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Botswana’s election shock: analyst reflects on why voters kicked the ruling party out after 58 years
13th November 2024 The dramatic loss of power by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had governed Botswana since independence in 1966, will go down in history... →
Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off... →
Somaliland votes with leaders seeing international recognition in reach
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition... →
Egypt reaffirms 42% renewable energy goal for 2030, but urges international help
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Egypt is still aiming for renewable energy to reach 42% of its electricity generation mix by 2030, but that goal will be at risk without more... →
Hearing into Eskom’s far-reaching retail tariff plan set for Dec 18
By: Terence Creamer 12th November 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published timelines for the processing Eskom’s retail tariff plan (RTP) application, in... →
Green shoots in jobs numbers must accelerate economic reform
12th November 2024 Today's release by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Q3:24 attests to our foremost commitment to... →
The just energy transition ignores labour outside the formal economy. So is it just?
12th November 2024 The just transition debate centres on how to move away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy systems while safeguarding working conditions,... →
SA: Solly Malatsi, Address by Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies, at the GSMA in conjunction with ATU SG, Cape Town (11/11/2024)
12th November 2024 As we gather here to discuss how we can harness technology to build a more connected, sustainable, and prosperous future, I would like to share... →