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Body count from South African mine siege rises to 60
By: Reuters Updated 32 minutes ago South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine over two days, police said late on Tuesday. Police began... →
Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says
By: Reuters Updated 34 minutes ago A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has... →
UN Libya mission alarmed by reported torture footage in detention facility
By: Reuters Updated 36 minutes ago The UN Libya mission expressed on Tuesday its alarm over what it said was footage circulating on social media featuring "brutal torture and... →
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African Union to get a new chair: 6 key tasks they must tackle
10th January 2025 The African Union (AU) member states will elect a new senior leadership of the AU Commission in February 2025. The commission was originally... →
Why were Africa’s violence levels up in 2024?
10th January 2025 Increasing levels of extreme poverty in Africa were turbocharged by Covid-19, fuelling the fire of relative deprivation. 2024 was a bleak year for... →
Venâncio Mondlane is Mozambique’s political challenger: what he stands for
9th January 2025 When people watched political debates on Soico TV, one of the most watched private channels in Mozambique, around 2010, they often saw a young... →
Sudan’s civil war fuels a new regional conflict economy
9th January 2025 The conflict has catalysed the region’s illicit markets as people turn to smuggling networks for essential goods. Sudan’s civil war continues to... →
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A just energy transition for communities: Large-scale wind and solar projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
8th January 2025 Accessible, reliable and affordable energy plays an essential role in human and economic development for the people of Sub-Saharan Africa,... →
The Global Cooperation Barometer 2025 – Second Edition
7th January 2025 Global cooperation is at a crossroads. While overall collaboration has flatlined, driven by heightened geopolitical tensions and instability,... →
Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2024
13th December 2024 The third edition of the Net-Zero Industry Tracker provides a detailed analysis of the progress hard-to-abate industrial and transport sectors are... →
Business on the Edge: Building Industry Resilience to Climate Hazards
13th December 2024 The business and societal case for investing in resilience and adaptation is increasingly clear. Earth systems—such as ice sheets, ocean currents,... →
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Only Thing Worse for South Africans than NHI is the ANC
14th January 2025 ActionSA notes with concern recent media reports quoting senior ANC sources saying that the ANC plans to table a compromise proposal at the first... →
Matric 2024: Western Cape results highlight the province's vast inequality
14th January 2025 The GOOD Party calls on the Western Cape government to prioritise education and save teacher posts. Although the province achieved an improved pass... →
Congratulations to the Western Cape Matric Class of 2024
14th January 2025 The DA in the Western Cape celebrates with the Matric Class of 2024 for their outstanding achievement of passing their final school year. The late... →
KZN on the up! DA congratulates Matric Class of 2024 on record results
14th January 2025 The DA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) acknowledges the release of the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results, which reveal a commendable 89.5% pass... →
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Webber Wentzel welcomes the next generation of legal talent
7th January 2025 Webber Wentzel, committed to nurturing talent and fostering a culture of excellence, is proud to welcome its newest cohort of 55 candidate... →
Intellectual Property: A content creator's biggest asset in the digital age
6th January 2025 The 21st century has seen the rise of a new era of creators of millennials and Gen Z content innovators who are reshaping industries, platforms,... →
Bowmans welcomes legal team from A&O Shearman South Africa in strategic expansion
6th January 2025 Pre-eminent African law firm Bowmans today welcomed most of the former members of A&O Shearman South Africa (AOS) to its Cape Town and Johannesburg... →
The risk of misclassifying employees as independent contractors
6th January 2025 Misclassifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees can expose employers to serious risks, both from a labour law and tax... →
