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Lockdown: SANDF members slammed, complaints to Military Ombudsman stream in 
By: News24Wire Updated 32 minutes ago The Military Ombudsman Office has received complaints regarding the conduct of South African National Defence Force members for seemingly using a... →
ConCourt dismisses NGO's application to challenge SA's 21-day lockdown
By: News24Wire Updated 1 hour 27 minutes ago The Constitutional Court has dismissed a non-governmental organisation's application seeking leave to challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa's order... →
Solidarity Fund sets aside R100m to procure protective equipment for frontline health workers
By: Terence Creamer Updated 2 hours 6 minutes ago The Solidarity Fund announced on March 30 that it would be using a portion of the R500-million raised during its first week of operations to... →
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The world before this coronavirus and after cannot be the same
Updated 4 hours ago With COVID-19 infections now evident in 176 countries, the pandemic is the most significant threat to humanity since the second world war. Then, as... →
Replicating global responses to COVID-19 may not work for Africa
Updated 4 hours ago The first case of COVID-19, now a global pandemic present in 199 countries, was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Africa’s first confirmed... →
Ambassador Lin Songtian’s recall signals shifts ahead in China-Africa relationship
Updated 4 hours ago The sudden recall from South Africa of Chinese ambassador Lin Songtian was initially interpreted as being a demotion. But the contrary appears to... →
South African mayor incorrect about Covid-19 ‘vaccine’
Updated 4 hours ago South Africa went into lockdown on 27 March 2020, as the government tries to control the spread of the new coronavirus. There are now more than... →
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How to confront the coronavirus catastrophe
Updated 1 hour 55 minutes ago The coronavirus is impacting everyone across the globe. People fear for their own health and for that of their loved ones. The virus exposes... →
Mobilizing the Private Sector in Peace and Reconciliation
Updated 1 hour 59 minutes ago The annual cost of conflict is a trillion dollars, according to calculations by the Institute of Economics and Peace 2017. Clearly wars pose... →
What to Do When You Can’t Prove DFI Additionality
Updated 2 hours 2 minutes ago Additionality” is central to claims of impact by development finance institutions (DFIs). At its core is the notion that DFIs are necessary to... →
Known Traveller Digital Identity Specifications Guidance
26th March 2020 The Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) concept relies upon a trusted, decentralized and interoperable identity platform enabled through... →
Statements
MDDA Extends Financial Support To Community And SCM Media Sector
Updated 6 minutes ago The Board of the Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) has significantly extended the MDDA’s financial support to the community and small... →
City dedicates 14 clinics to screen for Covid-19
Updated 14 minutes ago The City of Joburg has availed two clinics in each of its seven regions to screen patients for Covid-19 in case of a wider outbreak. The... →
COVID-19 highlights the critical need for more spectrum to lower cost of data
Updated 24 minutes ago Data is not a 'human right' any more than are food, clothing, transport, or medicine. Yet the Competition Commission (CompCom), which appears not... →
Vosloorus killing: DA welcomes swift action by IPID
Updated 54 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the arrest of an EMPD officer in connection with the killing of Sibusiso Amos, a 40-year old resident of... →
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Covid-19 and Competition Law: clothes, coffee shops, care services and more
Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago Businesses are facing uncertainty worldwide as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their rights and obligations have come into question, with... →
Guide to UIF and other Covid-19 options (UPDATED: 30 March 2020)
Updated 1 hour 26 minutes ago Much confusion has arisen with the introduction of the Covid-19 temporary employee / employer relief scheme (C19 TERS), previously referred to as a... →
The convergence of COVID-19 and force majeure
Updated 3 hours ago As the global community is grappling with COVID-19 and its ramifications, parties to commercial agreements have not been spared from panic in... →
The Impact of COVID-19 on China’s Belt and Road Initiatives in Africa
Updated 4 hours ago A new report by Economist Corporate Network, supported by Baker McKenzie and Silk Road Associates, BRI Beyond 2020 (report), shows that the ripple... →
