Headline News
US-South Africa hold trade, investment dialogue to deepen bilateral business ties
By: Schalk Burger 19th September 2023 The US-South Africa Trade and Investment Executive Dialogue on September 18 built on partnership efforts and saw the launch of a yearly US-South... →
Eskom expects NTCSA to begin trading from April 
By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2023 Eskom expects the remaining suspensive conditions required for the operationalisation of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) to... →
Hospitals rely on tankers and boreholes as water issues continue to plague Gauteng
By: News24Wire 19th September 2023 Water supply issues affecting three hospitals in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni have not yet been resolved. However, all's not lost because the... →
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Opinions
Debt derailment?
15th September 2023 As with so much else in South Africa currently, the indication given by new Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu that the State-owned freight... →
Technocene – the age where technology takes over the world
15th September 2023 The concept of ‘technocene’ is not novel; in fact, there are lots of writings on this concept. The Technocene age holds the premise that we are not... →
Addis Ababa faces growing climate change risks like heat, drought and floods, study warns
14th September 2023 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will... →
Kenyans don’t trust the courts - the main factors behind this trend
14th September 2023 The international reputation of the Kenyan judiciary is running high following a raft of judicial reforms brought on by the 2010 constitution. The... →
Recommendations
UNFAIR SHARE: Unequal climate finance to East Africa's hunger crisis
8th September 2023 The stark reality of climate change has highlighted the financial obligations rich polluting nations, especially in the global North, owe... →
World Economic Forum: Annual Report 2022-2023
6th September 2023 This Annual Report outlines the key developments in 2022-2023. It provides an overview of the 10 centres and the Forum's over 130 initiatives,... →
Building one-stop border posts: a toolkit
6th September 2023 Cross-border trade plays an important role in Africa’s development, particularly in Regional Economic Communities (RECs). In the current context of... →
Building a Single Customs Territory: a toolkit
6th September 2023 The East African integration process has achieved considerable success in the past decades, and the East African Community is considered one of the... →
Statements
More than R25 billion flows into KZN - Siboniso Duma
21st September 2023 Today is day two of the 11th Transport Evolution Africa Forum & Expo attended by delegates from Africa and different parts of the globe. Around... →
Department of Water and Sanitation opens a case against Nketoane Local Municipality
21st September 2023 On 13 September 2023, the Department of Water and Sanitation opened a criminal case against Nketoana Local Municipality at Lindley police station... →
Overberg District residents support preservation and development of Agricultural Land Bill
21st September 2023 The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has successfully concluded its nationwide public hearings on the... →
Lily Mine: Fikile Mbalula, Nkomazi Mayor and DMRE Meet to Discuss Container Retrieval Without Victims’ Families
21st September 2023 The families of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda have informed us that a meeting took place between Nkomazi Mayor, Phindile... →
Press Offices
Department of Home Affairs Confirms Visa Backlog Has Increased to over 74 000, but Xpatweb says they see improvement
11th September 2023 Xpatweb held its Global Mobility Breakfast on 31 August 2023, during which the latest was shared on work visa best practices, including the... →
From departure to encashment: the two-pot retirement system
8th September 2023 The much anticipated two-pot retirement system, introduced as a “knight in shining armour” for South Africans, has received a new implementation... →
Amendments to the Postponement Application Process at the CCMA
8th September 2023 It does happen that Employers find themselves being requested to attend the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for a... →
Tax laws amendment ignores global business outsourcing realities
7th September 2023 Proposed amendments to the tax laws, following the Coronation SCA judgment, will make it very difficult for controlled foreign companies with... →
