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South Africa inflation slows slightly more than expected in March
By: Reuters Updated 35 minutes ago South Africa's headline consumer inflation fell to 5.3% year on year in March from 5.6% in February, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday.... →
Eskom says modest R9m RCA request not a signal of alignment with Nersa on calculations
By: Terence Creamer Updated 1 hour 16 minutes ago The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has initiated consultations on Eskom’s latest Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application... →
Labour Party approaches ConCourt to postpone election date
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 22 minutes ago The Labour Party of South Africa on Tuesday noted that owing to Electoral Court delays in its case to reopen the Independent Electoral Commission’s... →
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FUL March Newsletter – Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law
Updated 49 minutes ago This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
South Africa’s Constitutional Court at 30: a solid foundation but cracks are showing
16th April 2024 South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision... →
Somalia’s EAC contribution depends on cutting organised crime
16th April 2024 East African Community member states must support Somalia’s efforts to curb destabilising criminal markets. On 15 December 2023, Somalia took a... →
Ramaphosa tries to patch up relations with Rwanda
16th April 2024 Has South Africa’s leader been advised to put on hold the Southern African Development Community mission in east DRC? Could South African President... →
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South Africa: Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
16th April 2024 South Africa has many elements of sound fiscal transparency practices. Based on an assessment of fiscal transparency practices against the IMF’s... →
AI for Impact: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Social Innovation
16th April 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing every facet of business and life, thanks to the accelerated development of generative AI, which has... →
Global Shapers Community Impact Report 2022-2023
16th April 2024 The Global Shapers Community, with over 10,500 inspiring young people in 500 city-based hubs across 150 countries and territories, has... →
Investigating Global Aquatic Food Loss and Waste
16th April 2024 Despite the critical role aquatic food systems play in nutrition and food security worldwide, these value chains encounter significant loss and... →
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Western Cape Education on Grade 1 and 8 admissions applications received for 2025
Updated 56 minutes ago By the time the 2025 admissions window closed at 23h59 on Friday, 12 April 2024, we had received applications for a record 102 680 Grade 1 and 8... →
PSA concerned about tax hikes to fund National Health Insurance (NHI)
16th April 2024 The Public Servants Association (PSA) is extremely concerned about the implications of proposed tax hikes to fund the National Health Insurance... →
Premier Lesufi misleads residents yet again on the employment of crime prevention wardens
16th April 2024 Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has once again misled the residents and prospective crime prevention wardens about their employment status. During... →
Empty promises - still no improvement at Boitumelo Regional Hospital
16th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) conducted another oversight visit to the Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad to assess the progress of the... →
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Exploring the connection between the South African immigration system and job creation
Updated 7 minutes ago In recent years, South Africa has seen a significant influx of immigrants from various African countries, as well as other parts of the world. This... →
Sexism in the workplace
16th April 2024 Sexism in the workplace, although a serious issue, is not automatically a cause for dismissal. Context is everything when determining how to... →
TikTok? Rather not – Social media and the workplace
16th April 2024 It is a new age, and Generation Z, aptly known as Zoomers, are beginning to make up a large part of the workplace. With that comes employees who... →
Don’t leave chaos in your wake
15th April 2024 Imagine trying to create a marketing campaign to get people to do their wills. There is probably nothing less exciting than talking about death... →