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Politicians praise historic matric pass rate 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th January 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the matric Class of 2024 on multiple “unprecedented achievements,” that he said bear testimony to learners’... →
Traders see South Africa cutting interest rates once in 2025
By: Bloomberg 14th January 2025 Traders scaled back their bets for South Africa’s interest rate cuts this year, with markets now pricing in only one as they decipher the Federal... →
Regulator sets deadline for DBE to address matric results security breach
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th January 2025 The Information Regulator of South Africa has given the Department of Basic Education until close of business on Tuesday to provide it with the... →
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North Africa’s migration governance: time for a new approach
11th December 2024 Misaligned frameworks that don’t address grassroots realities abound while migrants face deadly hazards on their journeys to a better life.... →
2024 Year in Review: The political trends that shaped Africa at the quarter century mark
11th December 2024 Political developments in 2024 were largely extensions of events from the previous year and further back into the past. Key elections, though... →
Securing Africa’s food security against new challenges
11th December 2024 Spurred by conflict crises that interrupt agricultural activities and climate change that is compromising food production, efforts to make Africa... →
Ghana’s president John Mahama makes a comeback – what lies ahead
10th December 2024 John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by what was then the... →
Recommendations
Children and Mental Well-being in a Digital World
2nd December 2024 South Africa leads the list of the top ten countries with the highest amount of time spent on social media. Children today are growing up immersed... →
Guaranteeing the future? The role of guarantees in development and climate finance
28th November 2024 Guarantees are legally binding agreements under which guarantors agree to pay part or the entire amount due on a loan, equity or other instrument... →
Increasing policy coherence between sanctions, anti-money laundering, and countering the financing of terrorism measures
28th November 2024 This outcome note summarises the discussion from the Humanitarian Policy Group’s recent international dialogue, held on 17 September 2024, which... →
Liberty First: Sound Money
26th November 2024 The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has called on South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) to urgently adopt a broad agenda of sound money... →
Statements
Basic Education committee chair concerned about court matters regarding publication of Matric results
8th January 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education Chairperson, Ms Joy Maimela, today expressed her deep concern about the court action regarding the... →
Information Regulators reaction to Matric results court decision
8th January 2025 The Information Regulator (Regulator) notes the decision by Judge Ronel Tolmay to strike off the roll the application brought on an urgent basis by... →
Welcome, President Ramaphosa, to the ‘one city that works’
8th January 2025 In the wake of the fire at Parliament in January 2022, President Ramaphosa thanked the City of Cape Town for its swift response and support, saying... →
Stilfontein is a humanitarian crisis and human rights issue that requires immediate action
8th January 2025 The GOOD Party condemns the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Stilfontein. The mine saga has dragged on for over 3 months and it is estimated that... →
Press Offices
A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of
9th December 2024 The global wellness tourism sector is among the fastest growing worldwide. According to the Global Wellness Institute, which defines wellness... →
Direct marketing Guidance Note issued, but only the future will tell
6th December 2024 On 04 December 2024, the Information Regulator (“Regulator”) published the long-awaited Guidance Note on Direct Marketing (“Guidance Note”) in... →
Bowmans becomes first African law firm to adopt Harvey
5th December 2024 Premier African law firm Bowmans has announced a new partnership with generative AI platform Harvey, a tool designed specifically for the legal... →
Discretion Versus Discrimination
5th December 2024 The recruitment and selection processes are critical operational aspects of any organisation. Although employers generally have complete discretion... →
