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SAPS

Fannie Masemola to resume duties as national police commissioner

General Fannie Masemola will resume his duties as national police commissioner after President Cyril Ramaphosa lifted his precautionary suspension following the withdrawal of…

  • Lesego Chepape
2 min read
ECONOMY

Designing the Bridge to Earning

Permanent private-sector jobs remain scarce, but public employment programmes are proving vital in bridging the gap for young South Africans seeking sustainable pathways to…

  • Mosuoe Sekonyela, Chief Government Relations Officer, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and Ndumiso Kubheka, Chief Executive Officer, National Youth Development Agency
7 min read
BRICS

Ramaphosa warns BRICS against a new raw-material trap for Africa

Speaking at the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, President Cyril Ramaphosa urged member nations to direct investments toward local manufacturing and mineral beneficiation…

  • Hasina Kathrada
3 min read
SOUTH AFRICA

The truth, the missing link in the parachute journalism drop

This article critically re-examines the role and responsibilities of African media in covering recent protest marches in South Africa. It argues that a 'parachute journalism'…

  • Sandile Memela
8 min read
The solar panels are going up. The wind farms are being commissioned. The investment is flowing. The problem? The wires to carry all that electricity don't exist yet and the unit deciding who gets access to them still sits inside the organisation most conflicted by the answer
ENERGY TRANSITION

Africa's clean energy future is stuck in grid traffic

South Africa, rich in solar and wind resources with billions ready for investment, faces a critical bottleneck: a severe lack of power lines and an opaque grid access queue. This…

  • Heinrich van der Walt
5 min read