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Ramaphosa highlights importance of collaboration during South Africa-Namibia Binational Commission
By: Sabrina Jardim Updated 5 hours ago Given the shared geology and geographical proximity between South Africa and Namibia, there is a compelling case for closer collaboration in... →
Operation PROSPER deals heavy blow to illicit mining, organised crime 
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 6 hours ago In a massive nationwide crackdown, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have intensified... →
ActionSA files court bid to overturn Phala Phala ‘police whitewash'
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th July 2026 ActionSA has initiated legal proceedings in the Pretoria High Court to review and set aside the South African Police Service's disciplinary... →
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Central Africa’s shifting alliances between armies and armed groups
17th July 2026 State security forces, militias and vigilante groups increasingly overlap, making insecurity more profitable and conflict harder to resolve. Across... →
US immigration regime undoes FIFA World Cup’s promise of universality
17th July 2026 By blocking many Africans from participating and attending, the US has made a mockery of FIFA’s apparent commitment to universal access. The 2026... →
Think electricity
17th July 2026 Global statistics continue to reaffirm the role of electricity as the future dominant energy carrier. More and more energy services are being... →
Why we should count our chickens
16th July 2026 South Africa has 168 million chickens. What does their location tell us about food security and the resilience of this key agricultural sub-sector?... →
Recommendations
20 Years of the African Court: Protect the Court, Protect the People
17th July 2026 At the time of the publication, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights celebrates its 20th anniversary. On 2 July 2006, the first judges... →
Ntshavheni raises concerns over Zuma’s India visit; briefs on immigration, Cabinet updates
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd July 2026 Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that... →
Johannesburg in Brief: Local Government White Paper
1st July 2026 In May 2026, CDE convened a discussion on the draft Local Government White Paper led by Pascal Moloi, convenor of the White Paper review process... →
City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces' Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur
1st July 2026 The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state... →
Statements
PIC Board Chairperson should not be a politician
Updated 6 hours ago The DA demands that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Board Chairperson should not be a politician. On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the PIC... →
SACP extends its message of heartfelt condolences to the family of veteran actor and musician Seputla Sebogodi
Updated 6 hours ago The South African Communist Party (SACP) conveys its message of heartfelt condolences to the family of highly celebrated veteran theatre and... →
PanSALB cautions against linguistic profiling during anti-illegal immigration protests
17th July 2026 The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has noted with great concern reports of members from various linguistic communities who have faced... →
DA returns to Durban High Court for irregular senior staff appointments interdict against eThekwini
17th July 2026 In December 2025, the DA brought an application in the Durban High Court to interdict the appointment of two senior staff members of eThekwini... →
Press Offices
Why Legal Project Management is the competitive advantage your practice is missing
Updated 7 hours ago A lawyer can be technically brilliant — analytically sharp, commercially astute, fearless in a negotiation — and still run a matter that drifts... →
How to become a legal project manager in Africa: The IILPM certification guide
Updated 7 hours ago Technically excellent but struggling with matters that drift, budgets that overshoot, and clients who feel out of the loop? The problem is not... →
Scope creep is quietly costing your firm more than you think
Updated 7 hours ago A supplier contract review, agreed at a fixed fee. Your associate gets into the documents, surfaces issues, flags them to the client. The client... →
Time, budget, and scope: The three pillars of profitable legal work
Updated 7 hours ago Law school teaches you the law. It does not teach you how to deliver legal work profitably. The gap is not a reflection of ability — it is... →
