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Zambia will own some mining permits after mapping exercise
By: Bloomberg 10th October 2024 Zambia’s government intends to keep ownership of some mining licenCes that are shown to be promising by an ongoing mapping exercise and invite... →
Zambia Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe
Police committee says it is ‘unacceptable’ that Saps failed to meet most of its targets in annual report
By: Thabi Shomolekae 10th October 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Police chairperson Ian Cameron said while the South African Police Service’s achievement of an unqualified audit opinion... →
Steenhuisen vows more targeted approach to resolving food security challenge
By: Marleny Arnoldi 10th October 2024 About 20-million South Africans, or 63% of households, are food insecure, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen revealed at the unveiling of the... →
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South Africa’s unity government is being tested – the toppling of a mayor in a key city exposes faultlines
8th October 2024 South Africa’s long-governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), performed disastrously in the country’s May 2024 elections. Its electoral... →
Big step, small win as Chagos Islands restored to Mauritius
8th October 2024 The bitter wrangle with the UK has come to an end, but the devil will be in the treaty’s details. Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) have... →
From Cradle to Grave: How Food Shapes the Journey of Life
8th October 2024 Many of the most significant dates of the human experience are accompanied by a meal. When celebrating a birthday or a funeral, food is involved in... →
Civic Education Project Launch and Stakeholder Roundtable Meeting
8th October 2024 From approximately twenty-eight million registered South African voters for the 2024 National Elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)... →
Recommendations
Public Protector's Department of Correctional Services report relating to the escape of Thabo Bester
4th October 2024 Report no. 11 of 2024/25 on an investigation into allegations of improper conduct by the functionaries of the Department of Correctional Services... →
“They Destroyed What Was Inside Us” – Children with Disabilities Amid Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
3rd October 2024 Following the Israeli military order to evacuate Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, 13-year-old Malek Al Kafarna fled south with his parents, 7-year-old... →
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... →
Statements
SAPS unqualified opinion masks deeper undeperformance on critic crime trends
10th October 2024 The Portfolio Committee of Police has welcomed the achievement of an unqualified audit opinion for the South African Police Service (SAPS) but has... →
Western Cape Provincial Parliament off to fast start in first 100 days
10th October 2024 The Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP), with its DA majority, has been fast out of the blocks as it gets to work representing the interests... →
DA calls on the ethics committee to investigate allegations of corruption against Lesufi
10th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng will write to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature's (GPL) ethics committee to investigate the allegations... →
DA welcomes groundbreaking visa reforms as the biggest pro-jobs initiative in decades
9th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) wholeheartedly welcomes the bold and visionary reforms introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber,... →
Press Offices
Baker McKenzie Partners with Sentebale to Empower Youth in Southern Africa
4th October 2024 In the face of a youth crisis marked by soaring unemployment, a widening digital divide, inadequate healthcare, and limited access to quality... →
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... →
