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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu on war conduct

By: Bloomberg     21st November 2024 The International Criminal Court judges on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas military chief... 

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South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago

Reserve Bank trims key rate by 25 basis points, stresses tough backdrop 

By: Reuters     21st November 2024 South Africa's central bank opted for another small cut to its main interest rate on Thursday, stressing the global economic backdrop was tough and... 

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AgriSA says agriculture’s ability to reduce emissions recognised at COP29

By: Marleny Arnoldi     21st November 2024 With the COP29 conference under way until November 22, industry body AgriSA says the global climate change agenda is increasingly recognising the... 

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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... 

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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... 

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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,... 

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 Shared Commitments in a Blended Reality: Advancing Governance in the Future Internet

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

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

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

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.... 

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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... 

COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa

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

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... 

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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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... 

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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... 

Webber Wentzel

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... 

Webber Wentzel

PART 2 - Wolves in sheep's clothing: The importance of investigating malicious whistleblowing

21st November 2024 As discussed by Webber Wentzel's employment team, whistleblowing can be abused by those seeking to further their own ends or purposefully harm an... 

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