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Covid corruption plague spurs political shake-up across Africa
By: Bloomberg 3rd September 2020 African countries have generally handled their coronavirus response better than many experts feared, except for one detail: managing corruption.... →
DPWI and AgriSETA collaborate on R66 million to train 400 Artisans
24th August 2020 The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) today announced the provision of R66 million to AgriSETA, to train 400 EPWP participants... →
Organisations Call For More Public Hearings On The Upgrading Of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Bill [B6-2020]
20th August 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development yesterday held its second day of public hearings, and heard various... →
Additional obligations for designated employers under the Employment Equity Act
20th August 2020 A recent bill submitted to Parliament for consideration would seek to impose potentially stringent new quotas for numerical targets for the... →
Social Development Dept avails R1m to combat gender-based violence
By: African News Agency 17th August 2020 The Department of Social Development has allocated R100-million in financial assistance to organisations combating gender-based violence across the... →
Confidence beyond the trough
12th August 2020 Since the previous media release of the SACCI BCI in April 2020, the BCI slumped to 70.1 in May 2020, but recovered to 81.4 in June and to 82.8 in... →
Universal health coverage pathways for South Africa: Areas of misalignment between stakeholders on the NHI Bill require further engagement
11th August 2020 South Africa’s proposed approach to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and health financing reform is articulated in the Draft National... →
Uganda's prisoner population surges, raising fears of Covid-19 outbreak
By: Reuters 7th August 2020 Uganda has recorded a 10% increase in the number of people in jail since March, a prison official told Reuters on Friday, with thousands jailed for... →