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DMRE to push for Cabinet approval of new-look IRP by end-March despite big revisions 
By: Terence Creamer 26th November 2024 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has reiterated its aim of securing Cabinet approval for a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)... →
Rich countries provide no haven from climate doom, study finds
By: Bloomberg 26th November 2024 As sovereign debt investors concerned about climate change scrutinise national responses to rising global temperatures, they’re increasingly... →
Angola says no negotiations on possible new IMF loan programme
By: Bloomberg 26th November 2024 Angola said there are currently no negotiations taking place with the International Monetary Fund about a possible new financial-assistance... →
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The ANC’s new political education programme: a contextual examination – Part two
Updated 37 minutes ago The ANC political education module is launched in a completely new situation. In the current moment, with a crisis in the ANC (as indicated in... →
The ANC’s new political education programme: a contextual examination - Part one
26th November 2024 With some fanfare, the ANC announced the launch of a foundation course on political education which all members, including the leadership, have to... →
Gangs, guns and bibles in Cape Town: what it takes to quit a life of violence and stay alive
26th November 2024 “Blood in and blood out” is a well-known saying in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. It refers to the violent initiation rituals often... →
Brics+ countries are determined to trade in their own currencies – but can it work?
26th November 2024 Brics+ countries are exploring how they can foster greater use of local currencies in their trade, instead of relying on a handful of major... →
Recommendations
Liberty First: Sound Money
26th November 2024 The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has called on South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) to urgently adopt a broad agenda of sound money... →
Global cooperation in science, technology and innovation for development
26th November 2024 The growing complexity and rapid evolution of new technologies underscore the need for global collaboration in Science, Technology, and Innovation... →
Trading with Intelligence: How AI Shapes and is Shaped by International Trade
26th November 2024 The report, entitled “Trading with Intelligence: How AI Shapes and is Shaped by International Trade”, discusses how AI can reduce trade costs,... →
“Unchecked Injustice” – Kenya’s Suppression of the 2023 Anti-Government Protests
26th November 2024 On March 30, 2023, Joyce Kemunto, a 39-year-old resident of Kibera in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was at home with her children, including her... →
Statements
AG’s PFMA Report Lays Bare the Harm Inflicted by the ANC Government
26th November 2024 ActionSA is deeply alarmed by the findings of the Auditor-General’s Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) report for the 2023/24 financial year. The... →
Economic Justice and Dignity Report reveals devastating decline under Lesufi government
26th November 2024 The recently published Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity (PMBEJD) Report exposed stark provincial disparities in food costs, with... →
DA Presents Two Private Member's Bills to the Justice Committee
26th November 2024 Today, we presented two Private Member's Bills aimed at strengthening accountability and South Africa’s criminal justice system. The two Bills... →
Special Investigating Unit on recent proclamations authorising new investigations of maladministration and corruption
26th November 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed four new proclamations authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of... →
Press Offices
Sars Brings the Heat This Festive Season: Tax Evasion Is No Holiday
Updated 36 minutes ago As South Africans prepare to close the year, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) is turning up the heat on tax evaders. The recent... →
Another deadline stares ZEP holders in South Africa in the face
26th November 2024 Another D-day looms this week for countless holders of a Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) who are uncertain about their stay in South Africa.... →
The Importance of Speed in Labour Matters
26th November 2024 Prompt disciplinary action is a fundamental requirement of a fair procedure. Where an employer fails to explain why disciplinary action was unduly... →
Pre-arbitration minute or not?
26th November 2024 The recent judgment of the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Mbeje and Others v Department of Health: KwaZulu-Natal and Others (DA33/2022) [2024] ZALAC... →
