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Statement on the cabinet meeting of Wednesday, September 18, 2024
20th September 2024 ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY →
Indian billionaire Adani is eyeing Kenya’s main airport, and the govt is backing the deal. But are the official talking points factual?
By: Africa Check 20th September 2024 On 11 September 2024, Kenya's main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or JKIA, was grounded for a day as aviation workers went on strike. The... →
A $90bn World Bank plan to electrify Africa gets under way
By: Bloomberg 20th September 2024 A plan to bring electricity to 300-million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30-billion from the World Bank and the African... →
Hope beyond hype?
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 The current scepticism surrounding the prospects for green hydrogen in South Africa and globally is only natural. A gap was inevitably going to... →
Ramokgopa seeks to strike ‘delicate balance’ on Eskom tariffs, labelling mooted hikes ‘untenable’ 
By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has labelled a mooted increase in Eskom’s electricity tariff of 36% “untenable” and... →
Mac Maharaj calls for State institutions to be capacitated in honour of Pravin Gordhan
By: Thabi Shomolekae 19th September 2024 In his speech honouring former Public Enterprises Minister and struggle stalwart Pravin Gordhan, fellow activist and former politician Mac Maharaj... →
Wits to use Frankenwald sale proceeds for special endowment fund
By: Schalk Burger 19th September 2024 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) says all proceeds from the sale of the Frankenwald Estate, in Gauteng, and the future sale of... →
South Africa’s Gauteng province launches water data hub – residents can now keep track of shortages and repair issues
19th September 2024 South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security – the... →
