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Herman Mashaba leaves stage as Alex residents pelt him with papers, bottles
By: News24Wire 16th April 2019 Alexandra residents have prevented Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba from chairing the Integrated Development Plan session that was meant to take place... →
Mashaba accuses ANC of stoking service delivery protest fires in Joburg 
By: African News Agency 15th April 2019 Ahead of his scheduled visit to Alexandra, Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba on Monday condemned what he said was incitement of violence, allegedly by... →
KZN IEC ready for elections, urges S Africans to vote
By: Sane Dhlamini 15th April 2019 It’s all systems go for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the May 8 national election, and South Africans are... →
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Xenophobia? What xenophobia, we love foreigners!
5th April 2019 Once again South Africa’s government has been caught off guard by a spate of attacks by locals on foreign African nationals. And once again it is... →
Ethics and capability
5th April 2019 It is interesting to note that the National School of Government’s mandatory and compulsory programmes – launched last month as part of a renewed... →
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15 1929 – April 4 1968)
4th April 2019 1. You had a dream, of pastures of peace, →
Bra Hugh – A Tribute
4th April 2019 The music has fallen silent today, but for the briefest of moments, for the music shall live on. →
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30×30: A Blueprint for Ocean Protection
4th April 2019 This ocean sanctuaries scientific study maps out how to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030, a target that scientists say is crucial in order... →
The Middle East and North Africa Risks Landscape
4th April 2019 The Middle East and North Africa Risks Landscape briefing paper comes at a time when technological and geopolitical forces are reshaping regional... →
Large-Scale UN Response Needed to Address Health and Food Crises
4th April 2019 In January 2019, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets, following an appeal by National Assembly president Juan Guaidó, who... →
Central Banks and Distributed Ledger Technology: How are Central Banks Exploring Blockchain Today?
3rd April 2019 According to a January 2019 report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, at least 40 central banks around the... →
Statements
DA: Ace’s IEC complaint against DA an attempt to draw attention away from ANC’s incitement of violence in Alex
17th April 2019 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has received a complaint from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in which the ANC Secretary General, Ace... →
NUM: NUM members on strike at PPC Cement in Pretoria
17th April 2019 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) confirms a strike by workers at the cement producing company PPC at Hercules in Pretoria over wage... →
PWC: PwC Focus on inflation increases
17th April 2019 Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on April 17th that consumer price inflation increased from 4.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in February to 4.5%... →
COJ: Schools setworks festival comes to Joburg Theatre
17th April 2019 The first-ever Joburg Theatre Schools Setworks Festival will take place from Tuesday, 23 April to 5 May at the Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein with... →
Press Offices
UKZN Law Graduates Hone Skills at Global Company
1st April 2019 Fourteen of the best young minds from the University of Kwazulu-Natal’s Master of Laws (LLM) programme have put their qualifications to excellent... →
Crowdfunding: an untapped funding resource for renewable energy
1st April 2019 Small and innovative renewable energy projects battle to raise funds through formal channels. One possible solution is to reach out to communities... →
The best practice when it comes to ‘know your customer” KYC
1st April 2019 Abiding by a host of regulatory requirements is an additional responsibility for businesses, many of which already face immense pressure to... →
Enforcing The Payment Of Severance Pay
1st April 2019 Where employees are retrenched the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) requires employers to pay the retrenchees severance pay of at least... →
