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Congo expels UN peacekeeping mission spokesperson after protests
By: Reuters 3rd August 2022 Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesperson of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, to leave the country, blaming him for... →
Tunisia's opposition Ennahda says leader faces new investigation
By: Reuters 3rd August 2022 Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda said on Wednesday that its leader Rached Ghannouchi was under investigation on charges of describing... →
Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike
By: Reuters 3rd August 2022 Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the country's southeast earlier... →
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Opinions
Food security ‘experts’ don’t have all the answers: community knowledge is key
28th July 2022 South Africa is in the grips of a food system paradox. It’s a country known for its agricultural production and has a sophisticated policy... →
Arms trafficking from Libya to Niger is back in business
28th July 2022 Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022 helped dismantle... →
South Africa has been warned that it faces an ‘Arab Spring’: so what are the chances?
27th July 2022 Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to... →
Why Russia is on a charm offensive in Africa. The reasons aren’t pretty
27th July 2022 Russia is the source of less than 1% of the foreign direct investment into Africa. Substantively, then, Russia brings little to the continent. But... →
Recommendations
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,... →
Outliving the High Cost of Living
30th June 2022 The ‘poverty premium’ that flows from price increases of petrol, diesel, illuminating paraffin, electricity, etc., affects the poor differently... →
The Global Covid-19 Fintech Market Impact and Industry Resilience Study
30th June 2022 As one of the largest empirical research undertakings on the effect of COVID-19 on the global fintech industry, the Global COVID-19 Fintech Market... →
Evidence-led adaptive programming: Lessons from MUVA
30th June 2022 Calls for more ‘adaptive programming’ have been prominent in international development practice for over a decade. Learning-by-doing is a crucial... →
Statements
Special Investigating Unit investigates Lepelle Northern Water Board in Limpopo and Amatola Water Board in the Eastern Cape
10th August 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption... →
Gauteng Health honours social workers who perished to Covid-19
10th August 2022 Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on our lives and, has unfortunately, robbed us of colleagues within the Department. Last week Friday, the... →
Unsanctioned sports day costs municipality dearly
10th August 2022 As double overtime payments and service delivery backlogs in Dawid Kruiper municipality pile up, the DA is opposing the municipality’s decision to... →
DA calls for urgent funding to fix pump stations
10th August 2022 The DA in KwaZulu-Natal today, calls on the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, to urgently free up funding for the reconstruction and... →
Press Offices
Local firm busts the status quo with majority female legal team
26th July 2022 NSDV Appoints Two More Women to Bolster Specialist Legal Offering NSDV is Africa’s first fully integrated law and consultancy firm specialising in... →
Crypto regulation welcome if it stimulates growth
26th July 2022 The recent announcement that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will soon begin regulating crypto transactions should come as no surprise to... →
What to do and who to contact when somebody dies
21st July 2022 Last year a neighbour woke me up at midnight. She needed help, because her 90-year-old husband had slipped, fallen and was in a coma. After... →
What South African expatriates need to know about tax before they return home
21st July 2022 Expatriates, beware! If you ceased your tax residency through the Financial Emigration process, you may require substantial reasoning for your... →
