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South Africa has one of the strongest navies in Africa: its strengths and weaknesses
2nd October 2023 The deaths of three members of the South African Navy (SA Navy) on 20 September 2023, when a freak wave swept them off the deck of the submarine... →
'Transnet execs must go now.' Cosatu adds pressure as deadline looms
By: News24Wire 29th September 2023 As a sword hangs over the heads of top Transnet executives, group CEO Portia Derby and head of Transnet Freight Rail Sizakele Mzimela, the Congress... →
Striking workers at key South Africa coal port reject wage offer
By: Bloomberg 29th September 2023 Workers at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa rejected its latest wage offer and will continue to strike, according to the main labour... →
COSATU demands swift action at Transnet to save thousands of mining jobs
29th September 2023 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is extremely worried about the looming proposed retrenchments of up to 35 000 mine workers.... →
95 000 illegal immigrants deported since 2022 – Border Management Authority
By: Sane Dhlamini 28th September 2023 Border Management Authority commissioner Dr Mike Masiapato said on Thursday that the BMA is already making strides in protecting the country's... →
BLSA CEO's Weekly Newsletter
26th September 2023 There is little choice but to constrain government spending. I’m not sure that this reality has dawned on government outside of National Treasury.... →
The Gambia redoubles efforts to scupper maritime drug trafficking
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th September 2023 The Gambia is a key transit point for South American cocaine being smuggled to Europe. In February, over 800 kg of cocaine that had been... →
Fortress South Africa – open to the highest bidder
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd September 2023 Securing borders against irregular migration has come to dominate global immigration policymaking and spending – driven largely by inaccurate... →
