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IRR warns of EWC risk to SA’s AGOA access
South Africa’s Expropriation Bill – expected to be signed into law before the next election – ‘unambiguously violates “private property rights” in the universal sense
Rwanda announces visa-free travel for Africans
Rwanda announced this week that it plans to allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country in an effort to establish a zone of free
Kganyago pledges to hold the line on inflation
Lesetja Kganyago, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has pledged that the central bank will hold the line on price stability. Kganyago
Another Brand accuser comes forward
Russell Brand, the British comedian and actor, has been accused by another woman of sexual assault. In recent months a number of women have come
Kolisi: let us serve the country
In the wake of the Springboks’ fourth World Cup victory, captain Siya Kolisi has said that his team seeks to be servants of the country.
Japan sanctions nine with Hamas links
Japan has announced sanctions on the Palestinian group Hamas, which was responsible for a major terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October. Japan’s foreign ministry
NZ parliament seat count confirmed
Following an election held last month, the final allocation of parliamentary seats in New Zealand has been confirmed. It is likely that the centre-right National
Civil society grouping calls on President to rescue Johannesburg
A group of civil society bodies has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the continuing governance crisis in the City of Johannesburg. The
Bleak state of SA’s finances shows NHI to be ‘unfeasible’ – IRR
The bleak state of South Africa’s public finances, grimly portrayed in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), shows why the government’s National
German president asks for forgiveness for colonial-era atrocities
The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has apologised for atrocities committed by the country in what is today Tanzania during the colonial era. Steinmeier was