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Illegal mining clampdown in South Africa: treating desperate people like criminals is an injustice – legal scholar
22nd November 2024 Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi (“plug the hole”), South African authorities... →
Loss and damage still stuck in the mud
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd November 2024 Support for financing loss and damage isn’t keeping pace with climate impacts in vulnerable countries. Climate change is causing many development... →
AgriSA says agriculture’s ability to reduce emissions recognised at COP29
By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st November 2024 With the COP29 conference under way until November 22, industry body AgriSA says the global climate change agenda is increasingly recognising the... →
Daily Podcast – November 20, 2024
By: Halima Frost 20th November 2024 Making headlines: South African inflation drops to lowest since June 2020; Govt warns public against interfering in spaza shop registrations; And,... →
Namibia aims to raise $450m to boost power generation
By: Bloomberg 20th November 2024 Namibia’s state-owned electricity utility plans to raise $450-million by selling bonds in the country and raising development bank loans to help... →
Treasury to suspend municipal funds over water debt
By: Bloomberg 20th November 2024 South Africa’s Treasury plans to withhold funds from five municipalities next month over their unpaid water bills, part of an effort to compel... →
Lesufi’s government is killing Gauteng's economy, as house prices drop 1.1%
20th November 2024 Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi’s failure to tackle crime, and corruption and ensure access to quality health care has resulted in the decline of... →
Claims of Hammanskraal Water Delays the Obtuse Musings of a Failed Former Mayor
19th November 2024 Multiple years of neglect and incompetence by the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led government, in Tshwane, is the real reason why the Magalies Water... →
