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Electrification with renewables: Enhancing healthcare delivery in Mali
2nd September 2025 Lack of reliable energy access in many parts of the world remains a major obstacle to healthcare delivery, with nearly one billion people relying... →
World Bank urges fresh push on economic threat of pollution
By: Reuters 2nd September 2025 Degraded land, polluted air and water stress pose a direct global economic threat but using natural resources more efficiently could cut pollution... →
Strengthening water infrastructure: Practical models for South Africa
2nd September 2025 South Africa faces growing water stress driven by climate change, ageing infrastructure, wasteful losses, pollution, and institutional fragility.... →
Solidarity warns of jobs bloodbath as AMSA starts longs business wind-down
By: Sabrina Jardim 1st September 2025 Trade union Solidarity has noted that steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has informed its employees that the company is preparing to... →
Mavuso slams Eskom’s tariff system as ‘farcical’, calls for urgent electricity sector reform
By: Darren Parker 1st September 2025 There is no greater sign of the urgent need for reform of the electricity sector than the way State-owned utility Eskom’s electricity tariffs are... →
Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: Insights from Africa
28th August 2025 The digital economy is reshaping global trade and business, presenting new opportunities for inclusive growth and sustainable development. However,... →
UNCTAD Annual Report 2024
28th August 2025 2024 marked UN Trade and Development’s 60th anniversary. Six decades ago, our founders envisioned an institution that would ensure the fruits of... →
Africa’s city planners must look to the global south for solutions: Johannesburg and São Paulo offer useful insights
28th August 2025 For decades, the dominant theories and models in urban studies have been built from the experience of a small set of mostly western cities. Other... →