Headline News
HSF urges Parly not to adopt Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee White Paper proposals into law
18th April 2024 The Helen Suzman Foundation has criticised Cabinet for adopting the controversial White Paper on the Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee... →
Judgment excluding parties from election ballot a significant setback for parties, supporters – Holomisa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th April 2024 The United Democratic Movement on Thursday said it is imperative that political parties explore avenues to support and facilitate the participation... →
Africa’s oldest oil-rich dictatorship has a succession problem
By: Bloomberg 18th April 2024 Two South African engineers working in Equatorial Guinea’s offshore oil fields were preparing to return home in February 2023 when they were... →
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Opinions
Somalia’s EAC contribution depends on cutting organised crime
16th April 2024 East African Community member states must support Somalia’s efforts to curb destabilising criminal markets. On 15 December 2023, Somalia took a... →
Ramaphosa tries to patch up relations with Rwanda
16th April 2024 Has South Africa’s leader been advised to put on hold the Southern African Development Community mission in east DRC? Could South African President... →
Poor governance, not bad luck, is behind SA’s jobs catastrophe
15th April 2024 To address the crisis, SA needs a national government that works hard and doesn’t steal. SA’s deepest and most fundamental crisis is the abject... →
South Africa’s polls unlikely to result in widespread public violence
12th April 2024 South Africa’s 29 May national and provincial elections will be the hardest fought since the birth of the country’s democracy in 1994. Surveys show... →
Recommendations
Making finance flow to adaptation in small-scale agrifood systems: The role of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement (Article 2.1 (c))
19th April 2024 Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement aims to make finance flows consistent with climate-resilient development. For small-scale agrifood systems,... →
Terrorist financing risk assessment for the NPO sector in South Africa
18th April 2024 South African government and private sector partners published a report on the terrorist financing risk assessment on the non-profit organisation... →
MENA Economic Update, April 2024: Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North Africa
17th April 2024 The global economy is in its third year of deceleration amidst declining inflation and oil prices. The MENA region grew at 1.9 percent in 2023 and... →
The Great Reversal: Prospects, Risks, and Policies in International Development Association (IDA) Countries
17th April 2024 The 75 economies eligible for low-interest loans and grants from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) had made notable... →
Statements
Vrede Integrated Farming Trust: Provincial Treasury Must Intervene as It Proves to Be a Monumental Failure
18th April 2024 ActionSA has written to the Provincial Treasury requesting their intervention as the Vrede Integrated Farming Trust has failed to live up to its... →
Lack of social workers affects most vulnerable in Northern Cape
17th April 2024 While unemployment continues to soar in the Northern Cape, the Department of Social Development is unable to fulfil its welfare obligations to the... →
DA applauds PSA’s call for caution on NHI
17th April 2024 The DA commends the Public Servants Association (PSA) for its prudent advice to President Cyril Ramaphosa, urging a delay in the signing of the... →
Home Affairs lost 77 years' worth of working hours in 5 years
17th April 2024 The DA has been inundated with complaints that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) systems are offline, resulting in long queues and delayed... →
Press Offices
Vicarious liability claims arising out of sexual harassment and the passage of time
11th April 2024 The High Court recently emphasised the impact of prescription on a claim for vicarious liability arising out of sexual harassment in LM and South... →
Shifting gears and driving competition: Proposed changes to the Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarkets
11th April 2024 The Competition Commission is proposing changes to its Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarkets (“Guidelines“), and... →
The AI National Policy: South Africa’s initial step to establish an AI policy and regulatory framework
11th April 2024 At the AI Government Summit on 5 April 2024, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (“DCDT“) launched South Africa’s Artificial... →
The Department of Home Affairs Backtracks on Immigration Regulations and Announces Second Round for Trusted Employer Scheme Applications in Press Conference
11th April 2024 On April 9, 2024, the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi addressed the media in a comprehensive press conference unpacking the... →