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Kenya's deputy president vows to fight impeachment 'to the end'
By: Reuters 8th October 2024 Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua vowed to fight impeachment proceedings to the end, ahead of a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday where he... →
Mozambique election winner faces tough financial squeeze
By: Reuters 8th October 2024 Whoever wins Mozambique's presidential election on Wednesday will face an economy battered by worsening cyclones, insecurity, delays to planned gas... →
One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says
By: Reuters 8th October 2024 A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been... →
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Sudan at war: the art of peace talks and why they often fail
3rd October 2024 High-level peace talks took place in August 2024 to negotiate a much-needed ceasefire in Sudan. Unfortunately, nothing tangible came out of the... →
Saïed drives the last nail in the coffin of Tunisian democracy
3rd October 2024 To ensure he wins Sunday’s election, Tunisia’s president has effectively eliminated his opponents before the first vote is cast. Undeterred by... →
Dissolving dysfunctional metros to hold fresh elections not the solution to local govt challenges
3rd October 2024 Not so long ago, there has been some arguments in the public discourse about what to do with dysfunctional municipalities. This dysfunctionality is... →
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: End Spiritual Abuse and GBV
3rd October 2024 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! Cilliers Brink has gone over the brink just like that. The capital city (Pretoria) is without a mayor, thanks to NoActionsSA.... →
Recommendations
The International Economic Implications of a Second Trump Presidency
27th September 2024 The paper explores policies promoted by former president and now candidate Donald Trump that would potentially affect the global economy. We focus... →
Accelerating the Global Transition to a Bio-based Economy: The Strategic Role of Policy
26th September 2024 The bioeconomy offers solutions to the most pressing challenges facing humanity, and effective policies have propelled groundbreaking technologies... →
Mainstreaming Food Innovation: A Roadmap for Stakeholders
26th September 2024 Global food systems today are contending with a dwindling supply of arable land while attempting to feed a growing global population. Innovation in... →
Nature Positive: Leaders’ Insights for the Transition in Cities
26th September 2024 As urbanization increases, so do the challenges of climate change and nature loss. By 2050, 2.5 billion more people will live in cities, making... →
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Better health care for everyone in SA and that without the NHI
8th October 2024 A draft proposal for an improved healthcare system that will take the pressure off the ailing public system, while increasing access to more... →
President Ramaphosa signs into law Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill
8th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislative amendments that seek to provide improved protection of the rights of communities who are... →
Soaring payouts highlight Gauteng Health failure that harms patients
8th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance is most concerned by the jump in medical negligence payouts in Gauteng, rising to R696 million last year from R512 million... →
Will Maile investigates Pitso?
8th October 2024 The Chief of Staff in the office of the Gauteng MEC for Treasury and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, Mr Collin Pitso, was implicated in an... →
Press Offices
Norton Rose Fulbright SA secures High Court interdict barring Dr. John Hlophe from Judicial Services Commission
30th September 2024 Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa, representing Corruption Watch, has successfully secured a significant High Court interdict barring Dr. John... →
Regulatory instruments for financial sector compliance in South Africa
27th September 2024 The Financial Sector Regulation Act, 9 of 2017 (FSR Act) commenced on 1 April 2018 and overhauled the entire financial regulatory system in South... →
Discrimination v differentiation: A remuneration dispute
26th September 2024 In 2003, the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Municipality) took a decision to make use of fixed-term contracts of employment for... →
What does Two-Pot mean for my legacy?
25th September 2024 September is Wills Month in South Africa. It also marks the introduction of the two-pot system of access to retirement savings for South Africans.... →
