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Shaft-sinking boom-time stalwart Nigel Townshend returns as chair of mining services company 
By: Martin Creamer 26th April 2023 Mining luminary of South Africa’s shaft-sinking boom period at the beginning of the millennium Nigel Townshend is back in action as the newly... →
South Africa’s power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios
19th April 2023 Over the past 15 years South Africa has been experiencing a gradually worsening number of electricity cuts. This state of affairs has prompted... →
Happening in Parliament this week
17th April 2023 Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s Questions for Oral Reply session is the only formal parliamentary sitting scheduled for this opening week of the... →
The implication of the amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2001
5th April 2023 With effect from 19 December 2022, the list of “accountable institutions“, as contained in Schedule 1 to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38... →
Green energy: South Africa’s transition plan must be careful not to deepen inequality – the 3 top issues
5th April 2023 Since the UN Climate Change Agreement was signed by 196 nations in December 2015, many countries have announced policies to reduce their fossil... →
Deadline day and there is still no updated IRP from Gwede Mantashe
31st March 2023 Despite assurances from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National Energy Crisis Committee and the subsequent January 2023 update on the implementation... →
Eskom says ‘unexpected challenges’ during Koeberg Unit 1 outage will delay restart 
By: Terence Creamer 22nd March 2023 The first Unit 1 steam generator at the Koeberg power station has been removed from the containment building and placed into an on-site storage... →
When things go boom – Why the Doomsday Clock matters to Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th March 2023 The Russian invasion of Ukraine is listed as a key motivator for pushing the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 seconds. Our expert, Isabel Bosman, gives... →
