Blaming Eskom coal cuts on renewables is ‘misdirected’ – expert
Blaming the early closure of some South African coal-fired electricity plants and subsequent job cuts on renewables is “misdirected”, says an expert.
National Planning Commission
Mailbox: Will the real Cyril Ramaphosa please stand up.
James Ausa wonders why would Cyril Ramaphosa, a man worth over R6 billion, leave the private sector and re-renter the world of politics?
Trevor Manuel: Strengthen justice system – society needs assurances on consequences
When it comes to nation building and transformation, firms do too little, according to former finance minister Trevor Manuel.
Donwald Pressly: NDP reduced to a lame duck. No collective Thuli Madonsela.
Cape Messenger editor Donwald Pressly looks at the National Planning Commission and how it’s developed since the days of Trevor Manuel and Cyril Ramaphosa.
MUST READ: Trevor Manuel blasts Zuma’s finmin blunder, asks tough questions
Trevor Manuel asks the key questions about why Zuma fired Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and sweeps away Zuma’s belated justification that Nene was proposed for a position which, Manuel says, is “15%” of the responsibility of the one he held.
Lindiwe Zulu: Blame business, not Zuma, for the Van Rooyen finmin disaster
Being effective runs a poor second in the Zuma Administration to unquestioning loyalty behind Number One. A fact reflected in Lindiwe Zulu’s contribution here, where she makes the outrageous claim that the business community must carry blame for massive losses inflicted by Zuma’s appointment of his “weekend special” Finance Minister.
Nhlanhla Nene’s 2015 Mini Budget: The Full Speech
Read the full Mini Budget speech, given by finance minister Nhlanhla Nene
SA National Planning Committee directors – profiles of all the members
President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of 25 new members to the National Planning Commission in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, for a period of five years.
Chris Yelland: Understanding the electricity sector drama and moving forward
Chris Yelland unpacks the turmoil in the electricity sector in plain language, addressing the details and finding the light in a messy situation.
Preceding Budget 2015: Updates on the National Planning Commission
The term of office of the current NPC will come to an end in May. Minister Radebe will soon call for nominations for the new National Planning Commission