With the government and business casting their gaze ever eastwards, South Africans are being urged to familiarise themselves with Chinese culture.
Limpopo locals are standing their ground in their fight to halt a new platinum mine that Platreef wants to establish on their land.
At least two people were killed by police in the Eastern Cape last night, after an altercation when the cops stopped them stealing goods from a truck.
Zambia’s high court is to decide on issuing a licence for a copper mine in a game reserve bordering Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools world heritage site.
The third window is waiting to be signed off but the energy department is preoccupied elsewhere.
People take it for granted that corruption is happening on all levels, says Corruption Watch.
The US and China have agreed to limit carbon emissions, but the move might only be enough to save developed countries in the North.
The official plan is to diversify power sources in South Africa by harnessing renewable energy, but the ‘hows’ still need to be pinned down.
During secret negotiations, the US pledged to cut its emissions by 28% by 2025 and China promised to reach a peak in emissions by 2030.
The latest electricity blackouts could spur renewed interest in going off the grid for our power supply and reducing our reliance on Eskom.