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Ramaphosa mourns patrollers killed in Qumbu 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed sadness at the killing of six community patrollers in Qumbu, in the Eastern Cape, saying this should strengthen... →
Israel defense chief to head to US as response to Iran looms
By: Bloomberg 8th October 2024 Israel’s defense minister is traveling to Washington soon as the country continues to weigh how to respond to an Iranian missile attack and the US... →
Kenya's deputy president vows to fight impeachment 'to the end'
By: Reuters 8th October 2024 Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua vowed to fight impeachment proceedings to the end, ahead of a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday where he... →
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World Teachers' Day: A vocation that shapes the world
8th October 2024 Every year on October 5th the global community takes a day to celebrate and memorialise teachers around the globe. Teachers play a critical role in... →
South Africa’s GNU faces an uphill battle on migration policy
7th October 2024 Can the Government of National Unity reconcile its members’ competing interests and achieve a pragmatic, unified approach? Migration has become a... →
Building for Africa’s water security
4th October 2024 Water shortages have either created or exacerbated humanitarian crises in Africa, stalling economic development. Climate change, through worsening... →
Extreme weather is disrupting lives in southern Africa: new policies are needed to keep the peace
4th October 2024 Over the past decades, heavy and more frequent rainfall and dry spells in southern Africa have caused loss and damage to agriculture, livestock,... →
Recommendations
Gaza One Year Accountability Report
3rd October 2024 Israel’s war on Gaza, in response to the horrific attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on 7 October 2023, is the latest and most... →
Digital Assets Regulation: Insights from Jurisdictional Approaches
3rd October 2024 There is a need for clear regulatory guidelines in the fast-evolving digital assets industry. This report, which builds on prior research by the... →
Fostering a global public financial ecosystem for development and climate action
2nd October 2024 The Think Tanks (T20), one of the engagement groups of the G20, recently released the policy briefs that it commissioned earlier this year, as part... →
The Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund - Annual Impact Report 2023
2nd October 2024 As we present this Annual Impact Report for 2023, we reflect on a period marked by significant strides towards addressing the persistent challenge... →
Statements
Mining legislation needs urgent reform as job losses bite
9th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) will submit a written question to Minister Gwede Mantashe and his Department asking for a detailed plan to halt the... →
Better health care for everyone in SA and that without the NHI
8th October 2024 A draft proposal for an improved healthcare system that will take the pressure off the ailing public system, while increasing access to more... →
President Ramaphosa signs into law Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill
8th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislative amendments that seek to provide improved protection of the rights of communities who are... →
Soaring payouts highlight Gauteng Health failure that harms patients
8th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance is most concerned by the jump in medical negligence payouts in Gauteng, rising to R696 million last year from R512 million... →
Press Offices
Understanding Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act
4th October 2024 Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) 66 of 1995 represents a landmark shift in South African employment law, governing the transfer of... →
Bowmans expands in South Africa with strong team hire to join in early 2025
4th October 2024 Top-tier African law firm, Bowmans, today announces the strengthening of its South African offering with the addition of a new team in... →
South Africa: Red means stop – LAC confirms appropriateness of dismissal based on totality of evidence
4th October 2024 A recent decision by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Algoa Bus Company (Pty) Ltd v Tirisano Transport and Services Workers Union (TASWU) obo Mzawi... →
An Arrested Employee Is Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card for the Employers
3rd October 2024 Many employers believe that the employment relationship automatically ends if one of their employees is arrested or imprisoned. This assumption is... →
