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A quick guide to commissions of inquiry in South Africa
By: Africa Check 30th September 2025 The Madlanga commission of inquiry, chaired by deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is set to begin its hearings on 17 September 2025. It was... →
No, South Africa hasn’t scrapped your right to self-defence – old trespassing claim resurfaces 
By: Africa Check 30th September 2025 A video that first circulated on social media in 2022 has resurfaced, once again stoking fear about South Africans’ right to self-defence. In the... →
Green - but hardly fresh: the PEAC’s 2025 Advisory Briefs
By: Econ3x3 29th September 2025 The Presidential Economic Advisory Council appointed last year has released its January Advisory Briefs. In support of South Africa’s G20... →
Did South Africa’s curfew policy reduce Covid-19 cases? Evidence from December 2020.
By: Econ3x3 29th September 2025 What impact did South Africa’s nationwide curfew of December 2020 have on COVID-19 cases? The evidence, based on daily case data, shows a sharp and... →
Africa’s trade realignments shift toward Asian partners
By: In On Africa IOA 29th September 2025 Analysis in brief: China and India are leading efforts to shift African trade away from the US, following the imposition of Washington’s tariffs on... →
Can South Sudan’s peace process be rescued?
26th September 2025 President Salva Kiir has repeatedly flouted the peace deal and now seems to be putting a succession plan into action. On 22 September 2025, Riek... →
High stakes as Guinea's referendum steers the country to constitutional order
26th September 2025 Although provisional results suggest support for the new constitution, the prospects for legitimate elections and stability remain uncertain.... →
Electrotech vision 
By: Terence Creamer 26th September 2025 South Africa is thankfully surfacing from a of period of prolonged electricity disruption that all but stripped the country of its ability to grow... →
Market countdown
By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2025 It is understandable that few are fully aware of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) and the likely significance of this complex... →
Decarbonisation: State-led versus market-led solutions
By: Saliem Fakir 19th September 2025 The view of mainstream financiers is that the market mechanism is the only solution for the scaling of climate solutions. Public finance from major... →
