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Parly committee urges Gauteng municipalities to step up water conservation amid crisis
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd October 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Wednesday urged Gauteng municipalities to implement demand management strategies to curtail the... →
Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle
23rd October 2024 Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema... →
Zimbabwe’s ZiG: devaluations won’t fix a currency that’s in trouble because of government overspending
23rd October 2024 The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalued the ZiG by 43% on 27 September 2024. This weakened the official exchange rate from 13.9 ZiG per US dollar to... →
South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics
By: Econ3x3 23rd October 2024 South Africa has an export-led agricultural sector, with exports having been a major catalyst in the sector’s growth over the past three decades.... →
Municipalities remain the achilles heel in Gauteng's water-related issues
23rd October 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation is concerned that municipalities’ inability to perform their water conservation and advocacy roles,... →
SASSA beneficiaries sleeping outside Bellville office since Sunday
23rd October 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is alarmed by the situation where South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries... →
Children, govt and civil society convene to consider a national strategy to accelerate action for children
23rd October 2024 Children together with individuals and organisations promoting child rights and well-being in South Africa have put their collective weight behind... →
Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines 
By: Martin Creamer 22nd October 2024 Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity... →
