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My Vote Counts warns of money-grab by political parties if amendments to Party Funding law are passed 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 12th March 2024 Non-governmental organisation My Vote Counts called on members of the National Assembly to reject amendments relating to the Electoral Matters... →
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... →
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Opinions
Does Ethiopia’s transitional justice amount to quasi-compliance?
5th February 2024 Ethiopia’s post-2018 transitional justice process has been referred to as ‘quasi-compliance’ – aimed more at appeasing international demands for... →
Morocco outmanoeuvres SA at the UN Human Rights Council
5th February 2024 No one in South Africa was more delighted than International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor when the national soccer team Bafana... →
South Africans are opting to go off-grid: how they’re being helped, and hindered, in their efforts
2nd February 2024 Eskom, South Africa’s State-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to meet demand. In 2023, there were... →
Africa’s oceans could pay dearly for the Red Sea Crisis
2nd February 2024 The Red Sea crisis has become a pressing concern largely due to its disruption of global trade. However, it also has far-reaching environmental... →
Recommendations
Within Reach: Navigating the Political Economy of Decarbonization
17th November 2023 Despite global commitments made through the Paris Agreement in 2015 to combat climate change, their translation into national policies has been... →
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Country Climate and Development Report
17th November 2023 This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) aims to support DRC's efforts to achieve its development goals within a changing climate by... →
How can development partners support food security in protracted crises?
17th November 2023 This policy brief, developed for the UK’s 2023 Global Food Security Summit, summarises insights from recent research by Supporting Pastoralism and... →
Resist, negotiate, submit? Civilian agency and jihadism in Central Mali
17th November 2023 Communities respond to jihadists in diverse ways. In central Mali, key responses have been ‘submission’ – capitulating to insurgent conditions;... →
Statements
Gauteng residents reject Expropriation Bill, yet ANC forges ahead
25th March 2024 Gauteng residents actively participated in public hearings on the Expropriation Bill. The result of this exercise was a pronouncement by Mpho... →
DA submits petitions against Dr Beyers Naude name changes to Office of the Speaker of Parliament
25th March 2024 The Democratic Alliance in the Dr Beyers Naude area, in collaboration with civic organisations has submitted four petitions to the Office of the... →
Response to disruption and marginalisation during Select Committee meeting on BELA Bill
25th March 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by the conduct displayed by certain members during the recent meeting of the Select Committee on... →
SA Parliament's motion on Gaza humanitarian crisis gains significant support despite falling short in IPU assembly vote
25th March 2024 Leader of the South African Parliamentary delegation, Ms. Sylvia Lucas, has addressed the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),... →
Press Offices
Take note of your vows: A couple’s transfer of employment and enforceability of restraint of trade agreements
23rd January 2024 In August 2020, CDH discussed the decision in Slo Jo Innovation (Pty) Ltd v Beedle and Another (J737/22) [2022] ZALCJHB 212 (Beedle), regarding the... →
Navigating power imbalances in contract negotiations
23rd January 2024 There are various factors that influence contract negotiations, depending on the nature of a transaction. This article explores the effects of... →
Navigating the scarcity of funding in the Mining Industry
22nd January 2024 The mining industry is a pillar of global economic development, providing essential raw materials for various industries while also actively... →
Newsflash: Department of Home Affairs Approves First Companies for Trusted Employer Scheme
22nd January 2024 The Department of Home Affairs has given its seal of approval to the first set of companies to be part of the much-anticipated Trusted Employer... →
