Headline News
Unions sign 7% Eskom wage offer 
By: News24Wire 5th July 2022 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have accepted Eskom's one-year 7% wage deal... →
Treasury says Pension Funds Act changes encourage infrastructure investment
By: Terence Creamer 5th July 2022 The National Treasury has published amendments to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act that encourages infrastructure investments by retirement... →
Tunisia president defends proposed constitution amid criticism
By: Reuters 5th July 2022 Tunisia's president said on Tuesday his proposed constitution would not restore authoritarian rule, hitting back at criticism from across the... →
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Opinions
Smuggled ethanol pours Kenya’s revenue down the drain
4th July 2022 Kenya loses over US$250-million in revenue every year through counterfeit alcohol made from illegally obtained ethanol. Ethanol is a by-product in... →
Zondo – Some results are already in
4th July 2022 A young friend expressed her dismay about what she had seen and read in the media since the release of the final Zondo Commission report. With the... →
Parliamentary Committee to consider reforming the criminal justice system to deal with serious corruption
1st July 2022 “As long ago as 2011, our highest court set the parameters for corruption busting in terms that bind the state. The Zuma administration had no... →
Digital migration: court delay upholds information rights of poor South Africans
1st July 2022 South Africa’s Constitutional Court has decided to strike down the government’s plans to end old-style analogue television broadcasting at the end... →
Recommendations
Maritime Trade Disrupted: The war in Ukraine and its effects on maritime trade logistics
1st July 2022 The war in the Ukraine is stifling trade and logistics of Ukraine and the Black Sea region. The search for alternate trade routes for Ukrainian... →
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on trade and development: Lessons learned
1st July 2022 Two years might not be enough to have a full understanding of all that took place due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic since 2020,... →
Future Focus 2025: Pathways for Progress from the Network of Global Future Councils 2020–2022
1st July 2022 Future Focus 2025: Pathways for Progress from the Network of Global Future Councils 2020-2022 offers a positive and inspiring agenda around which a... →
World Refugee Day
30th June 2022 “We cannot forget the millions of asylum seekers, refugees and displaced persons in other parts of the world, who desperately need to be welcomed,... →
Statements
Treasury publishes final amendments to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act
5th July 2022 The National Treasury today publishes the final amendments to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act, as published as Notice No. 2230 in Government... →
Home Affairs dismisses two officials and suspends four for identity related fraud
5th July 2022 In its ongoing clean-up operations the Department of Home Affairs has dismissed two (2) employees for fraud relating to selling of South African... →
Agri dept failing to support sustainable development in the NC
5th July 2022 Seemingly endless funding of the Blocuso project has raised questions as to whether the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture has invested in the... →
Dawid Kruiper needs 24/7 security services
5th July 2022 The lack of availability of the Dawid Kruiper municipal security services has again come under the spotlight following a cable theft incident in... →
Press Offices
Don’t misinterpret the lifting of Covid restrictions
1st July 2022 The decision of the government to lift certain of its Covid restrictions will assist businesses to improve their sales. However, employers and... →
Supreme Court of Appeal provides clarity on FICA
1st July 2022 A recent Supreme Court ruling has clarified the duties of an accountable institution under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) in a case... →
A new Covid 19 code: has anything really changed?
1st July 2022 On the heels of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs terminating the national state of disaster and in doing so repealing... →
Mauritius could be paradise for emigrating South Africans. But will SARS let you go?
1st July 2022 Already a popular destination with South Africans, recent developments in Mauritius promise to make this tiny island paradise more accessible to... →
