Headline News
No need for Commissioner Love’s resignation – IEC
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 44 minutes ago Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) CEO Sy Mamabolo said on Tuesday that there is no basis for IEC commissioner Janet Love to... →
Treasury welcomes IMF report ranking SA top 3 in fiscal transparency
By: Sashnee Moodley Updated 3 hours ago The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report has placed South Africa in the top three countries in terms of... →
Exceptional blue Cullinan diamond lifts latest Petra tender prices by 22% 
By: Martin Creamer Updated 1 hour 22 minutes ago The sale by Southern African diamond mining company Petra Diamonds of an exceptional blue diamond in its fifth tender cycle lifted the average... →
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Opinions
South Africa’s Constitutional Court at 30: a solid foundation but cracks are showing
Updated 5 hours ago South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision... →
Somalia’s EAC contribution depends on cutting organised crime
Updated 5 hours ago East African Community member states must support Somalia’s efforts to curb destabilising criminal markets. On 15 December 2023, Somalia took a... →
Ramaphosa tries to patch up relations with Rwanda
Updated 5 hours ago Has South Africa’s leader been advised to put on hold the Southern African Development Community mission in east DRC? Could South African President... →
Poor governance, not bad luck, is behind SA’s jobs catastrophe
15th April 2024 To address the crisis, SA needs a national government that works hard and doesn’t steal. SA’s deepest and most fundamental crisis is the abject... →
Recommendations
South Africa: Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
Updated 4 hours ago South Africa has many elements of sound fiscal transparency practices. Based on an assessment of fiscal transparency practices against the IMF’s... →
AI for Impact: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Social Innovation
Updated 5 hours ago Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing every facet of business and life, thanks to the accelerated development of generative AI, which has... →
Global Shapers Community Impact Report 2022-2023
Updated 6 hours ago The Global Shapers Community, with over 10,500 inspiring young people in 500 city-based hubs across 150 countries and territories, has... →
Investigating Global Aquatic Food Loss and Waste
Updated 6 hours ago Despite the critical role aquatic food systems play in nutrition and food security worldwide, these value chains encounter significant loss and... →
Statements
SACP condemns the apartheid Israeli settler state’s continued genocide on Palestinian people and military aggression against other states
Updated 25 minutes ago The South African Communist Party (SACP) strongly condemns the apartheid Israeli settler state’s continuing genocide on Palestinian people and... →
More than 200 doctors still waiting for community service placement
Updated 27 minutes ago The DA will write to Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, regarding information we received that more than 200 doctors that have successfully completed... →
President Ramaphosa finally stands up to Lindiwe Zulu and refuses Mchunu-appointment
Updated 4 hours ago The DA notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally taken the smallest of stands against Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu by snubbing... →
Presidency update on Presidential Ethekwini Working Group
Updated 5 hours ago In February 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Minister... →
Press Offices
Sexism in the workplace
Updated 5 hours ago Sexism in the workplace, although a serious issue, is not automatically a cause for dismissal. Context is everything when determining how to... →
TikTok? Rather not – Social media and the workplace
Updated 5 hours ago It is a new age, and Generation Z, aptly known as Zoomers, are beginning to make up a large part of the workplace. With that comes employees who... →
Don’t leave chaos in your wake
15th April 2024 Imagine trying to create a marketing campaign to get people to do their wills. There is probably nothing less exciting than talking about death... →
Large fines show FSCA is focused on enforcement to leave the grey list – a red flag for non-compliant financial services providers as more fines likely
15th April 2024 Gone are the days of box-ticking. The FSCA has imposed penalties on financial services providers for non-compliance with FICA →
