Headline News
Israeli officials push ahead with Rafah plan without precise strategy
By: Bloomberg 22nd February 2024 Israel is determined to push ahead with a goal to move a million or more civilians from Rafah before an attack on the Hamas-held city in Gaza, even... →
ANC challenges DA to release its own deployment records
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd February 2024 African National Congress secretary general Fikile Mbalula has challenged the Democratic Alliance to share with South Africans its own minutes and... →
Transition to the green economy offers great opportunities for women, but problems remain
By: Rebecca Campbell 22nd February 2024 The move to a green economy is a move to a more feminine economy, affirmed KD Strategies founding director Katnisha Singh on Thursday. She was... →
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Nine out of 10 South African criminals reoffend, while in Finland it’s 1 in 3. This is why
6th December 2023 A very large percentage of South Africans who are released from prison end up being rearrested and being convicted for crimes again. The country... →
High Seas Treaty: Africa's role in saving the world's blue lungs
6th December 2023 The High Seas Treaty – officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty – must be signed and ratified by 20 September 2025.... →
Are ZANU-PF’s high-risk strategies paying off?
6th December 2023 As Zimbabwe moves from its discredited August harmonised elections, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) government wants... →
Seeing the Forest – and the Trees: The Global Challenge of Regulating Social Media for Democracy
6th December 2023 The rise of social media is a phenomenon with both positive and negative implications for democracy. For regulators confronted with this... →
Recommendations
Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review 2023
2nd October 2023 The tenth edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review, produced in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO),... →
Justice aid update 2023
2nd October 2023 Justice aid (which includes aid for ending violence against women and human rights) is falling. There was a particularly sharp decline in 2021 – by... →
Malawi case study
2nd October 2023 The country study reviews the operation of Malawi’s Paralegal Advisory Services Institute (PASI) over the past 22 years. PASI’s role in Malawi’s... →
How to finance universal access to people-centred justice: scaling up local innovation to leave no-one behind
2nd October 2023 A universal basic justice system is affordable. It would cost $34 per person per year in lower-income countries, compared to $41 for education and... →
Statements
DA flights 2024 Election posters in Northern Cape
1st March 2024 This followed the national launch by Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen, in Gqeberha, earlier today. Our takeover of a number of streetlights in the... →
NC SOPA far removed from realities on the ground
1st March 2024 The real story of what residents of the Northern Cape live through on a daily basis, does not add up to the strategically crafted statistics used... →
No accountability nor consequence management could lead to another Jhb CBD Fire
1st March 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg is following the enquiry into the Usindiso (Johannesburg CBD Fire) closely. Despite the magnifying... →
Blind SA & SECTION27 welcome the National Assembly’s vote in favour of the Copyright Amendment Bill
29th February 2024 SECTION27 and Blind SA welcome the National Assembly’s vote in favour of the Copyright Amendment Bill (“CAB”) during its plenary session this... →
Press Offices
Demystifying debt collection: A clear and concise explanation
21st November 2023 The colloquial “cash is king” is a testimony to the importance of a healthy cash flow in a business, and even though most business transactions are... →
Inheritance oddities: A world tour of weird rules and customs
21st November 2023 While no one likes to dwell on their end of life, it is an inevitability, which is why having a last will and testament is crucial. This helps... →
Bowmans introduces formal Sustainability Policy
21st November 2023 Leading African law firm, Bowmans, has announced that it is one of the first law firms on the continent to formally and publicly introduce a... →
Baker McKenzie successfully represents pro bono client in precedent-setting case regarding Financial Service Providers’ duty of care to protect clients from cybercrime
20th November 2023 A Dispute Resolution team from Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg, including Darryl Bernstein, Kylie Slambert, Cameron Jeffrey and Landise Banzana,... →