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El Nino may see first South Africa white-corn imports since 2017

By: Reuters     27th March 2024 South Africa may import significant amounts of white corn, used to make a staple food, for the first time since 2017 as the El Nino weather pattern... 

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Draft IRP 2023 lacks environmental, health, climate commitments, says Life After Coal

By: Schalk Burger     27th March 2024 Coal phase-out campaign the Life After Coal Campaign, in its comments on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023, said the plan has... 

New innovation fund for South African tertiary institutions launched with UN support

By: Rebecca Campbell     27th March 2024 South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly launched a new fund to... 

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Can Somalia’s new Tubsan Center secure alliances to prevent terrorism?

26th March 2024 Security in Somalia has deteriorated in recent months in the face of rising al-Shabaab attacks. Until recently, military operations, new... 

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Parents who believe their children can have a better future are more likely to read and play with them – South African study

25th March 2024 Every day, a small group of women make their way through the community of Sweetwaters, near the South African city of Pietermaritzburg, with bags... 

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New panel on Sudan faces many obstacles

25th March 2024 Can the African Union’s new high-level panel succeed where other diplomatic efforts over the past year have failed? Sudan’s 11-month civil war is... 

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Youth and the rising climate threat to Africa’s coastal communities

25th March 2024 Given fast-growing coastal populations, African youth should be the focus of climate adaptation efforts and the blue economy. Africa is highly... 

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Social cohesion in displacement: when aid actors should step back

25th March 2024 This paper presents our policy analysis of the findings from a two-year research project exploring social cohesion between refugees and host... 

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IFP 2024 Election Manifesto

22nd March 2024 In 2024, the need for a change of government is critical. For thirty years, the IFP has been a formidable opposition, holding Government to... 

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UDM 2024 Election Manifesto

19th March 2024 South Africa requires a new dispensation that shall appoint government officials based on merit. Where the justice system receives immediate... 

Tracking COP28 outcomes: Tripling renewable power capacity by 2030

Tracking COP28 outcomes: Tripling renewable power capacity by 2030

19th March 2024 In a landmark moment for the global energy transition, the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on... 

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Educor colleges closure a blow to private higher education

28th March 2024 The decision to close four colleges of the Educor group is a blow to the private higher education sector. Lyceum College, Damelin, CityVarsity and... 

EFF Speaker must go – as Council readies to remove her through a vote

EFF Speaker must go – as Council readies to remove her through a vote

28th March 2024 The EFF Speaker of Council, Cllr Nthabiseng Tshivhenga will hear her fate tomorrow, following the tabling of a Motion of No Confidence (MoNC) in... 

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President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal

28th March 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the government and people of South Africa congratulated President-elect Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on... 

SACP Gauteng formally lays complaints against DA Leader Steenhuisen with the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and the Human Rights Commission

SACP Gauteng formally lays complaints against DA Leader Steenhuisen with the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and the Human Rights Commission

27th March 2024 The South African Communist Party (SACP), Gauteng Province, has formally lodged a complaint with the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and the South... 

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Wealth Preservation and Residence by Investment for South Africans

22nd March 2024 For decades, the affluent South African has searched for ways to preserve their wealth, in such a way as to ensure their descendants do not have to... 

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Commemorating Human Rights Day: Understanding rights through Sabinet

20th March 2024 In South Africa, Human Rights Day is commemorated annually on 21 March. In 2024, the theme “Three Decades of Respect for and Promotion of Human... 

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What happens to your home when you pass away?

20th March 2024 If you own a home of your own, have you thought about what will happen to it one day when you pass away? With as many as 70% of South Africans not... 

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Tax Residence Certificates for SA Expats: SARS’ way or the highway

20th March 2024 Many South African (SA) expats already recognize that the Notice of Non-Resident Tax Status Letter (the letter) is their golden ticket to... 

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