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Nigeria receives 4.4m doses of J&J Covid vaccine from Spain
By: Reuters 25th May 2022 Nigeria has received 4.4-million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine from Spain, a government official said on Tuesday. Nigeria has... →

Africa objects to US push to reform health rules at WHO assembly
By: Reuters 25th May 2022 African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a US-led proposal to reform the International Health Regulations (IHR), a move delegates say... →
Mantashe's 'nightmare': Unease already brewing over new mineral rights system
By: News24Wire 25th May 2022 The long-awaited transparent record of South Africa’s mineral rights – the lifeblood of the mining industry’s future – is barely out of the... →
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South Africa has entered a new phase of the Covid pandemic: what that means
19th May 2022 Confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been increasing in South Africa in recent weeks. This has been largely driven by two offspring – known as the... →
Corruption in Africa deepens the wounds of Covid-19
19th May 2022 Widespread corruption during the pandemic has worsened the devastating effect of Covid-19 on Africa’s economy. Since the continent’s first case was... →
The Charm of Anti-Westernism: Russia’s Soft Power in Africa
19th May 2022 The effectiveness — or, for that matter, the existence — of Russia's soft power has always been a controversial topic, dividing both academic and... →
Nigeria spends more on national assembly than on education? Analyst gets it wrong
19th May 2022 Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is to step down after the February 2023 elections after serving his second and final term as an elected... →
Recommendations
Social media and inclusion in humanitarian action – the case of refugees in Uganda
24th May 2022 Claims about the potential of social media to change the nature of humanitarian response date back to at least the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Since... →
ANC Umrabulo Policy Discussion Papers 2022
20th May 2022 These policy discussion papers to be discussed at the ANC Policy Conference in preparation for the December Elective Conference, comes against the... →
The dynamics of systems of secondary cities in Africa: urbanisation, migration and development
20th May 2022 The populations of African cities are expected to grow by more than 900 million by 2050. Many of these people will live in secondary cities. These... →
Innovation Outlook: Renewable Ammonia
19th May 2022 Ammonia is one of the seven basic chemicals used to produce all other chemical products. It is the second most produced chemical by mass, after... →
Statements
COSATU Central Executive Committee statement -May 2022
26th May 2022 1. Introduction The Central Executive Committee met in its normal session from the 23rd -25th of May 2022.The meeting took note of the... →
DA will push full disclosure on Gauteng corruption reports
26th May 2022 Gauteng Premier, David Makhura has repeatedly missed his own deadlines to release all the corruption reports on his provincial government that have... →
DA calls for tougher action against illegal Manganese Operators
26th May 2022 Tough talk is not enough to ensure compliance by illegal manganese operators. Only tough action by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) and... →
Pretoria Central Police station on the brink of collapse
26th May 2022 Sections of the Pretoria Central Police Station stand at a high risk of collapse due to no maintenance for at least 30 years which is putting the... →
Press Offices
Netherlands now top ranked destination for professional South Africans
18th May 2022 Tax Consulting South Africa and Xpatweb, South Africa’s largest tax and international mobility practice respectively, returned this week from the... →
Businesses must protect assets in physical world before jumping into metaverses
18th May 2022 As businesses explore the vast possibilities of the metaverse, it is essential to also consider the very real risks posed by virtual worlds of this... →
Tough times - 3 key tips on how to compensate your employees better
17th May 2022 With the grim petrol price increase prediction of over R3,00 per litre for June 2022, employees are feeling the pinch where disposable cash is... →
Watch your language – gender neutrality in contracts
16th May 2022 If any profession values the significance of one’s choice of words, it is the legal profession. We know that slight nuances in the meanings of... →