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Military bases' repair will cost taxpayers R8 billion
8th April 2024 As the South African taxpayer gets ready to spend nearly R2,5 billion per year on an SANDF foreign deployment to the eastern DRC, it has since... →
Governing party’s election jobs promise stunningly inadequate
8th April 2024 The ruling party is promising 3.5-million “work opportunities” in its election manifesto – primarily government funded jobs consisting of... →
South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: what the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming and residents 
8th April 2024 The main water supply to South Africa’s economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country’s breadbasket in the Free... →
Role of gas in SA’s future energy mix under intense scrutiny
By: Darren Parker 5th April 2024 Given South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis, there remains much debate around whether gas should be included in the future energy mix and, if so,... →
UP, CSIR collaborate on project to detect fake news during elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd April 2024 University of Pretoria Data Science for Social Impact research group’s Professor Vukosi Marivate noted that if the Independent Electoral Commission... →
More green hydrogen insight on way as Southern African scientists head to Germany 
By: Martin Creamer 28th March 2024 Twelve scientists from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will head to Germany in May, where they will have an opportunity to... →
Release of Gas Master Plan approved at Cabinet’s last official meeting ahead of May poll
By: Terence Creamer 28th March 2024 Cabinet approved the publication of the long-awaited Gas Master Plan for public comment during what was the last formal meeting of the executive... →
South Africa’s electricity crisis: what political parties say in their election manifestos about solving it
28th March 2024 South Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters, experienced the worst loadshedding to... →
