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China's Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince
By: Reuters Updated 21 minutes ago Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state news agency MAP. Xi was welcomed in Casablanca by Crown... →
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Senegalese president's party secures large parliamentary majority
By: Reuters Updated 22 minutes ago Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party has won 130 out of 165 seats in legislative elections, securing a clear majority in... →
US lawmakers seek to halt weapons sales to UAE, citing Sudan
By: Reuters Updated 25 minutes ago US Senator Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation seeking to halt American weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates until the United States... →
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Far-reaching consequences
22nd November 2024 By the time you read this, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will be about halfway through its nationwide public hearings into... →
Industrial policy: from conceptualisation to implementation in Africa
22nd November 2024 Someone gave me valuable advice once: Do not solely rely on the opinion of a policy wonk about anything if the wonk has not experienced it himself... →
Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Dubawa, FactSpace West Africa and other civil society organisations working on information hygiene,... →
Recommendations
Shared Commitments in a Blended Reality: Advancing Governance in the Future Internet
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Police today interrogated and expressed grave concern over the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) recruitment and... →
Press Offices
The Climate Change Act has a crucial role to play in the fight against the climate crisis in South Africa
Updated 51 minutes ago Frequent and intense weather events and devastating effects of climate change are being experienced all over the world. According to the United... →
Unlawful termination of employment contracts: No automatic right to specific performance
21st November 2024 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?
21st November 2024 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
21st November 2024 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... →
