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Transnet claims World Bank container port index contains ‘factual errors’
By: Terence Creamer 12th June 2024 South Africa’s Transnet claims the World Bank’s 2023 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) – in which South Africa’s ports rank dismally overall... →
Johannesburg High Court Backlog: ADR as a solution
12th June 2024 A recent notice issued in the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland on 4 June 2024, indicated wait times for civil... →
Anglo helping to restore Amazon-like rainforest near Brazil iron-ore mine 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2024 Diversified mining company Anglo American is taking steps to help to restore an Amazon rainforest equivalent of which less than 10% remains intact.... →
Government fails to deliver services to Mahikeng residents and then turns on them
18th April 2024 The residents in Mahikeng, in the North West, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of service delivery in the only way they know how,... →
Has Lagos governor made the city one of the world's most liveable? Five claims about Nigeria's business capital fact-checked
By: Africa Check 8th April 2024 Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu discussed the challenges of governing the state while defending his record since assuming office in 2019.... →
Fact-checking EFF party leader Julius Malema's manifesto launch speech: 'Nothing has changed since 1994'
By: Africa Check 13th March 2024 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the second largest opposition party in South Africa, launched its election manifesto on 10 February 2024. We... →
US grants $11m to environmental insurance efforts in Africa
By: Marleny Arnoldi 13th February 2024 African Risk Capacity (ARC) has entered into a landmark $11.7-million partnership with the US government to increase access to parametric insurance... →
Three South African universities have new approaches to assessing students: why this is a good thing
24th January 2024 South African higher education faces many complex challenges rooted in the legacy of apartheid. They include the fact that many students are... →
