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South Africa tries to delay wage dispute hearing, unions opposed 
By: Reuters Updated 5 hours ago South Africa's government has asked for a court hearing over a wage dispute with public sector trade unions to be postponed from Wednesday until... →
SA Supreme Court dismisses Airlink’s claim against national carrier SAA
By: African News Agency 1st December 2020 Privately owned airline Airlink said on Tuesday it was disappointed, but respected the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss its claim... →
DearSA not backing down from court bid to have lockdown extension set aside
By: News24Wire Updated 6 hours ago Non-profit organisation DearSA says it will not withdraw its court bid to have the extension of South Africa's lockdown regulations set aside. The... →
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DRC’s shady political alliance unravels
1st December 2020 On 26 November President Félix Tshisekedi concluded a three-week presidential consultation with political, economic, trade union, corporate and... →
Conflict between Tigray and Eritrea -- the long standing faultline in Ethiopian politics
1st December 2020 The missile attack by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Eritrea in mid-November transformed an internal Ethiopian crisis into a transnational... →
Grants and family support programmes can change lives. A South African case study
1st December 2020 Every day there is disheartening negative news about the plight of children around the world. Stories about child labour, violence against children... →
Battles won – and lost – against AIDS hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19
30th November 2020 World AIDS Day this year finds us still deep amid another pandemic – COVID-19. The highly infectious novel coronavirus has swept across the world,... →
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Statement on universal and equitable access to vaccines for COVID-19
Updated 5 hours ago A safe and effective vaccine is expected to reduce the health and life risks posed by COVID-19, while allowing, at the same time, a progressive... →
Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition: Heating and Cooling
1st December 2020 Heating and cooling accounts for almost half of global energy consumption. With most of this relying fossil fuels, however, it contributes heavily... →
Economic Pulse 1: Covid-19 and economic crisis – China’s recovery and international response
1st December 2020 This is the first report in ODI’s Economic Pulse series. It explores China’s international economic response to Covid-19 and analyses its... →
Reclaiming Public Development Banks to finance a sustainable and equitable recovery post Covid-19
1st December 2020 Public development banks (PDBs) are in a unique and powerful position to play a key role in the post Covid-19 recovery. Following efforts to frame... →
Statements
Gauteng Roads and Transport on Commission of Inquiry Into Taxi Violence final report
Updated 5 hours ago The Commission of Inquiry into Taxi Violence wishes to inform the public that it is now compiling its report to the Gauteng Premier David Makhura... →
World AIDS Day: Limpopo Department of Health needs to do more
Updated 5 hours ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo calls on MEC for Health Phophi Ramathuba and the Limpopo Department of Health to accelerate interventions... →
The Path to Building a New Majority
Updated 5 hours ago As we all grapple to come to terms with a post-Covid, post-lockdown world, it is crucial that we don’t let one crisis mask an even bigger one. And... →
Game over: Ramaphosa’s government commits fiscal treason by blowing up Mboweni’s pledge to cut the wage bill
Updated 6 hours ago The decision taken by the Department of Public Service and Administration, through the State Attorney, to halt court proceedings before the Labour... →
Press Offices
SA Competition Commission plans to zoom in on digital markets
Updated 6 hours ago The Competition Commissioner during the Commission's Annual Conference (in November 2020), noted that the Commission will take a "decisive and... →
Diego Maradona: No Last Will & Testament Means More Drama
Updated 6 hours ago Diego Maradona was touted as one of the greatest footballers to have ever lived. His professional career, however, was tainted by controversy none... →
Scalabrini secures a victory on behalf of asylum seekers
1st December 2020 Home Affairs has been interdicted from implementing certain provisions of the Refugees Act and new Regulations (both implemented on 1 January... →
POPIA, GDPR – or both?
30th November 2020 Businesses that have taken steps to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation passed by the EU will also have to be compliant with South... →
