Headline News
Covid-19: Gauteng continues to record highest number of infections with 1 909 new cases
By: News24Wire Updated 5 hours ago New Covid-19 infections have continued to climb, with the country recording 2 273 new confirmed cases on Monday. Gauteng recorded 1 909 cases in... →
Babita Deokaran: Six accused to appear on what would have been her 53rd birthday
By: News24Wire Updated 5 hours ago On what would have been murdered Gauteng Department of Health official Babita Deokaran's 53rd birthday on Tuesday, the six men charged with her... →
Two rescued, three bodies recovered as mud rush rescue operations conclude
By: Martin Creamer 30th November 2021 Two mineworkers have been rescued and the bodies of three have been recovered at Impala Rustenburg 6 Shaft, which suffered an underground mud-rush... →
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Opinions
Sweet deals for Kenya’s sugar smugglers
29th November 2021 High production costs and the mismanagement of factories have led to a drop in sugar production in Kenya over the past two decades, opening the... →
Gaddafi’s bid for president questions the ICC’s influence
29th November 2021 It’s almost 10 years to the day since the streets of Tripoli rang out to a rally of celebratory gunfire by Zintani militiamen. After several false... →
The case for a Universal Basic Income Grant
29th November 2021 The Covid pandemic has greatly exacerbated existing poverty and unemployment in South Africa. What are the best policies to alleviate it? Targeted... →
New book on South Africa’s history puts black people at the centre, for a change
26th November 2021 Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history. It is reminiscent of the style of... →
Recommendations
Community Energy Toolkit: Best practices for broadening the ownership of renewables
26th November 2021 The IRENA Coalition for Action brings together leading renewable energy players from around the world with the common goal of advancing the uptake... →
Mobilising for change: how women's social movements are transforming gender norms
26th November 2021 Social movements are key agents of social and political change, especially in transformations towards gender justice. This ALIGN report reviews... →
Report by KZN Premier on July unrest
26th November 2021 Report by Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala to the South African Human Rights Commission on the civil unrest which took place in July 2021 in... →
Global Value Chain Development Report 2021 – Beyond Production
23rd November 2021 Global value chains (GVCs) have proven to be resilient in the face of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as environmental and... →
Statements
Solidarity: Latest fuel prices are unsustainable
Updated 2 hours 24 minutes ago Solidarity today expressed its opposition to the latest fuel price levies and emphasised the unsustainability thereof. This follows a further sharp... →
Gender based violence impact on the mental wellness of victims
Updated 2 hours 42 minutes ago Despite many government interventions, in partnership with civil society and various other categories of stakeholders, gender-based violence (GBV)... →
Minister Thoko Didiza announces second phase of implementation of Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative for subsistence producers
Updated 2 hours 45 minutes ago The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza (MP), is pleased to announce the opening on the application process... →
City’s response to Covid-19 from the Executive Mayor
Updated 4 hours ago The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, is currently meeting with various stakeholders and technical experts in the... →
Press Offices
Do I qualify for permanent residency in South Africa?
24th November 2021 The global trend of skills migration has resulted in numerous positions becoming vacant in South Africa. This means that foreigners with the... →
SARS Extends Tax Filing Deadline… But Why?
24th November 2021 SARS published a media release confirming at the eleventh hour that the deadline for filing individual tax returns has been extended until the 2nd... →
Employer funded share incentive schemes and the Spur judgement – some perspective is needed
24th November 2021 Much has been written about the ‘Spur’ judgement in the past few weeks. Two salient themes emanate from it, the: question about why employer... →
Language discrimination: Unable to speak Chinese!
23rd November 2021 In South Africa, allegations of unfair discrimination tend to have a familiar theme – often an employee having been discriminated against on the... →
