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Senegal to pick new leader as it gears up for energy boom
By: Bloomberg 22nd March 2024 After a tumultuous buildup, Senegalese will elect a new leader on Sunday to oversee one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a nascent oil... →
IFP leader warns against mudslinging, says political maturity needed for free, fair elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd March 2024 The Inkatha Freedom Party President Velenkosini Hlabisa on Friday said any suggestion of political violence must be dealt with to ensure that it... →
Speaker denies reports of her arrest, hits out at Holomisa and media
By: Sashnee Moodley 22nd March 2024 National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has hit out against United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa for publishing “untruths”... →
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Blue economies could take Zambia from landlocked to ‘land-linked’
13th March 2024 The maritime industry is commonly associated with coastal states, but the maritime domain includes inland waterways such as lakes, rivers and dams.... →
Fact-checking EFF party leader Julius Malema's manifesto launch speech: 'Nothing has changed since 1994'
13th March 2024 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the second largest opposition party in South Africa, launched its election manifesto on 10 February 2024. We... →
Rebooting South African Foreign Policy and International Relations: Trade, Development, and the Economy
13th March 2024 In reflecting on 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa, international relations and South African foreign policy through trade, development, and... →
Necessary Reforms That Can Transform South Africa
13th March 2024 Debate about essential reforms to transform South Africa have emerged at the centre of discussion at Defend our Democracy’s interactive webinar... →
Recommendations
Energizing Europe: Rising to the Challenge (Part 2)
1st March 2024 This report focuses on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the energy sector in 2022 and early 2023 and Its implications at the macro and micro... →
Ethiopia Country Climate and Development Report, February 2024
1st March 2024 The Ethiopia Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) aims to support Ethiopia’s plans to achieve its development goals within the context of... →
Why aren’t we there yet? Understanding and addressing donor barriers to localisation in climate adaptation
1st March 2024 Localisation has become a major concern across the development and humanitarian sectors. It is driving donor efforts to increase direct access for... →
ANC 2024 Election Manifesto
26th February 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... →
Statements
Sustainable water saving viable in Ekurhuleni dams
26th March 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that there are sustainable and more affordable water treatment methods than the conventional... →
MEC David Maynier on grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2025
26th March 2024 The Grade 1 and 8 online admissions window for the 2025 school year opened at 00h01 on Monday, 11 March 2024. Applications will close at 23h59 on... →
The Acting Speaker accepts DA's Motion of No Confidence in Speaker
26th March 2024 The Acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Lechesa Tsenoli, has today written to the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition, Ms. Siviwe... →
DA unveils candidates for NPE 2024 to Rescue South Africa
25th March 2024 Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) publicly released its candidates for the 2024 National and Provincial Elections (NPE 2024). This brings to... →
Press Offices
Zambia introduces welcomed revisions in the Trade Marks Bill 2023
7th March 2024 Zambia’s Trade Mark Legislation is currently the Trade Marks Act (Chapter 401) 1958 (“TM Act”) and in 2023 the Trade Marks Bill 2023 (“TM Bill... →
Online brand protection practices for brand owners
7th March 2024 Online shopping is prevalent due to the ease and convenience with which consumers can purchase goods or services. Consumer decisions to purchase... →
Is your business struggling? Liquidation or Business Rescue are not the only options: The Section 155 Compromise
7th March 2024 When your business is struggling and creditors are knocking down the door, the primary focus has traditionally been on liquidation and business... →
Considerations of a surety relying on the remedies provided in the Insolvency Act
7th March 2024 Introduction On 9 February 2024, the Supreme Court of Appeal in the case of Cohen v Absa Bank Limited [1] delivered a judgment in which it had to... →