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Committee underlines the importance of voter education in view of the new voting regime
20th March 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has emphasised the importance of enhanced voter education especially given the new voting regime with three... →
Africa’s biggest economies set to hold interest rates as inflation risks linger
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2024 Central banks in Africa’s biggest economies are set to diverge from their emerging-market peers in Latin America and Europe over the next two... →
The DA supports the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill
14th March 2024 House Chairperson, There can be no denying the impact 17 years of loadshedding has had on the economic and social well-being of South Africa. 17... →
Unicef Kenya head tabled stats on child poverty, health and the economy - but do her figures add up?
By: Africa Check 14th March 2024 As the Kenyan government prepares its budget for the new fiscal year starting in July, Unicef, the United Nation's children's agency, has called... →
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... →
Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
11th March 2024 Nine years ago South Africa put in place an innovative information management system designed to monitor and protect its seas. The country is... →
East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season – new study
11th March 2024 East Africa has recently had an unprecedented series of failed rains. But some rainy seasons are bringing the opposite: huge amounts of rainfall.... →
Minister Barbara Creecy launches 3rd National Status of Biological Invasions and their management in South Africa
8th March 2024 Biological invasions are a major threat to South Africa’s water security, threaten sustainable agriculture, exacerbate wildfires, and have ongoing... →
