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Gauteng water crisis won’t be solved without infrastructure and demand interventions
By: Natasha Odendaal 6th December 2024 Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province and economic hub, eagerly anticipates a significant inflow of additional water in 2028 from the... →
Trade facilitation report: driving African trade through digitalisation
5th December 2024 The Trade Facilitation Report is the inaugural knowledge report by TradeMark Africa (TMA). It was launched in Kigali, Rwanda, on 3 December 2024 at... →
SABC crisis: South Africa needs its public broadcaster – but who is going to fund it?
5th December 2024 Here we are again. The long-running crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is back on the agenda after the communications... →
Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them
5th December 2024 HIV remains a major global public health challenge. Nowhere is this more evident than in southern and eastern Africa, where the majority of people... →
World Bank report says eradicating structural inequalities key to opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 5th December 2024 Co-author of a new World Bank report Gabriela Inchauste has pointed out that by tackling structural inequalities, sub-Saharan Africa has the... →
National Treasury notes Moody’s reaffirmation of South Africa’s junk status 
By: Darren Parker 4th December 2024 National Treasury has noted Moody’s decision to affirm the country’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at Ba2 – otherwise known as... →
NTCSA still mulling private participation in grid roll-out but confirms deployment ‘step change’ needed
By: Terence Creamer 4th December 2024 The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has told lawmakers that a “step change” will be needed in the delivery of new grid... →
Green loan underpinning latest Harmony Gold renewable-energy project in North West
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2024 A R1.5-billion green loan facility secured in 2022 is the significant funding underpin of three solar PV renewable-energy plants being constructed... →
