Headline News
Even as Gauteng taps run dry, Rand Water claims it 'is able and capable' while blaming residents
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 Despite water not coming out of the taps in some parts of Johannesburg, Rand Water maintains it can supply the resource to consumers. For the past... →
ANC defeats bill DA proposed as a 'cure for cadre deployment virus'
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 Only the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan African Congress's (PAC's) sole member voted in support of a committee report that deemed a... →
Motsoaledi tells Parliament what is needed for home affairs dept to operate more efficiently 
By: News24Wire 19th September 2023 Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the Department of Home Affairs needs a staff contingency of 60% to operate optimally - but, currently,... →
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Opinions
Corruption in South Africa: would paying whistleblowers help?
19th September 2023 Whistleblowing is an important tool in fighting corruption. In South Africa, the commission of inquiry into state capture recommended that the... →
South Africa’s court system has been abused by powerful people: five ways to stop it
18th September 2023 After a battle of about four years to secure the removal of South Africa’s public protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the country’s parliament... →
South Africa can’t crack the inequality curse. Why, and what can be done
18th September 2023 South Africa is ranked one of the most unequal societies in the world. The Conversation Africa spoke to Imraan Valodia, the Director of the... →
Côte d’Ivoire must cut ties between terrorists and illicit markets
18th September 2023 Following a surge in terror attacks in 2020 and 2021, north-eastern Côte d’Ivoire has since seen a period of relative calm. Violent extremists... →
Recommendations
Nature-Positive Industry Sector Transitions
15th September 2023 A series of reports on sector-specific actions that companies should take now to transform their businesses and contribute to reversing nature loss... →
Breakthrough Agenda Report 2023
15th September 2023 The 2023 edition of an annual collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and... →
A fair share of climate finance? The adaptation edition
15th September 2023 In 2009, developed countries committed to providing $100 billion each year in climate finance by 2020. Despite an urgent need to ramp up financial... →
‘Hope Away from Home’ – A Dream Deferred
13th September 2023 Every year 20th June is observed internationally as World Refugee Day. Two points need to be made immediately. Firstly, the day itself, is not... →
Statements
Lily Mine: Fikile Mbalula, Nkomazi Mayor and DMRE Meet to Discuss Container Retrieval Without Victims’ Families
Updated 2 hours 35 minutes ago The families of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda have informed us that a meeting took place between Nkomazi Mayor, Phindile... →
IFP Expresses Gratitude to the Nation
Updated 2 hours 37 minutes ago It has been mere days since the passing of the IFP’s Founder and President Emeritus, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and the nation is yet to come to... →
ANC Speaker blocks urgent debate on Cost of Living Crisis
Updated 2 hours 41 minutes ago "Parliament had the opportunity to step in and demonstrate leadership in addressing the issue of fuel price moderation, but Nqakula's decision... →
Expungement of Covid-19 State of Disaster criminal records on the cards after continued pressure by AfriForum
Updated 3 hours ago The Judicial Matters Amendment Bill passed in the National Assembly this week, is a major victory for South Africans and the civil rights... →
Press Offices
POPIA – Proposed Code of Conduct: The residential communities council
13th September 2023 The Residential Communities Council has submitted a proposed code of conduct for its members to the Information Regulator, which will guide how... →
Taking stock of collective misconduct
13th September 2023 The retail sector is often burdened with the issue of stock losses or shrinkage. Employers also grapple with identifying the perpetrator(s) of the... →
Automatic transfers of employment – the strength of Section 197
13th September 2023 Through the introduction of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) the idea was introduced into South African law for the first... →
Previous renewal does not automatically constitute an expectation of re-renewal
13th September 2023 Issue: Whether the non-renewal of an employee’s fixed term contract (FTC) constituted an unfair dismissal as contemplated in section 186(1)(b)(i)... →
