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Rand gains on stronger PMI data
By: Reuters Updated 51 minutes ago The South African rand was stronger in early trade on Monday, after private sector activity rose marginally in April. At 0724 GMT, the rand traded... →
Climate commission model points to the growth potential of green industrialisation 
By: Terence Creamer Updated 1 hour 3 minutes ago The initial direct cost of placing South Africa on an energy transition pathway over the coming five years in line with its decarbonisation targets... →
Platinum-based green hydrogen emerging as Winter Olympics decarbonisation pillar
By: Martin Creamer 3rd May 2024 Green hydrogen, which is generated with the benefit of the catalysis that platinum group metals (PGMs) provide, is being increasingly highlighted... →
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Opinions
South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has helped millions but is in trouble: here’s why
Updated 2 minutes ago The board of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country’s higher education and training... →
African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them
Updated 4 minutes ago The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Three... →
Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard
3rd May 2024 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
3rd May 2024 Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced,... →
Recommendations
Tripling renewable power by 2030: The role of the G7 in turning targets into action
Updated 2 minutes ago The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates called upon... →
Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors with renewables: Perspectives for the G7
Updated 4 minutes ago The Paris Agreement goal to limit global surface temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century requires the swift... →
Democratic South Africa’s relations with Israel and Palestine
3rd May 2024 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... →
Statements
Mismanagement and extortion claims emerge at Pietermaritzburg home for elderly
Updated 29 minutes ago The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has called on provincial Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, and her department to urgently intervene following... →
Government Laying Charges Against Government is a Start but not Enough
Updated 33 minutes ago The news that the Department of Water and Sanitation has opened 36 criminal cases against 26 municipalities across the country for sewage spills... →
Happening in Parliament this week
Updated 38 minutes ago Parliament is seized with preparations for the conclusion of the sixth Parliament and the establishment of the seventh parliamentary term. Both... →
Loadshedding remains suspended due to continued sustained improvement in Generation performance and a 4 400MW reduction in unplanned outages
Updated 43 minutes ago Eskom is pleased to announce that, following the suspension for 39 consecutive days, loadshedding remains suspended until further notice due to... →
Press Offices
Serving Hard Time for “Serious Tax Offences” – Taxpayers Beware SARS’ Bolstered Prosecution Powers
3rd May 2024 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... →
