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EFF shutdown: Frustrated Eastern Cape students join protest action
By: News24Wire 20th March 2023 Frustrated and heavily indebted university students across the country have joined the Economic Freedom Fighters' national shutdown to voice their... →
'Our people have heeded the call': EFF celebrates shutdown 'success' despite visibly low turnout
By: News24Wire 20th March 2023 By 12:00 on Monday, the Economic Freedom Fighters' shutdown had not developed into the mass action the party had punted, even though it... →
These parts of Tshwane could be without water due to upgrades
By: News24Wire 20th March 2023 Residents in parts of Pretoria could be left without water while Rand Water carries out upgrades to bulk water meters that supply water to three... →
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Opinions
Nigeria’s new president must prioritise the Boko Haram crisis
13th March 2023 By the time he is sworn in on 29 May, Bola Tinubu should be fully aware that the Boko Haram crisis presents an immense challenge to his government.... →
Irremediable crisis? Pervading pessimism without remedies in place
13th March 2023 For some years much of South African society has voiced or has appeared to be consumed by hopelessness and demoralisation. There is a sense that... →
Poor Audit Reports are a Challenge that can be Solved for South Africa's Public Sector Organizations and Parastatals
10th March 2023 There is a famous saying that in government you do not refer to “problems” as problems but they are fancifully called “challenges”. However, there... →
The DHET and institutions of higher learning clash with students across South African universities
10th March 2023 Students, led mostly by their respective SRCs in institutions across the country, are demonstrating their continued defiance in confronting the... →
Recommendations
Global landscape of renewable energy finance 2023
28th February 2023 Global investment in energy transition technologies, including energy efficiency, reached a record high of USD 1.3-trillion in 2022. However,... →
The 2023 Budget Speech: A Bird’s Eye View
23rd February 2023 The 2023 Budget Speech was delivered by a light-hearted Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, with an overarching theme of “repair and maintenance”.... →
2023/2024 Budget Proposals: A Werksmans Tax Perspective
23rd February 2023 Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivered the second Budget speech of his term on 22 February 2023. Setting out the government’s tax and... →
State Of The Nation Address 2023 Summary
22nd February 2023 We are focused on those actions that will make a meaningful difference now, that will enable real progress within the next year and that will lay a... →
Statements
Minister Senzo Mchunu reinforces South Africa’s commitment to ensure water security at the UN 2023 Water Conference
23rd March 2023 Minister Senzo Mchunu has reinforced the South African Government’s commitment to ensure water security by 2030 and beyond, while also working... →
North West Human Settlements terminates poor performing contractors
23rd March 2023 The department of human settlements in the North West has already terminated about 15 developers who were found to be incompetent or charged with... →
Home Affairs dismisses senior official who facilitated undue issuing of permits to Gupta associates
23rd March 2023 The Director who unsuccessfully facilitated the undue processing of permits for Gupta associate Ashu Chawla and others in Ethiopia and in the... →
Our President is silent on Human Rights abuses
23rd March 2023 The Democratic Alliance is disappointed by the silence of both the South African government and the African Union in calling out Uganda on their... →
Press Offices
Gender empowerment in the workplace is more than a moral obligation
7th March 2023 The term "gender empowerment" was developed to describe the process of increasing the power and influence of women in society, while recognising... →
Porn-sharing manager not getting job back
6th March 2023 A manager who was dismissed after asking his subordinate out on dates and sending her pornographic material, failed to have an arbitration order... →
"I NEED THIS DONE NOW!"
3rd March 2023 Applications brought to the High Court will follow the procedure, and applicable requirements are set out in Rule 6 of the Uniform Rules of Court.... →
Preparing for an Arbitration Hearing in the CCMA
3rd March 2023 The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, commonly known as the CCMA, is a statutory body which aims to “advance economic... →
