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Tunisian Referendum Amendments Possible Return To Autocratic Rule

Umamah Bakharia  Tunisians have voted in a referendum on a new constitution that critics of the president fear will dismantle the democracy after a 2011 revolution by handing him nearly total power. The vote was held on the first anniversary of Kais Saied’s ousting of...

Busa Encouraged by President’s Comprehensive Energy Plan

By Neelam Rahim Business Unity South Africa is encouraged by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comprehensive energy plan and offered its full support and partnership to fast-track delivery. BUSA hopes the comprehensive energy plans announced last night will be implemented...

Cadre Deployment was once necessary but no longer required

By Neelam Rahim There is a call for cadre deployment to be scrapped, while the ANC says it will go to court to defend it. The Ethics Institute says cadre deployment was once necessary, but it is no longer required. The Institute is busy with a Local Government Ethical...

The Africa Report: Angola gears up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom

By Neelam Rahim Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with Radio Islam International. The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women’s AFCON in Morocco. According to Thandi, the country...
[LISTEN] Palestine Report: Israel Supreme Court to Rule on Sheikh Jarrah Evictions; African Countries Oppose Israel Observer Status & Ismail Haniyeh Re-Elected as Hamas Leader

[LISTEN] Palestine Report: Israel Supreme Court to Rule on Sheikh Jarrah Evictions; African Countries Oppose Israel Observer Status & Ismail Haniyeh Re-Elected as Hamas Leader

Faizel Patel – 02/08/2021 As Israel’s Supreme Court prepares to hand down judgment in a high-profile Sheikh Jarrah case, the Palestine Information Network (PIN) says residents of the neighbourhood have described the last three months as a “hellish period” for them....

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