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South African rand sees tailwind from local inflation and retail data
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 58 minutes ago The South African rand extended gains against the dollar on Thursday, supported by subdued local consumer inflation and upbeat retail sales data... →
Ghana supreme court restores ruling party's majority
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 2 minutes ago Ghana's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the speaker of parliament's declaration of four seats as vacant was unconstitutional, effectively... →
Musk's Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 10 minutes ago Chad said on Tuesday it had approved the licensing of Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to improve access to internet services in... →
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North Africa’s migration governance: time for a new approach
11th December 2024 Misaligned frameworks that don’t address grassroots realities abound while migrants face deadly hazards on their journeys to a better life.... →
2024 Year in Review: The political trends that shaped Africa at the quarter century mark
11th December 2024 Political developments in 2024 were largely extensions of events from the previous year and further back into the past. Key elections, though... →
Securing Africa’s food security against new challenges
11th December 2024 Spurred by conflict crises that interrupt agricultural activities and climate change that is compromising food production, efforts to make Africa... →
Ghana’s president John Mahama makes a comeback – what lies ahead
10th December 2024 John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by what was then the... →
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Services Unbound: Digital Technologies and Policy Reform in East Asia and Pacific
10th December 2024 Services are a new force for innovation, trade, and growth in East Asia and Pacific. The dramatic diffusion of digital technologies and partial... →
‘Gender lens’: the approach that low-carbon businesses cannot do without
10th December 2024 Emerging climate-smart technologies and innovations in production systems are reshaping responses to the climate crisis. Established solutions like... →
Nature Positive: Cities’ Efforts to Advance the Transition – Durban
6th December 2024 This report is part of the World Economic Forum’s Nature Positive Transitions report series developed in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, which... →
Report Assessing and financing loss and damage due to climate change in Somalia
6th December 2024 If losses and damages triggered by climate change are to be addressed in national and international policy, finance and action, losses and damages... →
Statements
Transformer trip at Midas Substation affects electricity supply to Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom
Updated 30 minutes ago On 11 December 2024 at about 18:30 a 500 MVA transformer at the Midas Substation tripped, disrupting electricity supply to approximately 15 mines... →
Transport on resignation of Director-General Advocate James Mlawu
Updated 1 hour 50 minutes ago The National Department of Transport, Director-General, Advocate James Mlawu, has today shared with senior management his decision to resign from... →
ActionSA Requests Minister Dion George to Deny Further CWDPs to CoCT
Updated 3 hours ago ActionSA stands firmly against the possibility of further discharge permits being granted to the City of Cape Town by the Department of Forestry,... →
The National Council of Provinces adopts Adjustments Appropriation Bill
Updated 3 hours ago The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) today, at its last hybrid plenary sitting for the year, considered the reports of the Select Committee on... →
Press Offices
Worried about your assets when you break tax ties with South Africa, here are some tips
Updated 2 hours 5 minutes ago We all want to protect our assets best we can, but just know that the Tax Man is always watching. For South Africans who are leaving to live... →
Mauritius: Stock exchange introduces SEMX – a platform for high-growth companies
11th December 2024 In a landmark step to promote innovation and facilitate the growth of high-performing businesses, the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) launched... →
Kenya: Tax Appeals Tribunal determines the tax point for Capital Gains Tax under the repealed paragraph 11A of the Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act
11th December 2024 In a judgment delivered by the Tax Appeals Tribunal on 8 November 2024 in the matter of Paula Kendi Weru vs Commissioner of Legal Services & Board... →
Kieswetter’s SARS: A Beacon of Growth and Compliance in South Africa
11th December 2024 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is making significant strides in rebuilding the revenue authority as the credible, efficient and modern... →
