World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism fund over abuse allegations
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 The World Bank has suspended new disbursements from a $150-million fund to expand a national park in southern Tanzania, a spokesperson said on... →
South Africa advised by World Bank on climate insurance, contingency fund options
By: Bloomberg 24th April 2024 The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of... →
Multi-Party Charter delivers plan to tackle poverty, inequality 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th April 2024 The Multi-Party Charter of South Africa announced on Wednesday its plans to increase the Child Support Grant to the food poverty line and extend... →
CoJ lodges court application to prevent ‘abuse’ of city manager
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th April 2024 The City of Johannesburg has instructed its legal team to immediately lodge an urgent court application to stay the execution of the warrant of... →
Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No... →
Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery... →
The fight for freedom, dignity, human rights is far from over – Amnesty International SA
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th April 2024 Amnesty International South Africa Executive Director Shenilla Mohamed said that thirty years after the end of apartheid, the right to life and... →
Successes, learnings on employee share ownership plans marked 
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 23rd April 2024 Employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) or worker share ownership programmes have enjoyed several successes in South Africa, especially gaining... →
SACP expresses support for ANC’s MK logo appeal
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd April 2024 The South African Communist Party said on Tuesday the battle surrounding the African National Congress’s original uMkhonto weSizwe name and... →
Unctad calls for innovative investment strategies as global crises fracture foreign investment
By: Sabrina Jardim 23rd April 2024 Amid the complex landscape of global foreign direct investment (FDI), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has called... →
ANC’s healthcare system unlikely to be successful – Solidarity
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd April 2024 Non-profit civil rights organisation Solidarity noted on Tuesday that South Africa does not have the necessary financial resources to support the... →
Truce crumbles in Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout
By: Reuters 23rd April 2024 Attacks around the Sudanese city of al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from a year-old war, leading to warnings of a new wave of... →
TikTok announces partnership with IEC to combat misinformation ahead of May elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd April 2024 With the crucial May elections looming, video hosting service TikTok has entered into partnerships with the Independent Electoral Commission of... →
