Headline News
Chad opposition candidate withdraws from presidential election
By: Reuters 2nd March 2021 An opposition leader in Chad said on Monday he was pulling out of the April presidential election after at least two people were killed when... →
Chad President Idriss Deby
IEC pleased by-elections can go ahead under level 1 of lockdown
By: Thabi Madiba 2nd March 2021 The Electoral Commission of South Africa on Tuesday welcomed the resumption of political activities under Level 1 of the national lockdown and has... →
Kriegler, Freedom Under Law should go to court if they're unhappy about Hlophe ruling – Bongo 
By: News24Wire 2nd March 2021 Former state security minister Bongani Bongo has called on his detractors to appeal the Western Cape High Court's dismissal of the corruption case... →
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Opinions
Okonjo-Iweala in the WTO top job: breaking the glass ceiling is a win for all women
24th February 2021 Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as director general of the World Trade Organisation. The... →
Covid-19 holds lessons for the future of social protection
24th February 2021 Food security experts in South Africa warned early on that the lockdown instituted to manage the spread of Covid-19 would threaten children’s... →
South Africa’s UN Security Council term has ended – now what?
24th February 2021 In December 2020, South Africa ended its two-year term as an elected member on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) – the country’s third... →
Nigeria's post-privatisation energy sector is a mess: here are some solutions
23rd February 2021 In the mid-1980s, most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa made structural changes to their economies in return for funding from the World Bank.... →
Recommendations
South African Child Gauge 2020 – Food and nutrition security
19th February 2021 This double burden of malnutrition can occur in the same household or even the same individual. For example, children who are stunted early in... →
DFI Working Group on Blended Concessional Finance for Private Sector Projects - Joint Report December 2020 Update
18th February 2021 The report measures private investment in development projects in which MDBs and DFIs also make investments or have otherwise provided deal... →
Safe Drive Initiative: SafeDI scenario-based AV policy framework – technical implementation guidance
18th February 2021 This paper is part of a series from the Safe Drive Initiative, proposing a high-level policy framework to enable a regulator to implement an... →
Diagnostics for Better Health: Considerations for Global Implementation
18th February 2021 Diagnostics are essential to the healthcare system. They are the cornerstone of precision medicine, enabling the customization of medical decisions... →
Statements
SACP Gauteng welcomes decisive defeat of DA motion of no confidence against Premier Makhura
Updated 7 hours ago The South African Communist Party (SACP) in Gauteng Province welcomes the overwhelming and decisive defeat of the racially polarised, right-wing... →
SATTA Comment on government appeal ruling
Updated 7 hours ago The following statement is issued in response to the court ruling that Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma can appeal the Western Cape High Court’s... →
IFP Debate on the Motion Calling for a Vote of No Confidence in the Premier Makhura
2nd March 2021 It is without a question that by being members of this house we have a constitutional and moral duty to hold members of the executive and... →
National Assembly passes recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill
2nd March 2021 The National Assembly (NA) today passed the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill and the Bill will now be sent to the President for... →
Press Offices
CDH celebrates three first place rankings at annual dealmakers awards
25th February 2021 Commercial law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has once again been recognised as the firm that consistently advised on the most M&A deals in South... →
South African National Budget Speech Highlights
25th February 2021 We would not be surprised if a lot more people took notice of Finance Minister Mboweni's annual budget speech this year, generally to see the state... →
CCMA Can Charge Employers Arbitration Fees
25th February 2021 There are several state sponsored forums required by the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to carry out labour dispute resolution. These include, amongst... →
South Africa’s TMT sector faces legal challenges and opportunities in 2021
25th February 2021 Three topics will top the list of priorities for executives in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector in South Africa in 2021.... →
