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Solving South Africa’s violent and costly Zama Zama problem
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th June 2019 Around 30 000 illegal miners work in and around thousands of disused and active mines across South Africa. These illegal miners – known as Zama... →
Why 'pro-poor' policies on their own won't shift inequality in South Africa 
18th June 2019 Sociologist Goran Therborn has probably influenced the study of inequality more than any other scholar in recent years. Invited to locate... →
Jewellery gives platinum biggest bang for marketing buck by far 
By: Martin Creamer 25th April 2019 Marketing investment in the jewellery sector provides platinum with its biggest, best and quickest return by a long shot, with platinum jewellery... →
DA: Alexkor: Another SOE on the verge of collapse
10th April 2019 Ongoing mismanagement of stated-owned mining company, Alexkor, is threatening to exacerbate the high unemployment rate in Namaqualand and... →
PSC urges UCT Council to ratify boycott of Israel
1st April 2019 The brazenness of the Zionist lobby and its so-called “Rule of Law Project” in exerting pressure against the University of Cape Town’s intention to... →
Why mining still matters
28th March 2019 South Africa’s mineral resources are the lifeblood of the economy. Without urgent policy interventions to revitalise the mining industry, the... →
Masisi and Khama’s spat rocks the steady Botswana boat
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th March 2019 Will the increasingly ugly and public spat between Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama remain just a shoving... →
Eskom – more than just looting
13th March 2019 Recently, Trevor Manuel said at the Zondo commission on state capture that Eskom was once the envy of the world. Indeed. In 2001 it was crowned... →
