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South Africa rejects civil-servant pay demand, offers 3% raise
By: Bloomberg 11th September 2024 The South African government rejected a demand by public-sector workers for a 12% pay increase, saying it’s unaffordable. Instead, the state... →
Cogta committee urges Salga to be more assertive in dealing with municipalities
11th September 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on Tuesday urged the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)... →
Cooperative governance committee welcomes wage agreement between Salga, labour unions 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 10th September 2024 Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration chairperson Mxolisi Kaunda has hailed the five-year wage agreement between the... →
Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote
By: Reuters 9th September 2024 Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday's election on Sunday, but a rival candidate... →
South African heritage tourism could uplift rural communities, with a little help: the case of Sekhukhune
5th September 2024 Imagine visiting a remote valley surrounded by mountains, hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest city, listening to local people explaining... →
Two Western Cape towns bridge the poverty and race divide
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th September 2024 The people of Hoekwil and Touwsranten recognised their shared desire for safety, and in 2021 they tried something different. Many people are deeply... →
Evaluating what is new, positive and negative about the GNU – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 3rd September 2024 Can the new South Africa be reborn? By this I do not mean some romantic notion whereby we return to all that was good in 1994, minus Madiba. I mean... →
Ministerial criticism on banks should be backed by evidence, urges Mavuso
By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd September 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has expressed concern about a press conference held by Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko... →
