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NPA searches Speaker’s home in corruption investigation

By: Sashnee Moodley     Updated 44 minutes ago The National Prosecuting Authority has undertaken a search and seizure operation at the home of National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,... 

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National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
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UDM advocates for voters to choose MPs, President

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 47 minutes ago United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa believes that South Africa must be demarcated in terms of constituency, saying the proportional... 

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Civil society continues critical pushback against Electoral Matters Amendment Bill

By: Sashnee Moodley     Updated 2 hours 50 minutes ago Nineteen civil society groups are appealing that Parliament’s Select Committee on Security and Justice reject the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill,... 

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2024 Senegal election crisis points to deeper issues with Macky Sall and his preferred successor

Updated 6 hours ago The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained... 

The Conversation

76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how

Updated 6 hours ago Over half of Africa’s people – about 600-million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access... 

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Online influence and disinformation – preparing for South Africa’s polls

18th March 2024 The electoral commission’s ground rules alone can’t be expected to insulate the country from harmful tactics. As South Africa goes to the polls on... 

Raymond Suttner

Lawless states and the ‘failure’ of international law – Israel’s war on the Palestinian people

18th March 2024 The misapprehension that ‘might is right’ in international relations was the case in the time of 19th century colonial conquest when territories... 

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Tracking COP28 outcomes: Tripling renewable power capacity by 2030

Tracking COP28 outcomes: Tripling renewable power capacity by 2030

Updated 5 hours ago In a landmark moment for the global energy transition, the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on... 

African Development Bank

A promising perspective for the management of African inland fisheries: the balanced harvesting approach

Updated 6 hours ago The potential of African inland fisheries is largely underestimated. However, fully harnessing its potential is essential to meet the continent’s... 

Overseas Development Institute

Debt, exploitation and trafficking of labour migrants

Updated 6 hours ago Key Messages Access to credit can facilitate migration and contribute to improved life situations through greater livelihoods and opportunities.... 

GOOD Party

GOOD Party 2024 Election Manifesto

18th March 2024 GOOD’s vision is for a fairer and just South Africa, where nobody is excluded from the good that it has to offer. Nobody is homeless. Nobody lives... 

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Hawks and private investigator implicated in R4-million fraud case

Hawks and private investigator implicated in R4-million fraud case

Updated 21 minutes ago A Hawks intelligence detective and a private investigator are the suspects in an allegedly unlawful and fraudulent covert operation that has cost... 

ActionSA Welcomes SANEF Call for Greater Circumspection on SA Polls

Updated 41 minutes ago ActionSA welcomes a communication advisory by SANEF counselling members of the media towards greater circumspection on publishing polls during this... 

SA Cannot Rely on the ANC to Remove Speaker so we Must on 29 May

SA Cannot Rely on the ANC to Remove Speaker so we Must on 29 May

Updated 43 minutes ago ActionSA is not holding its breath about what will come of the raid on the National Assembly (NA) Speaker’s home in relation to the allegations of... 

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DA calls for Mapisa-Nqakula to step down as Speaker of the National Assembly

Updated 48 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to step down following the reports that... 

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Palesa Marobe

South African courts take a firm stance on parental responsibilities

Updated 7 hours ago The courts in our jurisdiction do not tread lightly when it comes to matters concerning the paramount importance of a child’s best interests. In... 

Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel Co-Hosts Prestigious Johannesburg Arbitration Week

Updated 7 hours ago Leading South African law firm, Webber Wentzel, is proud to announce its co-hosting role for the upcoming Johannesburg Arbitration Week (JAW),... 

Baker McKenzie

South Africa: Recent court cases reveal inclination to permit arbitration

Updated 7 hours ago Two recent legal cases reveal that the South African High Court is inclined to permit arbitration and will ensure the arbitration route has been... 

Tax Consulting SA

Safeguarding your South African Company: Potential Impact of CIPC Information Breach

18th March 2024 Reparative measures may have been taken to remedy the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission hack which reportedly took place on 29... 

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