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DA wants Joburg Water board dissolved
By: Sashnee Moodley Updated 47 minutes ago “Enough is enough,” said the Democratic Alliance (DA) as it handed over two memoranda of demands to the City of Johannesburg, calling for the... →
Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 54 minutes ago Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Wednesday morning to cast their ballots for a new president... →
Eskom reports successful conversion of its prepaid customer base to KRN 2
By: Creamer Media Reporter Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago Power utility Eskom says it has successfully completed its prepaid meter Key Revision Number (KRN) rollover project, but has set a new deadline of... →
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Dangerous pesticides are a problem in South Africa – pests and poor controls are to blame
Updated 2 hours 40 minutes ago South Africa’s townships – urban areas created for black people under apartheid – have long experienced problems with massive pest infestations and... →
Breyten Breytenbach: a masterful poet, jailed for his politics, who reimagined South Africa
Updated 2 hours 43 minutes ago Breyten Breytenbach (1939-2024) was an artist, poet, thinker and outspoken political activist who changed the literary landscape in South Africa.... →
Terrorism is spreading in west Africa – foreign and regional collaboration are needed to fight the threat
Updated 2 hours 45 minutes ago The United States army has completed its withdrawal from Niger after 11 years of military cooperation with the west African country. This follows... →
South Sudan-Ethiopia border communities are key to stopping mass abductions
Updated 2 hours 49 minutes ago Inter-communal structures can prevent women and children from being captured during cattle raids and forced into servitude. The abduction of women... →
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
ESG trends in the retail sector
Updated 3 hours ago As consumers become more discerning, environmental sustainability, social engagement and good governance will continue to demand the attention of... →
Sars Brings the Heat This Festive Season: Tax Evasion Is No Holiday
Updated 4 hours 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... →
