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By-law enforcement unit issues 980 fines totalling R1,25m in last quarter of 2023
6th February 2024 From October to December 2023, a total of 980 fines were issued, amounting to R1 257 000, for various offences including littering, illegal dumping... →
Western Cape hotel occupancy up and outshines South African averages over December 2023
6th February 2024 Hotel occupancy in the Western Cape in December 2023 stood at 73.4%, up from 71.6% in December 2022, compared to 62.4% for South Africa in December... →
Surveillance and the state: South Africa’s proposed new spying law is open for comment – an expert points out its flaws
6th February 2024 In early 2021, the South African Constitutional Court found that the country’s State Security Agency, through its signals intelligence agency, the... →
Energy Council welcomes IRP extension, calls for strong reform message in SoNA 
By: Terence Creamer 6th February 2024 Energy Council CEO James Mackay has welcomed the decision of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to extend the comment period for the... →
South Africa faces another 5 years of uncertainty
By: Bloomberg 6th February 2024 As any observer of the South African political economy will tell you, Nelson Mandela’s country is long due a lucky break. But it won’t get that... →
Senegalese lawmakers vote to postpone presidential election to Dec 15
By: Reuters 6th February 2024 Senegal's parliament on Monday voted to hold a postponed presidential election on December 15 in the face of public outcry that led some opposition... →
South Africa’s mining industry now 39% black-owned, Mining Indaba hears
By: Martin Creamer 5th February 2024 In 2004, the year South Africa’s far-reaching Mining Charter was first introduced, black ownership in South Africa’s globally recognised mining... →
Baker McKenzie launches Lithium FIRE report outlining global foreign investment framework for key lithium jurisdictions
5th February 2024 Global law firm Baker McKenzie has launched its Lithium FIRE Report, outlining the global foreign investment framework in key lithium jurisdictions... →
