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Winde accuses ANC of receiving Russian funding in war of words
By: News24Wire 15th September 2023 Verbal sparring erupted in the Western Cape legislature after Premier Alan Winde made a passing remark alleging that the African National Congress... →
Mashaba says 2024 elections will be a game changer 
By: Sane Dhlamini 14th September 2023 In the closing remarks at his party’s three-day policy conference, ActionSA President Herman Mashaba declared to delegates that the 2024 elections... →
Ramaphosa took no 'delight' in firing Mkhwebane - Presidency spokesperson
By: News24Wire 14th September 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa did not take “delight” in removing former Public Protector, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, from office. However, he had to... →
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
11th September 2023 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of... →
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
11th September 2023 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous global century, and into the local... →
Johannesburg fire: there was a plan to fix derelict buildings and provide good accommodation - how to move forward
11th September 2023 Thousands of Johannesburg inner-city residents occupy buildings in conditions like those that led to the fire at 80 Albert Street that killed at... →
Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years
11th September 2023 Few were surprised as, near midnight on 26 August, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s reelection... →
Recommendations
Operation Vulindlela Progress Update – 2023/24 Q2 Report
29th August 2023 Presidency and National Treasury release progress report outlining advances in economic reform through Operation Vulindlela The Presidency and... →
Finding common ground for a just energy transition: Labour and employer perspectives
28th August 2023 A rapid transition to a renewable energy system is imperative if the world is to avoid the worst impacts of climate change; but a just transition –... →
WHO Global water, sanitation and hygiene: Annual report 2022
24th August 2023 This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2022. It describes how the... →
Compilation guidelines for measurement of gender-in-trade statistics
24th August 2023 Gender gaps continue to exist in all spheres of life, including the economy and international trade. Yet, data about how women and men participate... →
Statements
DWS calls on citizens to adhere to municipalities water restrictions to conserve water as temperatures rise.
20th September 2023 The Department of Water and Sanitation’s Hydrological Unit released their weekly figures regarding the status of reservoirs in the midst of soaring... →
ActionSA Calls on eThekwini to Publicly Conduct Beach Water Quality Tests
20th September 2023 ActionSA Calls on the eThekwini Metro Municipality to be transparent about the beach water quality tests that they have conducted, after deeming... →
DA welcomes SACE probe into alleged beating of seven-year-old KZN learner
20th September 2023 The DA welcomes confirmation by the South African Educators Council (SACE) that it will investigate the alleged beating of a seven-year-old... →
Candidates contesting Municipal By-elections on 27 September 2023
20th September 2023 Four (4) municipal ward by-elections will take place in the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and North West on Wednesday, 27 September 2023. The by-elections... →
Press Offices
The role of the Sheriff in the South African legal system
7th September 2023 In the current economic climate, with rising interest rates and soaring inflation, many consumers are struggling to meet their debt obligations.... →
A South African perspective on the role of Pro Bono lawyers
7th September 2023 This article was first published in TYL, a publication of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division As a democracy, South Africa is... →
“All change is good”: Potential implications of the proposed changes to taxation of income subject to withholding taxes awarded by South African trusts to foreign beneficiaries
7th September 2023 Currently, income arising in a South African trust that is distributed to a beneficiary within the same tax year is treated as the income of the... →
Norton Rose Fulbright: Retirement of Global CEO, Gerry Pecht
6th September 2023 Norton Rose Fulbright announces the retirement of Global CEO Gerry Pecht. Gerry has decided to step down as Global CEO of Norton Rose Fulbright and... →
