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'SA comes first': Modise warns of 'harsh steps' against those who commit crime 
By: News24Wire 10th November 2023 Highlighting that "South Africa comes first," Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise has warned even that foreign nationals will be... →
Ex-ANC leader John Block granted parole
By: News24Wire 10th November 2023 On Friday, the Department of Correctional Services said the parole board considered Block's "meritorious service," including obtaining a Diploma in... →
IFP urges govt to safeguard country’s future amid water crisis
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 10th November 2023 The Inkatha Freedom Party has rallied the government to take decisive action to address the ongoing water crisis. In an effort to mitigate the... →
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Can national dialogue settle Kenya’s recurring post-election instability?
21st September 2023 A 29 July agreement between Kenya’s President William Ruto and main opposition leader Raila Odinga ended months of street protests against tax... →
#ACS23: Verifying Kenyan president William Ruto’s claims at Africa’s first climate summit 
21st September 2023 Kenyan president William Ruto hosted the Africa Climate Summit in the capital Nairobi in September, the first of its kind in the region. Despite... →
AU and G20: membership will give Africa more say on global issues – if it speaks with one voice
20th September 2023 After seven years of advocating for full membership, the African Union (AU) will join the Group of 20 “most important industrialised and developing... →
South Africa’s destructive storm surges: geoscientist reveals the 3 factors that drove them
20th September 2023 A series of powerful tidal surges battered coastal areas in South Africa’s Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces over the weekend... →
Recommendations
National Development Banks: building markets for a net-zero world
20th July 2023 In order to reach net zero by 2050, the global economy must undergo a fundamental shift towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient (LCCR) model.... →
World Investment Report 2023: Investing in sustainable energy for all
18th July 2023 UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 reveals a widening annual investment deficit that developing countries face as they work to achieve the... →
WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries
18th July 2023 The WTO has issued a new print edition of “WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries”, a biennial publication providing succinct summaries of... →
An Integrated Health, Trade and IP Approach to Respond to the COVID‑19 Pandemic
18th July 2023 On 14 July, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO launched the second update of the... →
Statements
Phalaborwa residents continue to suffer due to collapse in service delivery
27th November 2023 The DA in Phalabowa has written to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to urgently investigate the looming service delivery crisis.... →
ANC government failing South African children
27th November 2023 The recent devastating report by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund has breathed life into former president Nelson Mandela’s words, “There is no... →
Port of Richards Bay Chaos: Ramaphosa visit reinforces leadership vacuum
27th November 2023 Transnet’s (TNPA, TPT and TFR) inability to manage its own affairs has caused the City of uMhlathuze and its residents to become hostages of coal... →
DA eThekwini to table urgent intervention amidst service delivery collapse
27th November 2023 The Democratic Alliance in eThekwini has seen services across the city deteriorate rapidly over the last few months. eThekwini Municipality is... →
Press Offices
Filling the gaps: Examining the procedure to amend a Mining Right under the Mineral and Petroleum, Resources Development Act 28 of 2002
7th September 2023 A significant portion of the transactions that land on the desks of commercial mining attorneys in the Republic of South Africa (“South Africa“)... →
Who owns the tailings generated from previous mining activities?
7th September 2023 In the decision of Mpilo and Zen Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Centurion Mining Company (Pty) Ltd and Another the High Court of South Africa, Mpumalanga... →
Interest factor
7th September 2023 In circumstances where a debt arises and the interest rate is not specified, either by contract or by operation of law, the debt in question will... →
The role of the Sheriff in the South African legal system
7th September 2023 In the current economic climate, with rising interest rates and soaring inflation, many consumers are struggling to meet their debt obligations.... →
