Renewables queueing to connect to a grid with no capacity
ANALYSIS: There are many renewable projects, including in the Northern Cape, that want to connect but they are in a queue, waiting for the...
SA to overtake Egypt, Nigeria and become continent’s biggest economy
The South African economy has been predicted to bypass Egypt’s and Nigeria’s to become the biggest on the continent.THE SOUTH African economy has been...
Amazon set to go head-to-head with Takealot
South African businesses now have an additional e-commerce and online retailing platform after Amazon, the giant US company that is spreading across the globe,...
Almost 50% of South Africans will struggle with food insecurity by...
A Shoprite food index report released this week projects that by 2025 nearly half of South Africa’s population will be food insecure, with 48.96%...
Eskom faces race to build power capacity as SA population explodes
INSIGHT: While Eskom is turning a performance corner, it has to contend with a massive growth in South Africa’s population, which has increased by...
Africa seeks new deal on energy at Cop28 climate change conference
African countries need to convey to the Cop28 global conference that climate change should not be weaponised against country’s that have energy poverty, South...
Why Gaza’s Rafah border crossing matters, and why Egypt is keeping...
EXPLAINER: The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the sole route for aid to enter Gaza directly from outside Israel and...
Who funds Hamas? A global network of crypto, cash and charities
ANALYSIS: Hamas’ cash-to-crypto global finance maze is in Israel’s sights.By Hadeel Al Sayegh, John O'Donnell and Elizabeth HowcroftLONDON/DUBAI - Palestinian militant group Hamas uses...
Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution
164 years after British naturalist Charles Darwin sketched out his theory of evolution in the 1859 book “On the Origin of Species”, nine scientists...
SA tobacco industry could lose 29,000 jobs if new bill is...
The tobacco industry could lose close to 29,000 jobs if the Tobacco Control Bill is passed in its current form with sweeping new restrictions...
