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Port Shepstone Hospital resorts to emergency measures amid water crisis
13th March 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been reliably informed that Port Shepstone Hospital has been given the go-head to transfer patients to Durban,... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (08/03/2020)
9th March 2020 International Women’s Day is an opportunity to assess how far we have come in advancing gender equality across all spheres of society, and on what... →
COSATU response to the 2020/21 Budget Speech
26th February 2020 COSATU notes with extreme disappointment the underwhelming and provocative 2020/21 Budget tabled by Minister Mboweni in Parliament today. COSATU... →
African countries aren't getting as much as they should from foreign direct investment
24th February 2020 Economic growth is driven by a number of factors. These include foreign direct investment, national savings, household spending, fiscal and... →
No, Eskom doesn’t generate 45% of electricity used in Africa
By: Africa Check 27th January 2020 South African state-owned electricity provider Eskom had a nightmarish start to the year. Only four days into 2020, rolling blackouts resumed... →
Baker McKenzie in South Africa implements multifaceted wellbeing programme to help employees build resilience to workplace stress
24th January 2020 Stress affects all facets of our lives. It can break us down, cause ill health and reduce productivity. Increased demands and pressure at work,... →
How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe
15th January 2020 Zimbabwe’s economic challenges are numerous, but one of the most pressing is electricity scarcity. Around 40% of the country’s population has... →
The G5 Sahel region: a Desert Flower?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th January 2020 In 2014, five countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Mauritania – created the G5 Sahel group to foster cooperation in tackling the... →
