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Parly fire: Additional offices to be completed before 7th Parliament sits  

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 1 hour 8 minutes ago Secretary to Parliament Xolile George noted on Thursday that Parliament is currently working on creating 54 additional offices, with an envisaged... 

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DA unhappy about Zanu-PF election observers, RISE Mzansi agrees but calls DA hypocrites  

By: Sashnee Moodley     Updated 2 hours 27 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance and RISE Mzansi have both expressed dissatisfaction with reports that the African National Congress has reached out to... 

Ramaphosa signs law to combat hate crimes, hate speech

Ramaphosa signs law to combat hate crimes, hate speech 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 3 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed into law the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which he said outlaws the... 

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South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

Updated 3 hours ago The South African government’s Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away... 

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Kenya is once again in FATF’s crosshairs

Updated 3 hours ago To curb money laundering, financial oversight of the real estate, legal, casino and transport sectors must be improved. The Financial Action Task... 

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Fact-checked: Six claims by Kenya’s deputy president on the cost of living

Updated 3 hours ago In March 2024, Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua spent time in his political backyard trying to quell simmering dissent over taxes on... 

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South Africa elections: Zuma’s MK Party has hit the campaign trail with provocative rhetoric and few clear policies

8th May 2024 Former South African president Jacob Zuma surprised many in December 2023 by declaring he’d canvass for a new rival to the African National... 

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Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System

Updated 7 hours ago The global agrifood system has been largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system... 

Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan

Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan

Updated 7 hours ago Early on June 15, 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a makeshift medical clinic in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, where 25 injured... 

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From Disruption to Opportunity: Strategies for Rewiring Global Value Chains

Updated 7 hours ago Global value chains continue to face challenges ranging from the climate crisis to geopolitical headwinds and next-generation technologies.... 

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Amplifying the Global Value of Earth Observation

Updated 7 hours ago By 2030, the economic opportunity afforded by Earth observation (EO) insights is projected to surpass $700-billion while directly contributing to... 

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Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF should be barred from South Africa’s elections

Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF should be barred from South Africa’s elections

Updated 28 minutes ago In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region’s electoral outcasts – ZANU-PF, to come... 

ActionSA to Take Legal Action Against Ugu District and eThekwini Metro Municipalities for Water Crisis

ActionSA to Take Legal Action Against Ugu District and eThekwini Metro Municipalities for Water Crisis

Updated 4 hours ago In light of the dire water crisis affecting residents, myself with our legal team conducted oversight inspections into the water challenges of Ugu... 

IEC Silent on Investigation into ANC Ezulweni Investments Settlement

IEC Silent on Investigation into ANC Ezulweni Investments Settlement

Updated 4 hours ago ActionSA notes with disappointment the silence from the IEC relating to its proclaimed investigation into the R102 million debt settlement with... 

AfriForum Youth protest sends clear message: BELA is bad

AfriForum Youth protest sends clear message: BELA is bad

Updated 4 hours ago AfriForum Youth today protested once again against the adoption of the Basic Education Laws Amendement Bill (BELA). The youth organisation put... 

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Crossing the line: Unlawful competition and your business

Crossing the line: Unlawful competition and your business

Updated 2 hours 36 minutes ago Unlawful competition, a term that covers various forms of unfair business practices, often emerges intertwined with allegations of intellectual... 

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The SA Expat's Roadmap for Moving Funds Abroad

7th May 2024 In an increasingly interconnected world, many South Africans find themselves considering opportunities abroad, whether for career advancement,... 

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Policy Commons: Illuminating millions of pages of essential knowledge for policy research

7th May 2024 Grey literature is the unpublished, non-commercial, hard-to-find information that organisations such as think tanks, professional associations,... 

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Sabinet Judgments: Enhanced Legal Research with Powerful AI Integration

7th May 2024 Sabinet Judgments remains a frontrunner in legal research, providing a comprehensive and user-friendly platform to access all South African... 

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