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Angola president to visit China, Chinese foreign ministry says
By: Reuters 12th March 2024 Angola's President Joao Lourenco will visit China from March 14 to 17, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry in... →
ActionSA announces Beaumont, Trollip and Lerato Ngobeni as Parliamentary candidates 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th March 2024 ActionSA president Herman Mashaba announced the party’s national chairperson Michael Beaumont, Eastern Cape provincial chairperson Athol Trollip... →
Eskom mulls integration of Vgbe report recommendations into revised recovery plan but hints at ‘inaccuracies’
By: Terence Creamer 11th March 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom’s new CEO, Dan Marokane, will offer a comprehensive outline of a revised generation recovery... →
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South Africa’s new intelligence bill is meant to stem abuses – what’s good and bad about it
12th January 2024 When South Africa became a constitutional democracy in 1994, it replaced its apartheid-era intelligence apparatus with a new one aimed at serving... →
After a glimmer of hope, Sudan’s peace effort fades
12th January 2024 With the world’s attention focused on wars in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, the devastating civil war that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 has largely... →
The Future of SA Nuclear Energy Post-123 Agreement
12th January 2024 The plant at Koeberg is the only current nuclear power station in Africa and is responsible for roughly 6% of South Africa’s total electricity... →
South Africa’s new plan to end power cuts is seriously flawed. Here’s why
11th January 2024 South Africa experienced unprecedented electricity shortages in 2023 as ageing coal plants became increasingly prone to breakdowns. The country... →
Recommendations
G2PX in Nigeria: Piloting Rapid Response for the Urban Informal
24th October 2023 To provide assistance related to COVID-19 and to inform future shock response, Nigeria piloted digital delivery of a cash transfer program geared... →
Enhancing access to climate finance for Small Island Developing States: Considerations for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board
24th October 2023 As the world’s largest multilateral climate fund, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) forms a crucial part of the global climate finance architecture. It... →
The State of Ransomware in South Africa 2023
24th October 2023 Sophos commissioned an independent, vendor-agnostic survey of 3 000 IT/cybersecurity leaders in mid-sized organizations (100-5 000 employees)... →
Survey of South African Voter Opinion: September/October 2023
20th October 2023 Key Survey Findings If an election were to be held tomorrow, the ANC would not achieve an outright majority. The ANC has dropped 7 points since... →
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IFP Snatches Three Highly-Contested Wards from the ANC in Newcastle
14th March 2024 The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal is excited to announce its resounding success in yesterday's by-elections, which saw the IFP... →
Township spaza shops suffer as Lesufi’s distribution centres run out of stock
14th March 2024 Gauteng township spaza shop owners face persistent challenges in accessing stock from distribution centres depriving them of affordable goods that... →
ActionSA Implores Parliament to Appoint a Suitably Competent Candidate for Deputy Public Protector
14th March 2024 The Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee has commenced with the interview process of finding a suitably qualified candidate for... →
Limpopo 2024 Budget Speech is just more of the same rhetoric
14th March 2024 Today’s budget speech debate shows why it failed to truly address the needs of the people of Limpopo. It is more of the same talk of socio-economic... →
Press Offices
Empowering change: understanding the impact of NEMLAA4 on South Africa’s environmental landscape
4th December 2023 In the ever-evolving arena of environmental legislation, the National Environmental Management Amendment Act 2 of 2022 (NEMLAA4) emerges as a... →
COP28: South Africa's Climate Change Regime and Just Energy Transition "Stocktake"
4th December 2023 The first Global Stocktake is set to conclude at COP28 which allows the global community to measure the progress made since the signing of the... →
Bad advice not a basis to set aside an agreement
4th December 2023 In Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality v Hlongwane NO and Another [2023] 9 BLLR 898 (LC), the employee was employed by Ephraim Mogale Local... →
Baker McKenzie wins EMEA Finance African Banking Awards pan-African Law Firm of the Year 2023
4th December 2023 Global law firm Baker McKenzie’s Africa-focused Banking & Finance team has won the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards pan-African Law Firm of the... →
