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DA says it refused to be ‘co-opted’ into Gauteng govt by ANC
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 2 hours 34 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng said it was impossible for it to be co-opted into government by the African National Congress (ANC), noting... →
South Africa extends temporary visa concession for applications
By: Bloomberg Updated 4 hours ago Newly sworn in South African Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has extended a temporary concession for foreign nationals who are currently... →
More than 136 000 displaced by spread of war in southeast Sudan, UN says
By: Reuters Updated 43 minutes ago More than 136 000 people have fled Sudan's southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on... →
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Kenya unrest: Ruto awakened class politics that now threatens to engulf him
Updated 1 hour 37 minutes ago Many of the grievances of Kenya’s Gen-Z, young people who took to the streets in late June, have been palpable for years. I witnessed these during... →
Hasty constitutional reforms deepen tensions in Togo
Updated 1 hour 47 minutes ago Togo’s successive crises have been driven by conflicts relating to presidential term limits and democratic power transfers. Togo’s recently revised... →
Kenya’s beleaguered president Ruto chose a live interview to defend his record, but did his claims add up?
Updated 2 hours 1 minute ago Under siege from young citizens furious over tax plans widely seen as punitive, police abductions and the killing of protesters, Kenyan president... →
South Africa’s new agricultural leadership should focus on getting things done, not designing new policies
3rd July 2024 South Africa’s primary agriculture sector accounts for nearly 3% of GDP and about 8% when considering the value of agro-processing. But it can... →
Recommendations
IDA21 Public Enemy #1: Rising Inequality
Updated 51 minutes ago Given the immense financing needs to achieve development goals —nearly $4 trillion annually— Oxfam supports a robust and generous IDA... →
Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies and finance for renewable energy deployment
Updated 55 minutes ago Modern renewable energy, such as that harnessed from the sun and wind, presents enormous opportunities for Sub-Saharan Africa. Beyond the... →
Change without transformation: how narratives influenced the humanitarian cash agenda
Updated 58 minutes ago In the last 15 years, the use of cash transfers as a humanitarian tool has surged from less than 1% of the total value of humanitarian assistance... →
National executive of the Government of National Unity
1st July 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his new Cabinet ministers and their deputies. In some instances, we have considered it necessary to... →
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Andrek Lesufi's Cabinet Represents a Renewed Lease on Empty Promises and Gimmicks
Updated 2 hours 1 minute ago ActionSA notes the long-overdue announcement of the Gauteng Provincial Executive, following a more than two-week delay, and believes the newly... →
IFPYB Welcomes Changes in the Department of Higher Education
Updated 3 hours ago IFP Youth Brigade welcomes the removal of Dr. Blade Nzimande as Minister of Higher Education in South Africa. Having long called for his removal,... →
For the sake of the consumer, NERSA must give an undertaking on power tariffs, says AfriForum
Updated 4 hours ago AfriForum has by way of its legal team requested the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) give an undertaking in the interest of... →
More than R80 million invested to create jobs in rural areas of UThukela District Municipality
Updated 4 hours ago Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House: We appreciate messages of appreciation from the people of uThukela District Municipality for inspection of our... →
Press Offices
Newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Leon Schreiber extends the blanket concession until 31 December 2024 and commits to more proactive communication
Updated 3 hours ago In his first official act as the newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Leon Schreiber, just one day after being sworn in, has extended the... →
SARS Curveball: The Impact of Mandatory Branch Filing on Late Tax Returns
3rd July 2024 With the South African Revenue Service (SARS) now issuing auto-assessment notices to taxpayers, and filing season right around the corner, the tax... →
Priyesh Daya appointed as a member of the prestigious ICC International Court of Arbitration
3rd July 2024 Priyesh Daya, a partner at Webber Wentzel, a leading law firm in South Africa, was recently appointed as a member of the International Chamber of... →
National Health Insurance Impact Survey – Taxpayers Speak Up
3rd July 2024 President Ramaphosa’s signature to introduce National Health Insurance (NHI) on 15 May 2024 has been met with mixed reactions. The three elephants... →
