head to the polls on 12 August amid mounting economic challenges, reports of election-related political violence and Covid-19. The country... →
Covid-19 herd immunity? It’s not going to happen, so what next?
4th August 2021 Any notion that Covid-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much misplaced in 2020. Especially after it was recognised that the... →
Recommendations
World Trade Statistical Review
3rd August 2021 The World Trade Statistical Review provides a detailed analysis of the latest developments in world trade. It will be produced on an annual basis... →
Tightening the net: the implications of net zero climate targets for land and food equity
3rd August 2021 Many governments and companies are adopting net zero climate targets as they recognize the urgency of the climate crisis. Without clear definition,... →
Trading into a Bright Energy Future: The Case for Open, High-Quality Solar Photovoltaic Markets
3rd August 2021 Solar photovoltaics (PV) has become a mainstay of low-carbon sustainable energy strategies, with the cost of electricity generated by PV plants... →
Renewable Energy Benefits: Leveraging Local Capacity for Solar Water Heaters
3rd August 2021 Heating and cooling account for nearly half of global final energy consumption. As renewables increasingly become cost-competitive, solar... →
Statements
SAPS must act against EFF for flagrant disregard of lockdown regualtions
Updated 2 minutes ago The DA is calling on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to take action against the EFF after yet another of their marches has broken numerous... →
Presidency on President Cyril Ramaphosa's meeting with the Presidential Special Envoys on Investment
Updated 2 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa held a virtual engagement today, Wednesday, 4 August 2021, with the Presidential Special Envoys on Investment to discuss... →
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu commends Rand Water for raising over R1.7 billion in the capital markets
Updated 6 minutes ago The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has congratulated Rand Water, an entity of the Department of Water and... →
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu welcomes SIU investigations into IT tender irregularities at Department of Water and Sanitation
Updated 12 minutes ago The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed an announcement by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) that... →
Press Offices
Celebrating women leaving a legacy
Updated 36 minutes ago “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” - GD Anderson.... →
A brief overview of Small Claims Court procedures
Updated 2 hours 9 minutes ago The Small Claims Court (“SCC”) was established by the Small Claims Court Act 61 of 1984 (“Act”) as a means of improving access to justice by... →
East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level
Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago Technology is said to be changing so fast that regulators cannot keep up. However, in East Africa at least, the gap is narrowing as policy-makers... →
No Doge-ing the tax bill on cryptocurrency transactions
Updated 2 hours 31 minutes ago SARS is tightening tax collection on cryptocurrency transactions, which makes it important to distinguish between events that will trigger income... →
