South Africa is in the grip of a serious national security crisis on the water front. This is according to Dr Anthony Turton, who is a specialist in water as a national security risk.
The growing number of raw sewage spills and cases of contaminated water across SA is becoming a critical threat to lives, livelihoods
SA will focus on fixing coal-fired power plants and the longer-term roll-out of at least 50 gigawatts of private renewable energy projects.
Load-shedding, crime, decaying infrastructure, corruption, and now, the concerning ties with Russia have South Africans boiling with anger. However, according to Professor William Gumede from Wits School of Government, our collective fury falls short.
In a scathing opinion piece, Ivo Vegter’s focus falls on Fikile Mbalula, the secretary-general of the ANC government. He highlights Mbalula’s recent interview with the BBC, where he attempted to deflect criticism by arguing that the ANC should not be defined solely by the issue of loadshedding.
South Africa is facing a severe electricity crisis and Eskom has warned that it can only provide electricity for half of the day during what will be a cold winter.
William Brederode discusses a critical issue affecting all STS-compliant prepaid electricity meters worldwide. These meters will cease vending electricity on 24 November 2024, unless they are updated.
Electricity supply needs to be improved, economic reforms implemented and Covid vaccination ramped up to push SA on upward growth trajectory.
The way our friend has risen to the Coronavirus challenge is a reminder of the resilience and ingenuity of entrepreneurs and not wasting a good crisis.