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Higher Education committee notes dissolution of NSFAS Board
12th April 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education notes the Minister of Higher Education’s intervention to dissolve the current National Student... →
South Africa’s polls unlikely to result in widespread public violence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th April 2024 South Africa’s 29 May national and provincial elections will be the hardest fought since the birth of the country’s democracy in 1994. Surveys show... →
Attitudinal shift
By: Terence Creamer 12th April 2024 It is estimated that about 2.5 GW of rooftop solar was installed across South Africa last year; a trend that was expected to continue at the start... →
Prof Maano Ramutsindela appointed Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformations
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th April 2024 The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Pretoria (UP) have announced Professor Maano Ramutsindela as the Future Africa Research... →
The AI National Policy: South Africa’s initial step to establish an AI policy and regulatory framework
11th April 2024 At the AI Government Summit on 5 April 2024, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (“DCDT“) launched South Africa’s Artificial... →
The Supreme Court of Appeal upholds the best interest of the child in corporal punishment case
10th April 2024 SECTION27 and the Centre for Child Law (CCL) welcome the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment in a corporal punishment case against the South... →
Statement in the 31st annual commemoration of Chris Hani’s assassination
10th April 2024 Today marks the 31st year since the tragic assassination of Chris Hani on 10 April 1993. The assassination was planned to stop our country’s... →
How artificial intelligence is re-shaping international arbitration practice
10th April 2024 As the "great disruptor" of our time, artificial intelligence (AI), with its inherent ability to perceive, reason and solve problems, has enormous... →
