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The Criminal Law and Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
26th April 2022 1. Introduction The South African Law Reform Commission(SALRC)1 is presently considering submissions as to whether or not certain acts of domestic... →
Rwanda–UK deal degrades refugee conventions and Africa’s approach
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th April 2022 On 14 April, United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwanda Foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta signed a deal to send asylum seekers... →
New SA police chief’s main test is winning public trust
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th April 2022 South Africa’s new national commissioner of police, General Fannie Masemola is by all accounts a competent career professional. When he took office... →
Tshisekedi does a dodgy deal with Gertler
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th April 2022 Many clues about what the enigmatic President Félix Tshisekedi is really about seem hidden in the secret deal his government signed on 24 February... →
Green policies are in place for South Africa’s major port city: but a key piece is missing
22nd April 2022 The floods of April 2022 in the South African city of Durban (eThekwini municipality) placed the spotlight on the management of urban areas and... →
Early warnings for floods in South Africa: engineering for future climate change
22nd April 2022 Severe weather, rain and flooding are at the forefront of the minds of many South Africans, especially those in KwaZulu-Natal. Early last week... →
Is Somali piracy finally under control?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd April 2022 Piracy off the coast of Somalia has long captivated the attention of the media and governments. But the expiry of the United Nations Security... →
As Kenya’s president eyes exit, we fact-checked his administration’s last budget speech
By: Africa Check 22nd April 2022 Kenya’s finance minister recently outlined the country’s spending plans in what was the final budget statement of president Uhuru Kenyatta’s... →
The changing landscape of sustainable finance
By: Econ3x3 22nd April 2022 The global climate effects of rising carbon emissions are fast becoming too costly to ignore. However, mitigating these effects also carry risks... →
Breaking point?
By: Terence Creamer 22nd April 2022 There will be much interest in the coming days as to whether all 25 of the wind and solar photovoltaic projects named as preferred bids in October... →
