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Energy Council of South Africa joins World Energy Council
By: Schalk Burger 19th February 2024 The Energy Council of South Africa has become a member of the United Nations-affiliated global body the World Energy Council (WEC), which will... →
DRC’s green and automated Kibali gold operation highlighted as mining role model 
By: Martin Creamer 30th January 2024 Kibali, the largest gold mine in Africa, is now also one of Africa's greenest and most impressively automated operations, which continues to... →
Northern Kenya’s disarmament dilemma
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th January 2024 Banditry and the proliferation of illegal small arms are critical drivers of insecurity in Kenya’s North Rift Region. Survey-derived baselines... →
BMI foresees better growth in South Africa, Nigeria this year
By: Schalk Burger 26th January 2024 After acting as a drag on sub-Saharan African growth in 2023, Nigeria and South Africa are expected to reverse this trend during the current year,... →
Intelligence-led investigations can curb Ethiopia’s kidnappings
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th January 2024 Kidnapping and extortion are on the rise in Ethiopia, with cases even reported beyond the country’s borders. Ethiopian Electric Power announced in... →
African countries at COP28: several big wins and a united voice
14th December 2023 African countries entered the recent COP28 negotiations on climate change in high spirits. Before this conference, in September, African government... →
Business’s positive determination drives confidence
13th December 2023 The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) measures how financial and economic factors impact businesses over time. In October 2023, it held steady... →
Nine out of 10 South African criminals reoffend, while in Finland it’s 1 in 3. This is why
6th December 2023 A very large percentage of South Africans who are released from prison end up being rearrested and being convicted for crimes again. The country... →
