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#NamibiaElections2024: Fact-checking ruling Swapo party manifesto
19th November 2024 Namibians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 November 2024. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been... →
Ramaphosa appoints Presidential Economic Advisory Council for new administration
15th November 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) as part of the seventh administration’s ambition for... →
UCT’s business school in global top ten
By: Rebecca Campbell 12th November 2024 The 2024 Better World MBA rankings, by Corporate Knights magazine, has positioned the MBA programme of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) of the... →
South Africa’s civil service should be restructured, but a plan to reward early retirement won’t solve the problem – economist
11th November 2024 South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced in his October mid-term budget policy statement that cabinet had approved funding for... →
The lack of water in South Africa is the result of a long history of injustice – and legislation should start there
5th November 2024 Water scarcity is a serious problem in many parts of the world. It adds to inequalities between communities and keeps historical injustices in... →
Basil February eulogy
31st October 2024 Basil February was born in Cape Town in 1943 and matriculated from Trafalgar High School in 1960 with five distinctions. Although his desire was... →
NPA urged to give all alleged child abuse cases proper attention
29th October 2024 AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit has questioned the state’s apparent failure to properly investigate the very serious allegation that... →
End of coal in South Africa: what 100,000 workers will need when their jobs go
23rd October 2024 South Africa’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a... →