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Pravin Gordhan should account for Eskom's diesel expenditure before he departs
30th April 2024 The inefficiency of blowing nearly R45 Billion on diesel over the past two years (up to end-March 2024) to mitigate the impact of regular... →
Without rooftop solar investments, loadshedding would be worse, study shows
By: Sabrina Jardim 29th April 2024 Amid the energy challenges facing South Africa, residential solar energy company GoSolr says radical steps must be taken to secure the country’s... →
Integrity at Oxfam: 1 October 2022 – 30 September 2023
26th April 2024 At Oxfam, we fight against inequality to end poverty and injustice. We advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action and bring... →
Can South Africa turn around 30 years of real economy underperformance? 
By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2024 In this essay, Terence Creamer reflects on the factors that have shaped South Africa’s real-economy sectors of manufacturing, mining and... →
Time is right for a South Atlantic climate alliance
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th April 2024 With their leading roles regionally and in the G20 and COP30, a Brazil-South Africa partnership could prompt useful south-south ties. Africa’s... →
Daily Podcast – April 22, 2024
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd April 2024 Making headlines: ANC will appeal court ruling to stop “unlawful” use of its trademarks by MK Party; Ramokgopa describes IPP surpluses as... →
Ramokgopa describes IPP surpluses as low-hanging fruit amid delay in finding contractual solution
By: Terence Creamer 22nd April 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa describes surplus electricity arising from existing renewable energy facilities as “low hanging fruit”... →
South Africa’s electricity crisis: a series of failures over 30 years have left a dim legacy
19th April 2024 In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for... →
