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Govt declares foodborne illnesses a national disaster
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 28 minutes ago South Africa’s National Disaster Management Centre has declared foodborne illnesses a national disaster, in response to countrywide sicknesses and... →
Mali's junta appoints Abdoulaye Maiga as prime minister, state TV reports
By: Reuters Updated 18 minutes ago Mali's ruling junta on Thursday appointed spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga as prime minister after firing Choguel Maiga, state television ORTM said on... →
Britain imposes asset freeze, travel ban on Angola's Isabel dos Santos
By: Reuters Updated 20 minutes ago Britain has imposed a travel ban and an asset freeze on Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos under its global anti-corruption sanctions regime,... →
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Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
Updated 3 hours ago In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in... →
MFWA, Dubawa and Ghana Fact establish Ghana Fact-checking Coalition ahead of December elections
Updated 3 hours ago The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Dubawa, FactSpace West Africa and other civil society organisations working on information hygiene,... →
The African Union Commission at a crossroads
20th November 2024 With elections for new commissioners in February 2025, member states must decide what kind of commission they want. One weakness of the African... →
Positioning South Africa as guardian of the Cape route
20th November 2024 The country needs more than infrastructure upgrades to capitalise on the surge in shipping along the Cape Sea Route. The global shipping industry... →
Recommendations
Shared Commitments in a Blended Reality: Advancing Governance in the Future Internet
Updated 2 hours 6 minutes ago Regardless of the name given to the next major evolution of the internet, the future will see users deeply engaged with a network of converging and... →
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: Annual Report 2023-24
Updated 2 hours 9 minutes ago In partnership with the World Economic Forum, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is the foremost global community of pioneering... →
Climate Finance for Sustainable School Feeding: Exploring the Options
Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago This report, developed for the Sustainable Financing Initiative (SFI) of the School Meals Coalition, explores if and how climate finance could... →
ACTION SEVEN: Rethink growth, jobs and the DTIC
20th November 2024 ACTION SEVEN: Rethink growth, jobs and the DTIC is the latest report in the CDE series AGENDA 2024: Priorities for South Africa’s new government.... →
Statements
President Cyril Ramaphosa refers RICA Amendment Bill to National Assembly
Updated 2 hours 44 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested the National Assembly to consider afresh the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of... →
ActionSA Welcomes Government's Overdue Consideration of Declaring a State of Disaster Amid the Spaza Shop Poisonings Crisis
Updated 3 hours ago ActionSA welcomes the announcement by COGTA Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, that Government is currently giving due consideration to declaring a... →
SALGA urges municipal prepaid electricity customers to update meters before 24 November deadline
Updated 3 hours ago The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) wishes to remind all municipal prepaid electricity customers to update their meters to KRN2... →
Police committee concerned about SAPS and dilapidated police stations
Updated 5 hours ago The Portfolio Committee on Police today interrogated and expressed grave concern over the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) recruitment and... →
Press Offices
Unlawful termination of employment contracts: No automatic right to specific performance
Updated 20 minutes ago In the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) case of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa and Others v Ngoye and Others [2024 45 ILJ 1228 (LAC) the LAC... →
Working From Home: Can Employers Withhold Pay Over Office Attendance?
Updated 5 hours ago In National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers obo Cesiko / South African Human Rights Commission [2024] 8 BALR 869 (CCMA), the Commission... →
Protecting IP in South African Esports: A strategic approach to sponsorship
Updated 5 hours ago Esports is a rapidly growing industry in South Africa, with the sector expected to reach ZAR 3-billion in revenue by 2030 and a compounded annual... →
PART 2 - Wolves in sheep's clothing: The importance of investigating malicious whistleblowing
Updated 5 hours ago As discussed by Webber Wentzel's employment team, whistleblowing can be abused by those seeking to further their own ends or purposefully harm an... →
