A legal fiasco awaits following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to approve a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up, in the health-sector’s history since the end of the racial segregation known as Apartheid thirty years ago. It promises universal healthcare for all, but has faced fierce resistance from the main opposition Democratic […]
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The governments in Pretoria and Harare have remained close through thick and thin. This is despite having different economies that vary in size. This week South Africa hosted the Zimbabwe Investment Summit which took place at the Radisson hotel in Kempton Park on Thursday and Friday. The two-day economic drive was meant to highlight economic
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The majority of members in the United Nations General Assembly have voted to “enhance” Palestine’s rights within the international body and urged it to be accepted as a member following a heated debate. Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full member. Membership can only be
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It goes without saying that former president Jacob Zuma Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a dangerous man who should not be allowed to wield the reigns of power again. His legacy is the most divisive in South African politics. The controversial and former president is seen as a liberator and saviour for millions of poor people. For
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Egypt expressed the concerns of its citizens regarding the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is expected to affect Ethiopia’s annual share of Nile Water, Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Monday. Moghazi said in a press conference on the sidelines of his inspection visit to a group of water projects in Sharqiya governorate that
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US President Joe Biden finds himself balancing on a tight rope due to the Gaza War. On the one hand he faces Legal pressure to cut the funding and supply of weapons to Israel and on the other he continues to do so under the tutelage of the Israelis. In February of last year, Biden
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The African Union (AU) Assembly has created and adopted key protocols and decisions concerning the Africa continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The government of President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed it. “These include the first-ever Protocol on Women and Youth in trade, as well as protocols on Investment and on digital trade,” said Minister in the
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It was found in Statistics from South African Market Insights, quoted in an article by South African Market Insights, quoted in an article by Proudly South African, South Africa’s contribution to manufacturing sales has declined from R7 billion in 1998, to R2 billion in January 2022. This in itself is alarming news. It highlights the
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has yet to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law. The bill is not with out controversy and some say that the bill creates its own complications. The president was speaking to Cosatu members at the union federation’s Worker’s Day Rally this week, he said that the ANC government had
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Palestine and Gaza in particular have long been under the Israeli gumboot. As for those who have come out to support them and oppose Zionism, the same faith is made available. But this time it is also the American gumboot. Hundreds of helmeted police descend onto the campus of the University of California at Los
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