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South Africa’s electricity price is soaring. Why protests are often the only way for people to be heard
Millions of unemployed South Africans, many of whom survive on a Social Relief of Distress Grant government grant of R370 per ...
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Anti-Apartheid Movement wants global steering committee amid continued Israel’s attacks on Palestine
The South African Chapter of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) wants the urgent formation of a Global Steering Committee to ...
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Tanzania: Order prohibiting non-citizens from engaging in certain business activities published
On 28 July 2025, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania published Government Notice No. 487A of 2025 – The ...
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Most South African small firms at risk of collapse, survey finds
More than half South Africa’s small businesses don’t expect to survive for more than a year, a survey backed by lender Absa ...
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Liberation Movements Summit tries to revive its members’ declining fortunes
The annual summit of the six Southern African liberation movements reveals why they haven’t evolved. The 2025 Liberation ...
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The Brics Expanded: Shaped by – or Shaping – the Global Order?
The expanded Brics membership strengthens its goal to represent the Global South and boosts its economic and demographic influence in creating alternative institutions. Policymakers and academics face ...