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UDM advocates for voters to choose MPs, President
By: Thabi Shomolekae 19th March 2024 United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa believes that South Africa must be demarcated in terms of constituency, saying the proportional... →
Civil society continues critical pushback against Electoral Matters Amendment Bill 
By: Sashnee Moodley 19th March 2024 Nineteen civil society groups are appealing that Parliament’s Select Committee on Security and Justice reject the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill,... →
Tunisia-Libya border crossing closed due to clashes
By: Reuters 19th March 2024 Tunisia and Libya have closed a major border crossing at Ras Jdir due to armed clashes, Tunisian state TV and Libyan authorities said. Libya's... →
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Opinions
‘For the people, by the people’: Fact-checking 7 claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto
20th February 2024 The new kid on the block, Rise Mzansi, launched its election manifesto on 20 January 2024. The People’s Manifesto was compiled after “almost a... →
South Africa has spent billions in 4 years to create jobs for young people: how their wages affect the broader economy
16th February 2024 In October 2020 the South African government launched a collection of public employment programmes, initially intended as a response to the... →
Senegal: breaking the election deadlock
16th February 2024 Opposition members from the Yewwi Askanwi parliamentary group have successfully challenged President Macky Sall’s attempt to delay the country’s... →
Reform momentum
16th February 2024 From an economic perspective, the most important signal provided by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address was that the... →
Recommendations
South African Reconciliation Barometer 2023
14th December 2023 The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 South African Reconciliation Barometer survey... →
A Continuing Curse: The 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report
14th December 2023 Several studies have reported a significant rise in human trafficking across the globe. It is estimated by the US State Department that some 27.6m... →
Section 59: The Public’s Parliament
14th December 2023 “It is apparent from the preamble of the Constitution that one of the basic objectives of our constitutional enterprise is the establishment of a... →
Trafficking for forced criminality: The rise of exploitation in scam centres in Southeast Asia
13th December 2023 A new form of human trafficking has rapidly taken root in the ASEAN region. Individuals are recruited into what are presented as legitimate jobs in... →
Statements
The ANC is all tapped out: South African water service delivery and infrastructure in dire straights
2nd April 2024 “Looking at the water infrastructure crises in South Africa, the ANC has been asleep at the wheel for three decades.” So, Deputy President Paul... →
Victory! As ActionSA’s Motion Against Puppet Mayor Passes
28th March 2024 Today, ActionSA is pleased to announce that our Motion against Ekurhuleni’s puppet Mayor, Sivuyile Ngodwana, has successfully passed in council... →
Premier Lesufi, Minister Chikunga succumb to DA pressure to gazette switching off e-toll gantries
28th March 2024 The national and provincial governments have finally succumbed to the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) pressure to initiate the process of gazetting for... →
President Cyril Ramaphosa wishes South Africans peaceful and safe Easter period
28th March 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his best wishes to South Africa’s diverse Christian denominations for their Easter observances and wishes the... →
Press Offices
Communities in the centre of the mining revolution: Land issues dog inclusive mining
8th February 2024 Marking its 30th anniversary of the Investing in Mining Indaba in Cape Town, which incidentally coincides with South Africa’s 30 years as a... →
A Letter to the Taxman: Breaking Tax Ties
7th February 2024 As South Africans embark on a journey beyond our borders, the need to inform the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) about one’s emigration is... →
Practical insights: Draft regulations on proposed sectoral targets open for public comment
7th February 2024 On 1 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued new draft regulations concerning sectoral targets (draft regulations), providing a... →
Mandela Estate Mayhem
6th February 2024 Lawsuits, auctions and an estate that still isn’t wound up a decade after his passing – these are not topics that anyone could have predicted would... →
