2024年10月18日 · A comprehensive national consultative dialogue (national dialogue) is being advanced as a suitable pathway to equitably and justly transform South African society. The calls for such a process have grown louder following the electoral shift from single-party rule, with the Government of National Unity being an expression of where the country finds itself.

2024年10月31日 · This is despite government’s extensive spending on social assistance and other support mechanisms. In the 2023/24 fiscal year, there were 18.8-million social grant beneficiaries (about 35% of the population) with an annual cost to the fiscus of R217.1-billion.This is expected to increase to R259.3-billion in 2026/27.. Social support also includes spending on health, education, social ...

2024年4月17日 · Minister of Home Affairs Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Wednesday the publication of the final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa.. Motsoaledi was briefing the media on the publication and explained that the final White Paper was a product of robust engagements.

2024年12月11日 · Political developments in 2024 were largely extensions of events from the previous year and further back into the past. Key elections, though presenting what appeared to be political ‘surprises’, were actually predictable. Wars and coups d’état are events that often appear to break out suddenly. However, long-term observers of political developments recognise that such acts always have ...

2024年12月11日 · South Africa’s general election of 2024 saw the African National Congress losing its majority at the national level for the first time since the arrival of democracy in 1994. To maintain its rule, President Cyril Ramaphosa led his party into a Government of National Unity (GNU) centered around a hitherto unlikely coalition with the opposition Democratic Alliance.

2024年12月10日 · South Africa’s business confidence soared to the highest level in nine years last month, suggesting a significant improvement in the economic outlook as businesses take encouragement from the country’s new governing alliance. An index compiled by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) jumped to 118.1 in November from 114.2 in October and 110.2 the month before, the ...

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2024年11月4日 · The Democratic Alliance (DA) has introduced the Constitution Twenty-First Amendment Bill – also known as the “Anti-Corruption Bill” – to Parliament. As promised in our 2024 Election Manifesto, the Bill seeks to introduce an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as an independent, Chapter 9 institution, focused solely on investigating and prosecuting serious corruption cases.

2024年12月17日 · Just months after the European Union’s (EU) landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force in July 2024, South Africa’s roadmap for harnessing the benefits of AI was published in October. Now the public has been invited to participate in consultations. In this context, South Africa urgently needs local regulation to guide the use of AI applications in a realistic and achievable way.

2024年6月3日 · As the Rainbow Nation continues to evolve and grow, its immigration policies and regulations have become a critical component of its development strategy. The South African government's recent release of the White Paper on Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugee Protection has sparked intense debate and interest among citizens, businesses, and international stakeholders alike.