Headline News
Growth, returns and aid shift investor focus to West of Africa
By: Bloomberg 22nd February 2024 Investors in West African countries are enjoying the best returns on the continent, and are shifting money flows to a region that’s performed well... →
Israeli officials push ahead with Rafah plan without precise strategy
By: Bloomberg 22nd February 2024 Israel is determined to push ahead with a goal to move a million or more civilians from Rafah before an attack on the Hamas-held city in Gaza, even... →
ANC challenges DA to release its own deployment records
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd February 2024 African National Congress secretary general Fikile Mbalula has challenged the Democratic Alliance to share with South Africans its own minutes and... →
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African countries lost control to foreign mining companies – the 3 steps that allowed this to happen
6th December 2023 Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and mineral resources. Prior to this, the resources... →
Nine out of 10 South African criminals reoffend, while in Finland it’s 1 in 3. This is why
6th December 2023 A very large percentage of South Africans who are released from prison end up being rearrested and being convicted for crimes again. The country... →
High Seas Treaty: Africa's role in saving the world's blue lungs
6th December 2023 The High Seas Treaty – officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty – must be signed and ratified by 20 September 2025.... →
Are ZANU-PF’s high-risk strategies paying off?
6th December 2023 As Zimbabwe moves from its discredited August harmonised elections, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) government wants... →
Recommendations
Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review 2023
2nd October 2023 The tenth edition of IRENA’s Renewable energy and jobs: Annual review, produced in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO),... →
Justice aid update 2023
2nd October 2023 Justice aid (which includes aid for ending violence against women and human rights) is falling. There was a particularly sharp decline in 2021 – by... →
Malawi case study
2nd October 2023 The country study reviews the operation of Malawi’s Paralegal Advisory Services Institute (PASI) over the past 22 years. PASI’s role in Malawi’s... →
How to finance universal access to people-centred justice: scaling up local innovation to leave no-one behind
2nd October 2023 A universal basic justice system is affordable. It would cost $34 per person per year in lower-income countries, compared to $41 for education and... →
Statements
BLSA’s CEO’s Weekly Newsletter - New gas deal urgently needed
4th March 2024 We are facing a new blow to energy availability in our economy, with a cliff in natural gas supply just over two years away. Many industries rely... →
Happening in Parliament this week
4th March 2024 National Assembly (NA) Speaker, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will, on 6 to 7 March, lead a South African parliamentary delegation to the Women... →
ActionSA Initiates Legal Proceedings to Obtain Ezulweni Investments
4th March 2024 ActionSA has initiated legal proceedings to obtain the R102 million debt settlement agreement entered into between the ANC and Ezulweni... →
DA calls for law and order in eThekwini
1st March 2024 The Democratic Alliance is calling on both the South African Police Service (SAPS) and eThekwini Metro Police to regain law and order in the city,... →
Press Offices
Demystifying debt collection: A clear and concise explanation
21st November 2023 The colloquial “cash is king” is a testimony to the importance of a healthy cash flow in a business, and even though most business transactions are... →
Inheritance oddities: A world tour of weird rules and customs
21st November 2023 While no one likes to dwell on their end of life, it is an inevitability, which is why having a last will and testament is crucial. This helps... →
Bowmans introduces formal Sustainability Policy
21st November 2023 Leading African law firm, Bowmans, has announced that it is one of the first law firms on the continent to formally and publicly introduce a... →
Baker McKenzie successfully represents pro bono client in precedent-setting case regarding Financial Service Providers’ duty of care to protect clients from cybercrime
20th November 2023 A Dispute Resolution team from Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg, including Darryl Bernstein, Kylie Slambert, Cameron Jeffrey and Landise Banzana,... →