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Nigeria union suspends planned protest over telecom tariff, enters talks with government
By: Reuters 4th February 2025 Nigeria's largest labour union has suspended a planned nationwide protest against a 50% hike in telecommunications tariffs and will negotiate with... →
Daily Podcast – February 03, 2025
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 3rd February 2025 Making headlines: Ramaphosa responds to Trump’s land-confiscation claims; BLSA says SoNA can reinforce cooperation and reforms to achieve 3%... →
SoNA can reinforce cooperation and reforms to achieve 3% growth – BLSA
By: Schalk Burger 3rd February 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa can use his State of the Nation Address (SoNA), set to be delivered on February 6, to reinforce the fundamental... →
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
3rd February 2025 The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has... →
Education in Zimbabwe has lost its value: study asks young people how they feel about that
3rd February 2025 Education, especially higher education, is a step towards adulthood and a foundation for the future. But what happens when education loses its... →
Energy transition brings mining beneficiation into focus. Who wins?
3rd February 2025 Energy is on the minds of policymakers worldwide. In South Africa, while we may be at the beginning of the end of loadshedding, the government and... →
ArcelorMittal Plant Closures: Legal Implications of Mass Layoffs
31st January 2025 The recent announcement by ArcelorMittal to close its long-steel plants in Newcastle and Vereeniging has sent shockwaves through the South African... →
Africa’s private sector boosts AU Peace Fund
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st January 2025 As private sector donations increase, the 21 African countries still not contributing to the fund must pay up. The African Union (AU) Peace Fund... →
