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Mpumalanga province records first cholera death 
By: News24Wire 1st June 2023 A 73-year-old Mpumalanga woman is the first person to die of cholera in the province. Her death was reported by the provincial health department.... →
Buffalo City EFF has no faith in ANC Mayor
By: Yvonne Silaule 1st June 2023 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Buffalo City metropolitan municipality say they have no faith in the future of service delivery in the... →
Putin arrest warrant prompts South Africa to weigh moving Brics Summit
By: Bloomberg 1st June 2023 South Africa is considering switching the venue of an upcoming summit of Brics leaders to another country, according to people familiar with the... →
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Vital overhaul
2nd June 2023 One of the ironies about South Africa’s use of competitive bidding for just about all public procurement, from the purchase of office stationery to... →
Remembering South Africa’s “Grand Geek” Barry Dwolatzky - engineer and programming pioneer
1st June 2023 To some of his former students, Professor Barry Dwolatzky was the “Grand Geek” – a name of which he was very proud. But Barry, who passed away in... →
West African countries show how decades of working together build peace, and stop wars breaking out
1st 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... →
Kenyan president William Ruto sparred with journalists over his policies. Did he get his facts right?
1st June 2023 Kenya’s new government is under pressure to deliver on its pre-election promises amid an economic crisis. Rising food prices, a weakening currency... →
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How do children engage with news on social media?
29th May 2023 The media plays a critical role in shaping how children understand the world around them. It also serves to protect and promote children’s rights... →
State of Children in South African Media
29th May 2023 South African media are guided by a number of legal and ethical frameworks when reporting on children, examples include Section 28.2 of the Bill of... →
ZEP Confusion
26th May 2023 With the expiration date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits drawing steadily closer, and a silence from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) about... →
Coalition Governance – Are We Ready?
26th May 2023 Recent experience with coalition governance in some of South Africa’s largest cities has been anything but encouraging. Johannesburg, for example,... →
Statements
#KeepYourWardBlue - DA Announces Candidate for Ward 107 By-Election
Updated 2 hours 55 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance will be seeking an urgent meeting with the Department of Public Work’s (DPWI) Property Management Trading Entity after it... →
#KeepYourWardBlue - DA Announces Candidate for Ward 107 By-Election
Updated 3 hours ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) is pleased to announce Jonathan Mills as our candidate for the Ward 107 by-election on 28 June 2023. Jonathan’s... →
John Steenhuisen's Straight Talk: For real hope, look to the real stuff
Updated 3 hours ago There is a growing sense of despair in South. Faced with stage-6 loadshedding, a cholera outbreak that points to failing water and health systems,... →
Statement by the Health Funders Association on the NHI Bill
Updated 3 hours ago The Health Funders Association (HFA), representing approximately 73% of open medical schemes and 50% of total medical scheme membership in South... →
Press Offices
Understanding interdicts as a legal remedy
1st June 2023 An interdict can be a powerful remedy for enforcing and protecting one’s rights. An interdict is an order of court that can either restrain someone... →
Supreme Court of Appeal strikes out the Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Rule
1st June 2023 In a significant judgment for the auditing profession, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors did... →
Managing the risks and limiting the impact of the retrenchment process in South Africa
1st June 2023 The global economic climate continues to exert a chilling toll on employers, with South African businesses not escaping the frosty effects of... →
The significance of mediation
1st June 2023 The Role of Mediation in South Africa's legal System Overview of Mediation →
