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Ramaphosa gives SIU green light to probe bursary controversy during Magashule's premiership 
By: News24Wire 9th June 2023 Just a week after the African National Congress (ANC) announced its intention to expel former secretary-general Ace Magashule, President Cyril... →
Yet another ConCourt challenge to Electoral Amendment Act
By: News24Wire 9th June 2023 The controversial Electoral Amendment Act faces another Constitutional Court challenge, this time related to the signatures prospective independent... →
Death toll rises to 32 as Free State records second cholera fatality
By: News24Wire 9th June 2023 The number of people who have died as a result of cholera-related illnesses in South Africa has risen to 32 after the Free State recorded its... →
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The Social Relief of Distress Grant: how it stimulated local economies
9th June 2023 The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was a key policy mechanism introduced to mitigate the effects on vulnerable groups of the COVID pandemic... →
Chad on the brink: how the war in Sudan hurts its fragile neighbour
9th June 2023 Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt. The Rapid Support Forces, led by General... →
Kenya’s opposition wants to split up the country – but secession calls seldom succeed
9th June 2023 Kenya’s opposition politicians recently called for secession – which is the withdrawal of territory and sovereignty from part of an existing state... →
West African countries show how working together over decades builds peace and stops wars breaking out
9th June 2023 Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five decades few violent... →
Recommendations
Living Longer, Better: Understanding Longevity Literacy
9th June 2023 As people live longer than at any other point in history, it is essential for business, government, and individuals to rethink their approach to... →
Reimagining Digital ID
9th June 2023 For centuries, ID, a way for people to prove attributes about themselves, has played a pivotal role in society. Yet today roughly 850-million... →
Little to celebrate: An assessment of Official Development Assistance in 2022
9th June 2023 In 2022, large parts of the global south started to experience a complex and multi-layered emergency due to the polycrisis brought on by the... →
Tracking SDG7: The energy progress report 2023
9th June 2023 This annual report tracks global progress toward Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Achieving affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern... →
Statements
PSA welcomes closure of Department of Education Circuit Offices in Capricorn District
9th June 2023 The Public Servants Association (PSA) welcomes the closure of Mogoshi and Moletjie Circuit Offices in the Department of Education’s Capricorn... →
Statement: Cry of the Xcluded Gauteng stands in solidarity with Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University Workers!
9th June 2023 Members of the Academic and Professional Staff Association (APSA) at Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University have decided to go on a protected... →
Committee on COGTA welcomes briefing from NDMC on the readiness for winter season disasters
9th June 2023 The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has welcomed the briefing it received today from the National Disaster... →
Public Protector must investigate soccer tournament in Port St Johns
9th June 2023 The DA in the Eastern Cape will write to the Public Protector to request an investigation into a star-studded soccer tournament to be hosted in... →
Press Offices
Fairly unlawful or lawfully unfair? Employees and their rights on termination under the LRA and contract
9th June 2023 The South African Labour Relations act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) has been in operation and has since the date of its promulgation in 1995 been affording... →
Legal experts weigh in on Zimbabwean Exemption Permits extension to 31 December 2023
9th June 2023 The objectives of the DZP were to provide Zimbabwean nationals who were in possession of fraudulently obtained immigration documents with amnesty,... →
South Africa: Deadline extended for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit
9th June 2023 The deadline for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to apply for the appropriate visas or waivers in South Africa has been extended until 31... →
New tax dispute resolution rules come into effect immediately
9th June 2023 New tax dispute resolution rules provide for, amongst others, 80 days to submit an objection and more independence of an ADR facilitator. On 10... →
