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Communication professionals have a role to play in bridging this gap, translating the sustainable development goals into relatable narratives that resonate with people and inspire collective action. (Getty Images)
ENERGY CRISIS

2023: A deepening energy crisis or a turning point?

We enter 2023 with an energy system that has never been in worse shape

  • Mark Swilling
11 min read
What’s at stake is not just the short-term crisis and how the country keeps its lights on.
COUNTRY

How failing power utility is fuelling South Africa’s economic crisis

It’s not clear whether President Ramaphosa can coordinate his ministers in a way that provides clarity about dealing with the country’s energy crisis

  • Mark Swilling
7 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma. (Getty Images)
BEE

Zondo commission awaits a star witness — Jacob Zuma

South Africans may well be seduced by the prospect of Zuma appearing at the Zondo commission, but he wasn’t alone in driving the state capture project

  • Mark Swilling
6 min read
Toxic environment: Nomvula Mokonyane inherited a broken water affairs department in 2014. (Delwyn Verasamy)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

The civil society resistance to state capture

‘The shift to tyranny in SA has been accompanied by political arguments about the nature of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy’

  • Ivor Chipkin
  • Mark Swilling
12 min read
China’s ‘transitional policy’ sees many Chinese babies undocumented. (Reuters)
CLIMATE CHANGE

Global change: Delivering on Earth’s promise

If the world wants to survive the global crisis, it needs renewable energy and green-tech solutions, says Mark Swilling.

  • Mark Swilling
5 min read