Headline News
Cape Town mayor alarmed by 'upsurge in homelessness'
By: News24Wire 26th May 2022 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is alarmed by the number of homeless people sleeping rough on the streets of the city. Hill-Lewis was addressing... →
Govt mulls extending fuel levy intervention as major fuel hikes loom – Gungubele 
By: News24Wire 26th May 2022 Government is still deliberating whether to continue with its fuel price relief intervention introduced in March, as the latest data from the... →
Treasury fills 2 top positions that were vacant for years
By: News24Wire 26th May 2022 Two top positions in the National Treasury, which have been vacant for several years, are to be filled, Cabinet announced on Thursday. Minister in... →
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The African Union’s conflict early warning system is no more. What now?
25th May 2022 Since 2017, the African Union (AU) has undergone institutional reforms to increase its efficiency and effectiveness. The gist of these reforms was... →
Is the IMF making a comeback across Africa?
25th May 2022 It’s no secret that most African economies have endured a torrid time over recent years. Finances have been hard hit by two global crises –... →
Red flags ahead of Lesotho’s October elections
24th May 2022 Lesotho’s Parliament is accused of dragging its feet over crucial reforms that must be voted into law ahead of the all-important October general... →
Accountability Now Questions Parliamentary Legal Advisor after Confidential Communication Leaked to the Media
23rd May 2022 Anti-Corruption watch dog organisation, Accountability Now, has written* to the Parliamentary Legal Advisor, Zuraya Adhikarie, questioning her... →
Recommendations
Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021: Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future
25th May 2022 A direct evolution of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index, the new Travel & Tourism Development Index benchmarks and measures “the set of... →
Clean Skies for Tomorrow: Delivering on the Global Power-to-Liquid Ambition
25th May 2022 Power-to-liquids (PtL) could emerge as a critical pathway as aviation shifts from fossil to sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). The World Economic... →
Chief Economists Outlook: May 2022
25th May 2022 The May 2022 edition of the Chief Economists Outlook comes out amid extremely high uncertainty about geopolitical developments, the trajectory of... →
Growing Intra-African Trade through Digital Transformation of Border and Customs Services: Regional Action Group for Africa
25th May 2022 This report, prepared in collaboration with Deloitte, offers a pragmatic perspective on non-tariff barriers encountered in border and customs... →
Statements
Fuel price hike: Cabinet's "special consideration" is not good enough
27th May 2022 The claim by the Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, that the issue of the impending fuel price increase was receiving 'special... →
Statement on the latest decisions by the Competition Commission 27 May 2022
27th May 2022 The Competition Commission of South Africa (CCSA) held its ordinary meeting on Tuesday 24 May 2022, to review and take decisions on matters brought... →
Media Statement from Rand Water
27th May 2022 Rand Water has scheduled the planned maintenance work at Vereeniging Water Treatment Plant and Weltevreden to execute the following work: 1) Tie-in... →
Department of Higher Education and Training to host the Worldskills SA Bennial National Competition, Conference and National Artisan Career Festival
27th May 2022 The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) will host the 4th WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) Biennial National Competition at the... →
Press Offices
Leaving South Africa – Planning Your Fiscal ‘Exit Strategy’
20th May 2022 Tax Consulting South Africa, South Africa’s largest independent tax practice, returned this week from the Netherlands after hosting tax and... →
Further Update: NEMA Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015 – More than an extra year added to comply
19th May 2022 The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has amended the transitional arrangements in the National Environmental Management Act... →
Russia’s war on foreign intellectual property rights
19th May 2022 It was the Roman Statesman, Marcus Tullius Cicero who first used the phrase: Silent enim lēgēs inter arma – In times of war, the law falls silent.... →
SARS’ 'Hit List' to eradicate non-compliance
19th May 2022 When it comes to non-compliance, the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) takes no prisoners, and has the full backing of the presidency, in its... →
