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Ramokgopa insists loadshedding not being ‘stage managed’ ahead of May 29 poll 
By: Terence Creamer Updated 7 hours ago Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa denies that the prevailing reprieve from loadshedding has been “stage managed” to improve the prospects... →
Minister insists the recent period of no loadshedding is down to the improved performance of coal stations such as Matla (pictured)
Eskom takes City Power to court over R1bn debt
By: Sashnee Moodley Updated 6 hours ago State power utility Eskom has said it has "no choice" but to approach the Johannesburg High Court to force City Power to pay just over R1-billion... →
Ramaphosa pegs sustainable economic recovery on attraction of higher levels of investment
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 7 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday assured that government is working to get rid of red tape that impedes and slows down investment. Ramaphosa... →
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South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has helped millions but is in trouble: here’s why
6th May 2024 The board of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country’s higher education and training... →
African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them
6th May 2024 The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Three... →
Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard
3rd May 2024 Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN has been... →
The challenges African election bodies face go beyond ‘democratic backsliding’ – analysis
3rd May 2024 Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced,... →
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Economic Justice: A Sustainable Development Goal Model – Our plan for South Africa to beat the past and build the future
6th May 2024 An economically just society is one in which economic opportunities are available to all, and people have the capabilities to make use of those... →
Global megatrends and the quest for poverty eradication
6th May 2024 Global megatrends such as income inequality, climate change, demographic shifts, technological progress, and urbanisation are shaping the future of... →
Scaling Clean Technology Offtakes: A Corporate Playbook for Net Zero
6th May 2024 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen (GH2) are critical for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, like aviation, energy and heavy... →
Energy Transition and Geopolitics: Are Critical Minerals the New Oil?
6th May 2024 The energy transition will cause big shifts in dependencies – away from oil and other fossil fuels, and towards a raft of critical minerals such as... →
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Lack of social grant paypoints taxing on beneficiaries’ pockets
Updated 6 hours ago SASSA beneficiaries from Namaqualand and other rural areas of the Northern Cape are forced to use almost half of their grant payouts for transport... →
Constitutional Court judgement not the end of the road for Zimbabwean farmers
6th May 2024 Today’s ruling in the Constitutional Court, in which it was found that the claims of South African victims of Zimbabwe’s land grabs prescribed, is... →
DA calls for immediate dismissal of Joburg Property Company CEO
6th May 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) feels vindicated in our assertion that the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) has failed in its mandate as the... →
Minister Senzo Mchunu commends progress made to address water challenges in KwaXimba, KwaZulu-Natal
6th May 2024 Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has expressed optimism on the work carried out in KwaXimba, within the eThekwini Metro in... →
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The #1 thing a single mom needs
6th May 2024 Parenting is no picnic and single moms have even more to think about, so this Mother’s Day we’re sparing a thought for the heavy-lifting that... →
Serving Hard Time for “Serious Tax Offences” – Taxpayers Beware SARS’ Bolstered Prosecution Powers
3rd May 2024 The Johannesburg High Court handed down an unfathomable sentence of a cumulative 205 years behind bars to a “VAT Fraud Syndicate” in April 2024!... →
Disciplinary hearings must be above board
2nd May 2024 There are several unfair methods that might be used at disciplinary hearings, appeal hearings and arbitration hearings. These unsavoury tactics... →
LAC finds that an employee who was dismissed for recreational cannabis use at home was unfairly discriminated against
30th April 2024 In the recent case of Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a Division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd (JA86/22) [2024] ZALAC (23 April... →
