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BOSA aims for top four in May elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 43 minutes ago Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane told Polity that his party is aiming to be amongst the top four political parties in the country... →
UDM welcomes Mbeki, Ramaphosa endorsements on proposed National Dialogue
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 3 minutes ago The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has welcomed former President Thabo Mbeki and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s support for the party’s proposal for... →
Next South African government has tough reform job, Moody’s says
By: Bloomberg Updated 1 hour 57 minutes ago South Africa may struggle to make much more progress on resolving the country’s longstanding challenges if a coalition government emerges after... →
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Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard
Updated 36 minutes ago Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN has been... →
The challenges African election bodies face go beyond ‘democratic backsliding’ – analysis
Updated 40 minutes ago Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced,... →
Ukraine steps up its charm offensive in Africa
Updated 45 minutes ago Ukraine has opened several new African embassies, still hoping for a better return on its investment. While struggling ever harder to prevent... →
In the weeds
3rd May 2024 South Africa has gone some way in starting to reform its electricity industry, which has been failing the country visibly for nearly two decades.... →
Recommendations
Democratic South Africa’s relations with Israel and Palestine
Updated 2 hours 21 minutes ago While South Africa's ICJ case against Israel catapulted it onto the global stage, the medium and long-term implications of the action are yet to... →
South African Reconciliation Barometer: Looking to the 2024 elections
30th April 2024 South African Reconciliation Barometer: Looking to the 2024 elections This publication is based on a briefing session co-hosted by the Institute... →
Revitalising the Good Humanitarian Donorship Initiative: a 20-year review
30th April 2024 Since the establishment in 2003 of the Good Humanitarian Donorship Initiative (GHDI), the world in which humanitarian donors seek to be ‘good’ has... →
With Regard to Borders and Ballots
29th April 2024 The IEC has confirmed that South Africa has 340 parties registered provincially and nationally and thus eligible to participate in the 2024... →
Statements
Mbeki and Ramaphosa have woken up to the UDM’s proposal for a National Dialogue
Updated 1 hour 23 minutes ago The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has noted that former President Thabo Mbeki has embraced the UDM's proposal to convene a National Dialogue... →
Solidarity’s NHI Summit – medical institutions must now stand together and join the fight
Updated 1 hour 41 minutes ago Solidarity has made its strongest appeal yet to both medical professionals and institutions to join the fight against the National Health Insurance... →
ANC’s destructive BBBEE net widens to property sector
Updated 1 hour 56 minutes ago On 13 March 2024, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) declared its intention to deny the issuance of or renew Fidelity Fund... →
DA maintains strong opposition as BELA Bill leaves Select Committee
2nd May 2024 The DA continues to stand firm in its opposition to the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill as it exits the Select Committee on Education... →
Press Offices
Serving Hard Time for “Serious Tax Offences” – Taxpayers Beware SARS’ Bolstered Prosecution Powers
Updated 3 hours ago The Johannesburg High Court handed down an unfathomable sentence of a cumulative 205 years behind bars to a “VAT Fraud Syndicate” in April 2024!... →
Disciplinary hearings must be above board
2nd May 2024 There are several unfair methods that might be used at disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings and arbitration hearings. These unsavoury tactics... →
LAC finds that an employee who was dismissed for recreational cannabis use at home was unfairly discriminated against
30th April 2024 In the recent case of Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a Division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd (JA86/22) [2024] ZALAC (23 April... →
PRECCA updates emphasise third-party accountability and proactive anti-corruption
30th April 2024 South Africa is continuously suffering from the effects of corruption and drainage of resources, some of which were highlighted in the State... →