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Happening in Parliament this week 11 – 18 February 2024
12th February 2024 On Tuesday at 10 am, Parliament will host a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to debate the... →
Inclusionary housing: A novel approach to building integrated cities
By: Econ3x3 9th February 2024 Inclusionary housing policy offers a new way of addressing the urban housing crisis in South Africa. It involves private developers contributing to... →
SALGA urges President Ramaphosa to place local govt at the centre of government's agenda during his SoNA address
8th February 2024 The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) expects President Cyril Ramaphosa in his February 8 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to... →
South Africa needs to manage migrants better. That requires cleaning up the Department of Home Affairs
7th February 2024 Legal grievances against the South African Department of Home Affairs, including contempt of court cases, are depressingly common. Too frequently... →
Hill-Lewis urges Ramaphosa to fast-track devolution of rail, policing powers to deal with crises
By: Sashnee Moodley 6th February 2024 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is looking to President Cyril Ramaphosa for answers on the delay of the national Rail Devolution Strategy, which... →
South Africa’s military is expected to do more than ever with tighter budgets: how the force has declined over 30 years
6th February 2024 The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s... →
Does Ethiopia’s transitional justice amount to quasi-compliance?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th February 2024 Ethiopia’s post-2018 transitional justice process has been referred to as ‘quasi-compliance’ – aimed more at appeasing international demands for... →
South Africans are opting to go off-grid: how they’re being helped, and hindered, in their efforts
2nd February 2024 Eskom, South Africa’s State-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to meet demand. In 2023, there were... →
