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Zimbabwe replaces battered Dollar with unit linked to Gold, FX
By: Bloomberg 5th April 2024 Zimbabwe replaced its battered dollar with a new currency backed by a basket that includes foreign currencies, gold and other precious metals, said... →
World Bank loans Ethiopia $1.72-billion for power, water supply expansion
By: Reuters 5th April 2024 The World Bank and Ethiopia have signed loan agreements totalling $1.72-billion to enhance electricity and water supply, as well as to facilitate... →
Nersa approves revised NRS electricity loadshedding code of practice
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th April 2024 The National Rationalised Specifications (NRS) Association of South Africa has announced the approval of the NRS 048-9, Edition 3, Electricity... →
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Chad presidential election: assassination of main opposition figure casts doubt on country’s return to democracy
20th March 2024 The assassination of Chad’s main opposition leader, Yaya Dillo, is hanging heavy over presidential elections due in early May. Dillo was killed on... →
Niger has cut military ties with the US: why this is bad for the Sahel’s security
20th March 2024 Niger – a landlocked country of 25-million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world – recently announced it was suspending military... →
A new champion could drive home African Union reforms
20th March 2024 In 2016, African leaders recognised the imperative for a swift and substantial reform of the African Union (AU). The initiative led by Rwandan... →
When debt and terrorism intersect: the case of Mozambique
20th March 2024 Mozambique’s rocky road from grand corruption to a debt settlement offers hope, but the scars of mismanagement run deep. Financial mismanagement,... →
Recommendations
RISE Mzansi 2024 Election Manifesto
4th March 2024 The People’s Manifesto is RISE Mzansi’s commitment to the people of South Africa. The People’s Manifesto is the culmination of listening,... →
Women, Business, and the Law 2023
4th March 2024 The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When... →
Outward FDI policies: Promotion and facilitation - regulation and screening
1st March 2024 The latest UNCTAD Investment Policy Monitor (No. 27) focuses on the evolving landscape of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) policies,... →
Energizing Europe: Rising to the Challenge (Part 2)
1st March 2024 This report focuses on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the energy sector in 2022 and early 2023 and Its implications at the macro and micro... →
Statements
DA to take legal action against the ANC/EFF/PA Coalition of Corruption’s wasteful Joburg spending
10th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) will urgently launch legal action, in the form of an urgent review, against the abuse of public funds by the... →
Freedom Under Law calls for urgent release of reasons for Zuma decision by the Electoral Court
10th April 2024 Freedom Under Law (FUL) notes the decision of the Electoral Court on 9 April 2024, which overturns a finding of the Independent Electoral... →
DA welcomes finding of Power and Privileges Committee Initiator against former Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
10th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance welcomes the recommendation made by the Initiator appointed by the Powers and Privileges Committee, Adv Karrisha Pillay SC,... →
The Supreme Court of Appeal upholds the best interest of the child in corporal punishment case
10th April 2024 SECTION27 and the Centre for Child Law (CCL) welcome the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment in a corporal punishment case against the South... →
Press Offices
New earnings threshold as from 1 April 2024
13th March 2024 Employees who earn in excess of a certain amount per year (the “earnings threshold”), do not enjoy the same protection under our labour legislation... →
You should have said something! Half the truth is often a whole lie
12th March 2024 An employee is implicitly bound by a duty of good faith towards the employer and breaches that duty if he/she remains silent while possessing... →
Skills Development and Growth for the Agricultural Sector
12th March 2024 The agricultural sector is the backbone of the South African economy and plays a vital role in food security, job creation, and overall economic... →
The National Council of Provinces passed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill [B 19B-2020]
12th March 2024 In a move that could serve as catalyst for the reshape of South Africa's cannabis landscape, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) recently... →
