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CDE report says Joburg budget is ‘disconnected from reality’, with water failures biggest risk 
By: Sashnee Moodley 25th August 2026 With unpaid bills owed to the City of Johannesburg rising from about R15-billion in 2014/15 to nearly R72-billion in 2024/25, the Centre for... →
Parly flags R300m shortfall at Home Affairs following spike in deportations
By: Thabi Shomolekae 25th August 2026 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has raised serious concerns over a R341-million financial shortfall facing the Department of... →
DA welcomes former FF+ caucus leader to its ranks
By: Creamer Media Reporter 25th August 2026 The DA on Tuesday welcomed to its ranks former Freedom Front Plus Tshwane Caucus Leader Grandi Theunissen, a move that DA Tshwane mayoral candidate... →
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South Africa produces enough food, yet millions face hunger. Better cold storage could help change that
25th August 2026 South Africa can produce enough food for its population, according to official statistics. But-millions face hunger, partly because food is lost... →
Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systems
25th August 2026 The Lancet HIV Commission on Ageing’s 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing. In 2025, an estimated... →
Refinery rivalry: billion‑dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long‑running regional tensions
25th August 2026 East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the... →
Hichilema wins a stronger mandate, but Zambia’s democratic test isn’t over
25th August 2026 Late electoral reforms and weak checks on power expose democratic fault lines and raise the stakes for Hichilema’s second term. Zambia’s 13 August... →
Recommendations
Joburg’s Broken Budget
25th August 2026 The second report in CDE’s series, Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South Africa’s growth engine, warns that the non-payment of rates and utility... →
Oxfam in Ukraine Final Accountability Update
25th August 2026 In August 2026, Oxfam completed the planned phase-out of its physical presence in Ukraine. This marks the end of Oxfam’s time-bound humanitarian... →
Investigative report: The right to adequate sanitation of occupiers of portion 3 (remaining extent) of farm Witfontein
24th August 2026 'Investigative report: The right to adequate sanitation of occupiers of portion 3 (remaining extent) of farm Witfontein' arose from a complaint... →
SAHRC investigation into the treatment and rights of the occupiers
24th August 2026 The SAHRC investigation into the treatment and rights of the occupiers followed a complaint lodged by Elias Muller on behalf of the occupiers of... →
Statements
Home Affairs on final week to register customary marriages before 31 August deadline
25th August 2026 The Department of Home Affairs reminds members of the public that there are only six days left to register qualifying customary marriages before... →
POPCRU Is wrong: No public official or SAPS process Is above the law
25th August 2026 ActionSA rejects the assertion by the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) that our application to review the disciplinary outcomes... →
Gauteng Health owes suppliers R3.6 billion despite promises of payment
25th August 2026 The Gauteng Department of Health continues to drag its heels on paying suppliers despite assurances by Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Finance MEC... →
DA welcomes Grandi Theunissen, leaving the FF+ to our growing party for all
25th August 2026 Today, the DA welcomed Grandi Theunissen, former FF+ Caucus Leader in the City of Tshwane, and former Regional Chairperson for Tshwane for the FF+.... →
Press Offices
Revisiting zero-tolerance policies: The NBCCI’s ruling on cannabis use
25th August 2026 In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Nyawuza / PFG Building Glass [2024] 6 BALR 595 (NBCCI), the National Bargaining Council for... →
Liability in cyberspace: Business email compromise and the limits of legal duty
25th August 2026 Few risks have transitioned as decisively from the technical domain into the legal sphere as business email compromise (“BEC”). Its mechanics are... →
From maze to map: South Africa's cannabis journey from private use to public value
25th August 2026 Imagine a South African cannabis sector in which the law is not a maze but a map. A cultivator knows whether cultivation is for private use, hemp,... →
Rei Vindicatio, fraudulent disposition and the limits of possessory: Reflections on Grandeur Auto (Pty) Ltd v WesBank
25th August 2026 Rei vindicatio remains one of the most important remedies available to an owner in South African property law. Rooted in Roman-Dutch law, the... →
