Headline News
Mboweni agrees to SAA's R10.5bn bailout; no funds for SABC, Post Office and Denel 
By: News24Wire Updated 7 hours ago South African Airways will get the R10.5-billion it has requested from government to fund its business rescue process. The monies will be made... →
ANC MP Bongani Bongo granted R10 000 bail in fraud and corruption case
By: News24Wire 28th October 2020 African National Congress MP and chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Bongani Bongo, has been released on R10 000 bail... →
Ramaphosa in self-quarantine, not showing Covid-19 symptoms
By: Sane Dhlamini 28th October 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa will be performing his duties from home after a guest at a fundraising dinner he attended tested positive for the... →
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Opinions
Africa can’t risk a major maritime cyber attack
28th October 2020 Cyber attacks against African maritime infrastructure threaten the continent’s recovery from COVID-19 and its long-term development and security... →
When digital vigilantism turns into cybercrime
28th October 2020 Press reports surrounding the beheading of a French school teacher in Paris on 16 October have revealed that both he and his school were the focus... →
Restrictions in trade to contain COVID-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor
27th October 2020 Trade routes have been significantly disrupted this year in efforts to contain COVID-19. The effects of this are already showing: global growth is... →
Livestreaming Lekki: digital evidence of #EndSARS shooting in Nigeria makes impunity much harder
27th October 2020 Nigeria continues to convulse in angry protests over allegations that at least 12 people were killed by security forces at a toll gate in Lagos on... →
Recommendations
Official Development Assistance, Global Public Goods, and Implications for Climate Finance
28th October 2020 Is research into a Covid-19 vaccine a suitable use of Official Development Assistance (ODA)? What about finance to reduce carbon dioxide emissions?... →
Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity: framing paper
28th October 2020 This framing paper introduces the ‘Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity: reimagining human mobility in Africa and Europe’. Launched by the... →
Implementing collective accountability to affected populations: ways forward in large-scale humanitarian crises
28th October 2020 Collective accountability to affected populations (AAP) has been enshrined in policy through high-level commitments over the past few years, such... →
Fiscal Dimensions of South Africa’s Crisis
27th October 2020 This paper hopes to shed light on how South Africa arrived at the fiscal crisis that it currently faces. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated this... →
Statements
AU Ministers of Trade report progress in AfCFTA negotiations
Updated 6 hours ago Just short of one month after assuming Chairship of the African Union Ministers of Trade, South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and... →
MTBPS: South Africans ‘thrown under the plane’ to pay for SAA
Updated 6 hours ago Two key things happened in today’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: President Cyril Ramaphosa and Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, have... →
Minister Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Speech fails to get tough on government waste
Updated 6 hours ago Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget speech has once again failed to provide the fiscal leadership needed in our country, falling far short... →
DA Calls on Premier Zikalala to take immediate action against ANC protest in ANC-led uMngeni
Updated 6 hours ago The Democratic Alliance in Mooi-uMngeni has written to KwaZulu-Natal Premier and ANC Provincial Chairperson, Sihle Zikalala, to request his... →
Press Offices
Limited Duration Employment Contracts - unlimited hassles when not properly managed
28th October 2020 Employers use limited duration contracts (LDCs) to create certainty and limit legal risk in respect of staffing solutions. Appointing an employee... →
2020 laws enacted to promote gender equality and protect the rights of the LGBTQI+ community
28th October 2020 2020 saw two positive legislative movements likely to ensure significant progressive steps towards fighting discrimination, facilitating gender... →
Smart contracts adoption could be tripped up by legal validity and privacy laws concerns
28th October 2020 Covid-19 forced businesses to accelerate the rate at which they adopt and adapt to, technological change. Many businesses are looking to conclude... →
FinCEN leak highlights need for proactive KYC in AML processes
28th October 2020 Financial sector due diligence and compliance with anti-money laundering regulations are back in the spotlight with the release of the FinCEN files... →
