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Stop party politics, concentrate on building SA – SUN Party

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 1 hour 42 minutes ago Sizwe Ummah Nation (SUN) Party parliamentary candidate Rasheed Ebrahim Gutta is urging politicians to stop party politics and concentrate on... 

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South African youth despondency is rife ahead of vote, survey shows

By: Bloomberg     Updated 2 hours ago South Africa’s youth, a key voting constituency in this month’s elections, are less optimistic about the future of their country than their... 

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Dozens trapped in building collapse in South Africa

By: Reuters     Updated 3 hours ago Rescuers searched through the debris of a multi-storey building collapse in the South African city of George that left four people dead and dozens... 

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The Conversation

South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote

Updated 27 minutes ago The African National Congress (ANC) has been in power since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The party has been electorally dominant since... 

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US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next

Updated 29 minutes ago The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to promote... 

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Five worrying signs of Africa’s poor election quality

Updated 35 minutes ago Globally and in Africa, many electoral processes suffer from a lack of transparency, trust and oversight. This is a crucial election year for... 

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Get gender equality right in Africa, and prosperity will follow

Updated 38 minutes ago Realistic reductions in gender inequality could produce a US$259 billion larger economy in 2043 than current path forecasts. Rising global... 

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Democratic Alliance

Economic Justice: A Sustainable Development Goal Model – Our plan for South Africa to beat the past and build the future

6th May 2024 An economically just society is one in which economic opportunities are available to all, and people have the capabilities to make use of those... 

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Global megatrends and the quest for poverty eradication

6th May 2024 Global megatrends such as income inequality, climate change, demographic shifts, technological progress, and urbanisation are shaping the future of... 

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Scaling Clean Technology Offtakes: A Corporate Playbook for Net Zero

6th May 2024 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen (GH2) are critical for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, like aviation, energy and heavy... 

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Energy Transition and Geopolitics: Are Critical Minerals the New Oil?

6th May 2024 The energy transition will cause big shifts in dependencies – away from oil and other fossil fuels, and towards a raft of critical minerals such as... 

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Minister Zizi Kodwa

Zizi Kodwa must address corruption allegations and stop deflecting

Updated 42 minutes ago The DA notes Minister Zizi Kodwa's flimsy response to our recent political advertisement. Our ad serves as a glaring reminder of the bleak future... 

South Africa has become uninvestable under ANC rule

Updated 57 minutes ago After more than a hundred years of operation in South Africa, the international energy conglomerate Shell Plc is the latest major company to... 

Safety Before Profits: SACP Western Cape Statement on the collapse of a building under construction in George

Safety Before Profits: SACP Western Cape Statement on the collapse of a building under construction in George

Updated 59 minutes ago The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape pledges solidarity with the workers who are reported to have been trapped under... 

IFP Rejects Fake Letter

IFP Rejects Fake Letter

Updated 1 hour 2 minutes ago They say desperate times call for desperate measures.  It is clear our enemies have run out of steam and have now resorted to fake news in an... 

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Tax Consulting SA

The SA Expat's Roadmap for Moving Funds Abroad

Updated 2 hours 45 minutes ago In an increasingly interconnected world, many South Africans find themselves considering opportunities abroad, whether for career advancement,... 

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Policy Commons: Illuminating millions of pages of essential knowledge for policy research

Updated 2 hours 52 minutes ago Grey literature is the unpublished, non-commercial, hard-to-find information that organisations such as think tanks, professional associations,... 

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Sabinet Judgments: Enhanced Legal Research with Powerful AI Integration

Updated 2 hours 56 minutes ago Sabinet Judgments remains a frontrunner in legal research, providing a comprehensive and user-friendly platform to access all South African... 

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The #1 thing a single mom needs

6th May 2024 Parenting is no picnic and single moms have even more to think about, so this Mother’s Day we’re sparing a thought for the heavy-lifting that... 

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