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South Africa needs decentralised prosecutions and policing
South Africa faces a severe crime crisis, with public trust in the criminal justice system at an all-time low. A recent survey reveals that 96.4% of respondents believe there is…
G20 presidency handover to the US set for Tuesday, Dirco director general Zane Dangor says
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
‘World not doing tit for tat with US,’ WTO head says at G20 summit
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral…
‘G20 declaration future-proofed, despite US non-participation’, says South Africa’s presidency
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form,…
Ramaphosa: G20 leaders summit reaches consensus on adopting a declaration
In an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaphosa warned against allowing ‘anything to diminish the value, the stature or the impact of the first African…
Ramaphosa launches G20 panel to address extreme global inequality
The panel, chaired by Nobel prize-winner economist Joseph Stiglitz, will produce recommendations to help bridge the rich-poor divide
Local government reform: strengthening democracy in a coalition era
With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability