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Climate risks and the socialisation of costs
By: Saliem Fakir 6th December 2024 Climate risks are a product of rising greenhouse-gas emissions caused by our dependence on fossil fuels, with these risks distributed unequally at... →
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... →
Transboundary adaption to climate change: governing flows of water, energy, food and people
5th December 2024 Climate change alters transboundary flows that are essential for people and nature, including flows of water, people, energy, and food.... →
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... →
Eskom outlines ‘aspirational’ generation vision in meeting with lawmakers
By: Terence Creamer 4th December 2024 Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane has outlined an “aspirational” and largely unfunded new generation project pipeline to progressively replace its aged... →
Exxaro places CEO on precautionary suspension with immediate effect
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2024 Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, the CEO of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources, has been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate... →
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... →