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Expectations for Ramaphosa’s SoNA to address economic growth, cost of living, human rights
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th February 2024 Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on Thursday, the Democratic Alliance is hoping that he outlines practical steps... →
UN appeals for $4.1-billion to help war-torn Sudan, refugees
By: Reuters 7th February 2024 The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $4.1-billion to meet the humanitarian needs of civilians caught up in the war in Sudan, as well as... →
Promises, promises: Following up on Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2023 state of the nation pledges
By: Africa Check 7th February 2024 “We gather here at a time of crisis,” said president Cyril Ramaphosa during his 2023 state of the nation address. Highlighting loadshedding,... →
Greenpeace Africa Statement on South Africa Navy Marine Blasts
6th February 2024 Underwater blasting and detonation of explosives by the South Africa Navy began at the Marine Protected area of False Bay, which hosts a sizable... →
POPCRU calls for traffic law enforcement overhaul
6th February 2024 Following the release of the 2023/2024 festive season road fatality numbers, the Police and Prisons Civil Right Union (POPCRU) is seeking an urgent... →
Mandela Estate Mayhem
6th February 2024 Lawsuits, auctions and an estate that still isn’t wound up a decade after his passing – these are not topics that anyone could have predicted would... →
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... →
SA: Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2024 Investing In African Mining Indaba (05/02/24)
5th February 2024 Programme Director, Your Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, →