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My Vote Counts wants Ramaphosa to set an operational date for Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 36 minutes ago Non-governmental organisation My Vote Counts (MVC) announced that it will closely monitor developments around the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill... →
South African social safety net at crossroads as ANC support wanes
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 36 minutes ago South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), fighting to extend its 30-year grip on power in elections this month, would like to cast the... →
Opposition alliance can win South African election, says chair
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago An alliance of South African opposition parties can win a May 29 election and would bring significant change after 30 years of African National... →
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South Africa elections: Zuma’s MK Party has hit the campaign trail with provocative rhetoric and few clear policies
8th May 2024 Former South African president Jacob Zuma surprised many in December 2023 by declaring he’d canvass for a new rival to the African National... →
Ethiopia’s proposed Special Prosecutor: history repeating itself?
8th May 2024 The forthcoming Special Prosecutor’s Office must do better than the mechanism set up to deal with Dergue-era crimes. Ethiopia’s new transitional... →
South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote
7th May 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) has been in power since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The party has been electorally dominant since... →
US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next
7th May 2024 The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to promote... →
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Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System
Updated 1 hour 52 minutes ago The global agrifood system has been largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system... →
Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan
Updated 2 hours 12 minutes ago Early on June 15, 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a makeshift medical clinic in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, where 25 injured... →
From Disruption to Opportunity: Strategies for Rewiring Global Value Chains
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago Global value chains continue to face challenges ranging from the climate crisis to geopolitical headwinds and next-generation technologies.... →
Amplifying the Global Value of Earth Observation
Updated 2 hours 16 minutes ago By 2030, the economic opportunity afforded by Earth observation (EO) insights is projected to surpass $700-billion while directly contributing to... →
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Premier Alan Winde expresses deep gratitude to all helping with rescue response to collapsed building incident in George
Updated 34 minutes ago Premier Alan Winde thanks all those who have been assisting in the rescue and emergency response to the George collapsed building tragedy. “From... →
Gauteng Health advises public of revised uniform patient fee tariffs for 2024/25 financial year
Updated 36 minutes ago The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) wishes to inform the public of the new uniform patient fees schedule or tariffs that have come into effect... →
President Cyril Ramaphosa assents to law recognising and governing dissolution of Muslim marriages
Updated 39 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Divorce Amendment Bill which amends the Divorce Act of 1979 to recognise Muslim marriages and... →
President Cyril Ramaphosa assents to law on prevention and combating of hate crimes and hate speech
Updated 41 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented to the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill which outlaws offences of hate crimes... →
Press Offices
The SA Expat's Roadmap for Moving Funds Abroad
7th May 2024 In an increasingly interconnected world, many South Africans find themselves considering opportunities abroad, whether for career advancement,... →
Policy Commons: Illuminating millions of pages of essential knowledge for policy research
7th May 2024 Grey literature is the unpublished, non-commercial, hard-to-find information that organisations such as think tanks, professional associations,... →
Sabinet Judgments: Enhanced Legal Research with Powerful AI Integration
7th May 2024 Sabinet Judgments remains a frontrunner in legal research, providing a comprehensive and user-friendly platform to access all South African... →
The #1 thing a single mom needs
6th May 2024 Parenting is no picnic and single moms have even more to think about, so this Mother’s Day we’re sparing a thought for the heavy-lifting that... →