Headline News
Govt rejects civil servant demands for 10% pay increases 
By: Bloomberg 23rd May 2022 Government rejected demands from labour unions representing 1.3-million state workers for 10% raises and increased housing allowances and other... →
Omicron mutations may result in weaker future Covid-19 waves, says Netcare
By: News24Wire 23rd May 2022 For the six months to end-March, Netcare reported a 2% increase in revenue to R10.3-billion, with adjusted headline profit per share rising 29%.... →
'No attempt to disguise' latest incident of sabotage at Eskom power station as another cable is cut
By: News24Wire 23rd May 2022 A cable on Unit 1 at Eskom's Matla Power Station was cut over the weekend in what is now the fourth incident of suspected sabotage at a power... →
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South Africa’s state capture commission nears its end after four years. Was it worth it?
17th May 2022 South Africa’s judicial commission into state capture, known as the Zondo Commission, recently handed over the fourth part of its voluminous and... →
Organised banditry is destroying livelihoods in Niger’s borderlands
17th May 2022 Most international attention on Niger focuses on the Boko Haram conflict in the country’s east (Diffa region) and the Liptako-Gourma crisis in its... →
Murder of Nokuthula Mabaso - another Abahlali killing with impunity?
16th May 2022 This week end the shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo buried another leader, Nokuthula Mabaso, murdered in front of her children.... →
New Panel of the Wise faces old challenges
13th May 2022 At the African Union’s (AU) February summit, four new members were appointed for a three-year term on the Panel of the Wise. Given the many... →
Recommendations
Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) Strategic Support to Ghana
19th May 2022 The AAAP is an Africa-owned Africa-led program, in response to the urgent need for focused evidence-based climate adaptation action at scale. The... →
Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa - 2022-2030
19th May 2022 This Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2022-2030 (SQHIA) follows a request from Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB... →
An advocate for inclusive digital technology
19th May 2022 An innovative digital financial inclusion facility for Africa driving joint investment in digital infrastructure, digital products and innovation... →
South Africa, Namibia among new African Green Hydrogen Alliance’s founding members
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 18th May 2022 South Africa, Namibia and four other African countries on May 18 formally launched the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance, with the aim to make the... →
Statements
Special Investigating Unit welcomes prosecution of four individuals for colluding to defraud Public Workss
25th May 2022 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the arrest and subsequent prosecution of four individuals for allegedly colluding to defraud the... →
Cofesa calls for ‘Pendulum Arbitration’ as an alternative practical way of resolving labour disputes
25th May 2022 It is widely reported that South Africa is gearing up for major showdowns between workers’ unions and employers in the weeks ahead, as both sides... →
IFP Demands Prevention Measures for Monkeypox Virus
25th May 2022 The IFP in the KZN Legislature calls upon the KZN MEC for Health, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, to tell the public what measures are in place to prevent... →
NUM National Health and Safety Committee statement post the quarterly meeting held on 19th to 20th May 2022 at Mudersdrifts
25th May 2022 The National Union of Mineworkers Health and Safety Committee (NAHSCO) held its quarterly meeting and reflected on the state of health and safety... →
Press Offices
The Devil is In the Details: Tax Treaty Residency and the Spectre of Potential Audit
13th May 2022 Jonathan Oppenheimer, the South African billionaire businessman and son of former De Beers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer, has recently seen a victory... →
Cutting red tape – amendments to the Listings Requirements effective from 1 June 2022
13th May 2022 Listings Requirements to cut red tape and achieve effective, fit-for-purpose regulations for financial markets have been approved. On 4 May 2022,... →
Beware the Ides of SARS: Telephonic Audits on the Rise
12th May 2022 "A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March". These famous Shakespearean words forewarning the misfortune of Julius Caesar (which Julius Caesar... →
“Intentional” investing highlighted at recent AVCA conference
12th May 2022 The AVCA conference in Senegal highlighted a number of themes, such as the effects of Covid, intentional investing and inclusivity It was a... →
