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SIU, Hawks seize evidence at DHA offices to help with ongoing investigation
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 31 minutes ago Members of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) with the assistance of the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations, also known as the Hawks,... →
Rescuers getting ready to wrap up operations at George building collapse site
By: Chanel de Bruyn Updated 1 hour ago The George municipality says rescue and recovery operations at the site of a collapsed building in the town will cease later today, with no further... →
UN rights chief warns of catastrophe in Sudan's al-Fashir
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 10 minutes ago The United Nations (UN) human rights chief said on Friday he was "horrified" by escalating violence near Sudan's al-Fashir and held discussions... →
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Green stimulus
17th May 2024 South Africa’s manufacturing sector is in dire need of stimulus. In its recently released ‘Industrial Policy & Strategy Review’, the Department of... →
Climate and development investment platforms as tools for transformation
17th May 2024 It takes a while but, slowly, one gets to see the possibility of things. Climate action has long been the mainstay of a specific tradition, which... →
Marking a Milestone: 90 Years of SAIIA
16th May 2024 Reflections from our chief executive as SAIIA celebrates its 90th anniversary. The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)... →
Over 26-million South Africans get a social grant. Fear of losing the payment used to be a reason to vote for the ANC, but no longer – study
15th May 2024 Social grants to reduce poverty feature prominently in the campaign promises of political parties in South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial... →
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Sharm el Sheikh Bulletin - Transforming natural capital resources into wealth
Updated 2 hours 33 minutes ago The African Development Bank Group’s 2023 Annual Meetings officially opened with a clarion call by African leaders, together with the Bank’s... →
Advancing Industry Collaboration in Vehicle Software
Updated 2 hours 37 minutes ago The automotive industry is undergoing its most challenging transformation in over a century. The role of software in this transformation is so... →
Oxfam 6-months accountability report: Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel crisis
16th May 2024 The horrific 7 October 2023 attacks by Palestinian armed groups, sparked the latest and most brutal onslaught of violence carried out by Israel... →
The Impact of Corruption: Insights from a Perceptions and Experiences Survey
15th May 2024 Corruption Watch (CW) releases new report assessing the profound impact of corruption on people’s lives, titled 'The Impact of Corruption: Insights... →
Statements
DA welcomes long overdue PP probe into KZN Social Development HOD appointment
Updated 29 minutes ago The DA welcomes the announcement that the Public Protector (PP) will probe allegations of irregularity relating to the 2020 appointment of... →
Scared of the Truth: ANC & EFF Supporters Deface ActionSA’s Secure Borders and Insourcing Billboards in Soweto
Updated 40 minutes ago ActionSA is extremely concerned that supporters of the ANC and EFF in Soweto have defaced ActionSA’s billboards in Soweto which spoke to the... →
ActionSA Shitty Tour Exposes Sewage as Threat to National Health, Tables Plan to Fix It
Updated 1 hour 19 minutes ago During the course of the ‘Shitty Tour’ of broken sewage infrastructure across South Africa, it is clear that South Africa faces nothing less than a... →
Victory! Minister of Electricity, Eskom and Government’s Application for Leave to Appeal Loadshedding Case Refused
Updated 3 hours ago ActionSA is delighted that the Pretoria High Court Full Bench has refused the Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Eskom, and the... →
Press Offices
Zeroing in on cannabis in the workplace – when zero-tolerance constitutes unfair discrimination
Updated 2 hours 29 minutes ago The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) recently handed down a judgment which underscores the importance for companies to ensure that their zero-tolerance... →
Leveraging GenAI for Efficiency: A Boon or Bane for Legal Workflows?
Updated 2 hours 39 minutes ago Ruth Gondwe, a manager at Webber Wentzel Fusion recently had a conversation with an attorney about his use of technology, which sparked a... →
Unintended Consequences of replacing ‘Black’ with ‘Designated Group’ Targets in 1 February Draft Sector Targets Regulations threaten achievement of the objectives of the EE Act
16th May 2024 Draft Employment Equity (‘EE’) Regulations (‘the 1 February Draft EE Regulations’) setting out revised Sector Targets, were published by the... →
New Corporate ADR policy brings South Africa in line with international best practice
16th May 2024 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) recently published its Corporate Alternative Dispute Resolution (C-ADR) Policy, which allows the use of an... →
