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Ramaphosa denies pre-election loadshedding respite is a ‘political ploy’

By: Terence Creamer     13th May 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has entered the politically charged discussion on the reasons behind the recent dramatic reduction in loadshedding ahead... 

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Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election 

By: Reuters     13th May 2024 South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome, as polls suggest the... 

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Death toll in George building collapse rises to 27 

By: Creamer Media Reporter      Updated 6 hours ago The George municipality has reported that, as at 15:00 on May 13, 25 people still remain unaccounted for following last week's building collapse.... 

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Political Manifestos Provide Economic Fog

Updated 5 hours ago A numbers game is evident in the election campaigns, with no similar innovation to solve the economic quagmire, writes Bongani Mankewu It has been... 

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Elections 2024: 10 variables of profound importance

Updated 6 hours ago As South Africa approaches the monumental occasion of the 2024 national and provincial elections, it stands at the nexus of its democratic journey,... 

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ANC collapse relates to breaking from its liberation movement character

Updated 6 hours ago For some time, many people have been preoccupied with the fate of popular struggle, popular agency and popular activities in South African... 

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How can South Africa’s minister of police improve policing?

13th May 2024 With little sign that violent crime is under control, oversight by the minister is vital for effective policing. At its launch on 8 May 2023, the... 

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Industrial Policy & Strategy Review – Transforming Vision into Action: Charting South Africa’s Industrial Future May 2024

Industrial Policy & Strategy Review – Transforming Vision into Action: Charting South Africa’s Industrial Future May 2024

Updated 7 hours ago The role of industrial policy is to unleash private investment and energise the state to boost economic growth and inclusion. This is an essential... 

World Health Organization

Global arbovirus initiative: preparing for the next pandemic by tackling mosquito-borne viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential

13th May 2024 The risk of emergence and re-emergence of arboviruses with pandemic potential has increased as a global public health threat and will continue to... 

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Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper – May 2024

13th May 2024 This position paper supersedes the 2022 WHO position paper on malaria vaccines. It includes the updated WHO recommendations on the use of the... 

World Economic Forum

Geopolitical Rivalry and Business: 10 Recommendations for Policy Design

13th May 2024 How can policies be designed to attain geopolitical goals through means that do the least harm to cross-border commerce? Doing so requires a... 

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DA leader John Steenhuisen

DA calls for Joshlin Smith case to be urgently reassigned to skilled Cold Case Unit

Updated 6 hours ago Demokrate, Dit is heerlik om vandag saam met so baie van julle in Upington te wees! 

ActionSA

ActionSA Urges the Minister Of Higher Education To Help Fort Hare University Return To Its Former Glory

Updated 6 hours ago ActionSA urges the Minister of Higher Education to assist the historic university of Fort Hare return to its former glory, instead of passing... 

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ActionSA Launches Shitty Tour in a City that is Full of It

Updated 6 hours ago As ActionSA’s Team Fix SA Member for Infrastructure, I have toured the water, road and rail infrastructure of our country and now it is appropriate... 

ANC leader of the opposition in the Western Cape Legislature Cameron Dugmore

DA refusal to answer formal written question about municipal leases in the province a disgrace

Updated 7 hours ago It has become obvious that the DA’s claimed commitment to transparency and accountability is is cynical at best, and at worst simply a lie. The ANC... 

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Webber Wentzel

What do sectoral emission targets mean for your business?

Updated 7 hours ago To support the implementation of South Africa's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, the Minister of Forestry,... 

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Enhancements in Trust Dispute Resolution Process by SARS

13th May 2024 In its continuous pursuit of organizational excellence and in alignment with its Vision 2024, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has unveiled... 

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Mediation Rules in South Africa: Where are we now?

13th May 2024 It is known in all jurisdictions globally, the courts are over-flowing with cases and South Africa is no exception, leaving disputants waiting... 

Werksmans

Competition and Employment law observations from the recent decision of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd v Competition Commission and Another [2024] ZACC 3

13th May 2024 The recent Constitutional Court decision of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd v Competition Commission and Another [2024] ZACC 3 (“Coca-Cola... 

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