Headline News
Zimbabwe's big businesses are losing the fight for dollars
By: Bloomberg 16th April 2024 From the tiny space he rents in the central business district of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, Brian Tinotenda can look across the... →
Stage 16 loadshedding code seeks to reduce human error not signal imminent surge in cuts – Nersa 
By: Terence Creamer 16th April 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has belatedly moved to quell concern that its recent approval of a new loadshedding code of... →
PSA advises Ramaphosa to delay signing NHI Bill into law
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th April 2024 Given the uncertainty surrounding the political landscape after the May elections, the Public Servants Association (PSA) has advised President... →
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Opinions
South Africa is short of academic statisticians: why and what can be done
11th April 2024 Our world is awash with data. A 2019 article published by the World Economic Forum estimated that, by 2025, about 463 exabytes of data will be... →
As Kenyan president Ruto racks up the air miles, we fact-checked his talking points on taxes and education funding
11th April 2024 Kenyan president William Ruto has been visiting foreign capitals with a message to his compatriots abroad to invest at home. Ruto’s extensive... →
Cut VAT, trim the state and help the poor
11th April 2024 Few things undermine economic growth as profoundly as excessive taxation and ineffective government spending. This is a palpable reality in South... →
Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented: 3 things the international community should have done – expert
10th April 2024 As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda, it is important to understand what the... →
Recommendations
Investigating Global Aquatic Food Loss and Waste
16th April 2024 Despite the critical role aquatic food systems play in nutrition and food security worldwide, these value chains encounter significant loss and... →
International co-operation to accelerate green hydrogen deployment
16th April 2024 This report from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen assesses progress in green hydrogen deployment. The report gauges the success... →
ANC 2024 Election Manifesto
15th April 2024 Over the past 30 years, the people of South Africa, led by the ANC, have been at the forefront of a movement to construct a new South Africa. Our... →
Backstopping multilateral development banks: the fiscal context of callable capital for shareholder governments
12th April 2024 Callable capital is an international treaty obligation with a nominal value of $891 billion across seven major multilateral development banks... →
Statements
Empty promises - still no improvement at Boitumelo Regional Hospital
16th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) conducted another oversight visit to the Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad to assess the progress of the... →
SACP condemns the apartheid Israeli settler state’s continued genocide on Palestinian people and military aggression against other states
16th April 2024 The South African Communist Party (SACP) strongly condemns the apartheid Israeli settler state’s continuing genocide on Palestinian people and... →
More than 200 doctors still waiting for community service placement
16th April 2024 The DA will write to Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, regarding information we received that more than 200 doctors that have successfully completed... →
President Ramaphosa finally stands up to Lindiwe Zulu and refuses Mchunu-appointment
16th April 2024 The DA notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally taken the smallest of stands against Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu by snubbing... →
Press Offices
South Africa now offers a remote Work Visa for foreigners
10th April 2024 The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on 28 March 2024 Gazetted a set of Immigration Regulations which allowed foreigners to come work and stay in... →
Tax Court Bullying Judgment Set-Aside and “court” status brought into question - Appeal Reignites Debate Over Lay Representation in the Tax Court
9th April 2024 A recent tax dispute ruling has reignited the age-old debate over the right of appearance by a lay person in the Tax Court and whether the Tax... →
Why businesses should care about the ins and outs of international arbitration
8th April 2024 While emotions might run high during a business disagreement, choosing the right dispute resolution method is a practical decision. Dispute... →
“SARS + AI” vs “Your South African Tax”
8th April 2024 The SARS Announcement on 02 April 2024, may look, for the untrained eye, like standard narrative. As a tax attorney in day-to-day practice, there... →
