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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Governance

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Business / Economics

South Africa nears compliance with the Financial Action Task Force’s financial crime requirements

  South Africa is close to meeting the Financial Action Task Force's requirements to combat financial crimes like money laundering and terrorism financing. In his first medium-term budget policy statement for the seventh administration, Finance minister Enoch Godongwana said only six items remain to be addressed by February next year, with 16 of the 22 requirements already fully or mostly completed:  

todayOctober 31, 2024 17

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Africa

Kenya’s lawmakers want to extend Presidential term to seven years

Kenyan lawmakers have proposed revising the country’s constitution to extend presidential and parliamentary terms to seven years from five, according to a notice published in the Daily Nation newspaper. A bill submitted to the Senate and first read on 26 September 2024 is under discussion by a committee, according to the notice that calls for the public to submit its views on the proposal.

todayOctober 2, 2024 19

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South Africa

SA’s Ramaphosa says the current approach to world peace is unjust, unfair and unsustainable

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa says at a time when the threats to international peace and security are many and complex, the world’s security can no longer be placed in the hands of a few major powers. He attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa said the current approach to world peace is unjust, unfair, and unsustainable, and the UN Security […]

todaySeptember 30, 2024 39

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Africa

Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed

      By Hoolo 'Nyane, University of Limpopo     Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades. The judiciary, security agencies and civil service have been politicised, resulting in the institutions being […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 25

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Africa

African countries are adopting two houses of parliament to boost democracy – but that’s not always what happens

  By Thalia Gerzso, University of York   At independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a colonial legacy and as inefficient, so most states removed the upper chambers. Before 1990, only two states kept these bicameral parliaments: Liberia and Nigeria. Since then, however, 40% of the 44 sub-Saharan African states that hold regular […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 26

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Namibia

United Nations report criticizes Namibia’s SDG scores

The Head of Governance at UN Namibia, Alka Bhatia says the Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goals does not give Namibia a good score on peace, justice, and strong institutions. SDG 16 promotes peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.  

todaySeptember 4, 2024 52

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Namibia

Parliament greenlights Access to Information Act (ATI) implementation

The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, thanked Parliament for approving the access to communication regulations and enabling the implementation of the Access to Information Act of 2022. The ATI Act mandates the appointment of an independent information commissioner and deputy commissioner. The legislation, signed by late President Hage Geingob, aims to strengthen public access to information from both public and private institutions. MICT spokesperson, Shoki Kandjimi, unpacks […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 21

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Namibia

Oshana forum discusses anti-corruption strategy

Governor of the Oshana region, Elia Irimari has addressed the Oshana Regional Forum. The Governor pointed out that corruption undermines economic development, erodes trust in public institutions, and hinders social progress. His remarks were made in the context of discussing the implementation of the 2024 National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan.   The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) completed an evaluation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2019. The strategy […]

todayAugust 6, 2024 48

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South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech to parliament listed South Africa’s old problems – but no new solutions

      By Vinothan Naidoo, University of Cape Town     South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament speech successfully captured the spirit of a diverse and cohesive multi-party government ready to get down to work. But it failed to tell South Africans how the new dispensation will do things differently, and better. In the May 2024 national and provincial elections, Ramaphosa’s African National Congress party received just […]

todayJuly 22, 2024 19

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