News Focus: China deepens trade ties with Africa as politics shape access
China is rapidly expanding its economic footprint across Africa, using sweeping tariff cuts and growing trade partnerships, even as geopolitical tensions influence which countries benefit.
News Focus: White House claims Iran conflict has ended as Congress challenges war powers stance
The White House has declared that the recent conflict with Iran has effectively ended, even as a legal deadline requiring congressional authorisation for military action expired amid mounting political dispute.
Dealing with societal problems depends on “reformed, effective public service” – IRR
A reformed, effective public service, is a minimum condition for South Africa’s achieving the higher levels of economic growth on which dealing with its societal problems depends.
A professional public service is the foundation of economic growth – IRR
A reformed, effective public service, is a minimum condition for South Africa to achieve the accelerated levels of economic growth which are necessary to start dealing with the country’s societal problems.
News Focus: Coordinated militant attacks rock Mali
A wave of coordinated attacks across Mali has shaken the country’s military-led government, with explosions and sustained gunfire reported near a key military base and the capital’s international airport.
News Focus: Who is Puleng Dimpane?
Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane has been appointed acting national commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) by President Cyril Ramaphosa, following the suspension of national commissioner Fannie Masemola amid a corruption investigation linked to a controversial police tender.
Skills, sound management key to creating fit-for-purpose public service – IRR
Fostering a competent, professional public service is foundational to South Africa’s prospects for economic growth and future resilience as a constitutional democracy – but the failure to create such institutions since 1994 “poses a grave danger” to the country’s future as a growing democracy.
News Focus: what’s hot in Japan?
Hot weather has been news in Asia for some time, with scientists pointing out that climate change has made weather extremities more intense, frequent and
News Focus: Strait of Hormuz open
The Brent crude oil price closed yesterday at $90 per barrel – down nearly 10% – at Iran’s announcement that it was opening the Strait
SA electorate’s “deeper instincts remain markedly non-racial” – IRR
South Africans consistently lean towards coexistence over conflict, opportunity over permanent racial management, and performance over excuse-making.