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Soaring murder rates underline the lack of sound direction for policing
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th February 2023 Recent official crime statistics show that murder rates in South Africa are soaring, reinforcing concerns about the government’s leadership in... →
Statement of expectations from the State of the Nation Address
9th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, 9 February 2023. The SACP expects a decisive statement on the... →
Political parties want Ramaphosa’s SoNA to prioritise energy crisis 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th February 2023 As President Cyril Ramaphosa gears up to present his State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening, political parties are urging him to... →
2022 Sona promises: South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa zero for two on state utilities Eskom and Transnet
By: Africa Check 9th February 2023 South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his annual state of the nation address (Sona) on 9 February 2023. Themed #LeaveNoOneBehind,... →
South Africa’s ruling party has favoured loyalty over competence - now cadre deployment has come back to bite it
7th February 2023 Cadre deployment is one of the best-known policies of the African National Congress (ANC), which has governed South Africa since the end of... →
Africa: Energy transition policies and regulatory developments light up across the continent
6th February 2023 While many delegates at the African Mining Indaba will be looking at Africa's potential with regard to supplying strategic minerals for global... →
Shine a (night)light: decentralisation and economic development in Burkina Faso
3rd February 2023 Decentralisation has been one of the most prominent public sector reforms endorsed by international institutions. It has been initiated in a large... →
Eskom confirms diesel funding, outlines nuclear fuel options
By: Terence Creamer 2nd February 2023 Struggling power utility Eskom has confirmed that it has secured funding to pay for its diesel requirements for the remainder of the current... →
