Headline News
Risk sensitive South African rand weakens as geopolitical tensions bite 
By: Reuters 19th April 2024 South Africa's rand weakened in volatile trading early on Friday, as reports of an Israeli attack on Iran sapped risk sentiment and sent currency... →
New approach needed to tackle Joburg water crisis – UDM
By: Sashnee Moodley 19th April 2024 The United Democratic Movement has called for significant investment in water infrastructure, the use of modern water management technologies and... →
New boost for platinum group metals may arise from emerging eFuel scale-up
By: Martin Creamer 19th April 2024 The emerging use of electrofuel (eFuel) as an interchangeable substitute for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel has the potential to create important... →
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Opinions
As Kenyan president Ruto racks up the air miles, we fact-checked his talking points on taxes and education funding
11th April 2024 Kenyan president William Ruto has been visiting foreign capitals with a message to his compatriots abroad to invest at home. Ruto’s extensive... →
Cut VAT, trim the state and help the poor
11th April 2024 Few things undermine economic growth as profoundly as excessive taxation and ineffective government spending. This is a palpable reality in South... →
Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented: 3 things the international community should have done – expert
10th April 2024 As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda, it is important to understand what the... →
The new kid on the block
10th April 2024 The party with most media coverage is, of course, Mr Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. Mr Zuma was the number 1 candidate on that party’s list,... →
Recommendations
The livelihoods of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs): a global evidence review
12th April 2024 Displacement globally has been rising steadily for the past decade and shows no signs of slowing. By the end of June 2023, the United Nations... →
Enhancing multilateral development bank resilience and lending capacity: crisis management, recovery planning and improving loss-absorbing capacity
12th April 2024 If MDBs are to expand their balance sheet to meet the development challenges of the future, they need to consider not just how they ensure their... →
The lives and livelihoods of forcibly displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia
12th April 2024 While the number of forcibly displaced persons globally has risen steadily over the past several decades, humanitarian funding has failed to grow... →
ISS Energy Thematic Futures
11th April 2024 We begin this theme by discussing the critical role of energy in human development and provide a brief history of energy production and demand.... →
Statements
More than R200 million in outstanding accruals at Chris Hani Baragwanath
23rd April 2024 In response to a parliamentary question, the DA can reveal that Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital amassed R210 711 151 in medical accruals... →
Special Investigating Unit warns public of scammers pretending to be Head of the SIU
23rd April 2024 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) cautions the public about scammers pretending to be the Head of the SIU, Adv. Andy Mothibi, and members of the... →
Worst Roads Tour: North West Roads Reveal Little Progress Under Democracy
23rd April 2024 The start of ActionSA's Worst Roads Tour appropriately began in the North West Province with inspections of roads on the north eastern side of the... →
Judge’s racial prejudices a clear injustice – Solidarity
22nd April 2024 Solidarity’s Law Network condemns the crude racial attack in the judgment of Judge Madlenkosi Motha in a case that could seriously jeopardise the... →
Press Offices
South Africa now offers a remote Work Visa for foreigners
10th April 2024 The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on 28 March 2024 Gazetted a set of Immigration Regulations which allowed foreigners to come work and stay in... →
Tax Court Bullying Judgment Set-Aside and “court” status brought into question - Appeal Reignites Debate Over Lay Representation in the Tax Court
9th April 2024 A recent tax dispute ruling has reignited the age-old debate over the right of appearance by a lay person in the Tax Court and whether the Tax... →
Why businesses should care about the ins and outs of international arbitration
8th April 2024 While emotions might run high during a business disagreement, choosing the right dispute resolution method is a practical decision. Dispute... →
“SARS + AI” vs “Your South African Tax”
8th April 2024 The SARS Announcement on 02 April 2024, may look, for the untrained eye, like standard narrative. As a tax attorney in day-to-day practice, there... →
