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Eskom reports arrest of copper cable thief at Matla
By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th June 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom has apprehended a suspected copper cable thief at the Matla power station after security officers discovered the... →
Turkish frustration with EU talks is prompting outreach to Brics
By: Reuters 25th June 2024 Turkey has reached out to the Brics club of major emerging nations that includes Russia and China, in a sign of growing frustration over a lack of... →
SACP Free State Provincial Executive Committee Statement
25th June 2024 The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Free State Province (FS) held a Special Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) on a virtual platform... →
Protesters, police clash in rallies against Kenyan tax rises
By: Reuters 25th June 2024 Protests against proposed tax hikes in Kenya turned violent on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds in the... →
Nigerian farmers abandon farms after attacks, sending food prices higher
By: Reuters 25th June 2024 Hassan Ya'u, a 42-year-old maize and sesame seed farmer in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, was tending to his crops early this month when dozens... →
Blue carbon markets: Africa must carefully balance risks and rewards
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th June 2024 Africa’s productive blue carbon ecosystems offer climate mitigation solutions, but countries must guard against the exploitation of local... →
South Africa risks losing billions pledged for climate finance 
By: Bloomberg 25th June 2024 South Africa is risking a $9.3-billion climate finance pact by delaying the closing of a number of coal-fired power plants, a panel appointed by... →
How and why I plan to support the GNU – Part one
By: Raymond Suttner 24th June 2024 Watching developments in the Government of National Unity (GNU) over the recent period, I remain hopeful that its being set up will represent a new... →
