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Stage set for mining explosives centenarian to capture global top-three spot
By: Martin Creamer 20th March 2024 The stage is set for proudly South African mining explosives trailblazer, AECI, to become the third biggest in its field globally by 2030, AECI... →
Ghana must get fair deal from international bondholders, IMF chief says
By: Reuters 20th March 2024 Ghana should make sure the debt relief deal it negotiates with commercial creditors do not undermine the country's efforts to recover from its... →
Parly committee confident with IEC’s readiness for elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th March 2024 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Wednesday welcomed the Independent Electoral Commission’s assurances that it has put in place... →
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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... →
What’s behind the worldwide shortage of cholera vaccines? For starters, they’re only made by one company
12th March 2024 In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a... →
UNMISS is crucial to free and fair elections in South Sudan
12th March 2024 This week, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meets to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year. It has... →
Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
11th March 2024 Nine years ago South Africa put in place an innovative information management system designed to monitor and protect its seas. The country is... →
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Mini Grid Solutions for Underserved Customers: New Insights from Nigeria and India
23rd February 2024 Traditionally, mini grids have been viewed as “off-grid” systems that are built and operated solely for communities without electricity. The... →
“We Will Find You”: A Global Look at How Governments Repress Nationals Abroad
23rd February 2024 For decades, Human Rights Watch has documented governments reaching outside their borders to silence or deter dissent by committing human rights... →
DA makes public ANC's cadre deployment committee records
By: Sashnee Moodley 21st February 2024 The Democratic Alliance has made public the records received from the African National Congress detailing information relating to the ruling... →
The Impact of Digital Technology on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
21st February 2024 In 2018, social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp were instrumental in mobilizing South African women, gender non-conforming people,... →
Statements
Special Investigating Unit on order by Special Tribunal to Systems Applications Products (SAP)
25th March 2024 Systems Applications Products (SAP) has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to pay the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) R500 million within seven... →
IFP Challenges KZN Premier Over Silence on New Jersey Barrier Project
25th March 2024 The IFP in the KZN Legislature, as the Official Opposition, calls upon the KZN Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, to provide an update on the progress—if... →
SACP condemns terrorist attacks, expresses heartfelt condolences to the Russian people
25th March 2024 The South African Communist Party (SACP) strongly condemns the terrorist attack on Friday evening, 22 March 2024, at the Crocus City Hall in the... →
GOOD Party dismisses Peter De Villiers for sexual misconduct
25th March 2024 GOOD’s National Management Committee (NMC) has terminated Peter De Villiers membership of the party and removed him as a Member of the Western Cape... →
Press Offices
An extension of the Parate Executie principle in the liquidation context
7th March 2024 Introduction A Parate Executie clause is generally regarded as an impermissible contractual provision which envisages a secured creditor disposing... →
New Earnings Threshold
7th March 2024 On 5 March 2024 the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi, published a Government Gazette providing for the increase of... →
Be careful what you wish for: Lessons from the LAC
7th March 2024 On 13 October 2021 the Labour Court (“LC“) found the dismissal of the employee to be automatically unfair. This was after the Labour Court found... →
Unveiling the Surge: The Reason for the Recent Influx of South Africans to the Netherlands
6th March 2024 In recent months, an unprecedented wave of South Africans has been making their way to the Netherlands, marking a significant shift in migration... →