While acknowledged in the Sona, Johannesburg’s water woes continue to threaten public health and equity, prompting demands for emergency funding, accountability and sustainable infrastructure
Emergency measures include a temporary increase in Rand Water allocation, leak repairs, illegal connection removal and accelerated capital works
MPs had criticised the president for establishing another task team to tackle the country’s water crisis after he set up a police special investigations task team to probe those implicated in corruption at the Madlanga commission
Lesufi’s remark about resorting to hotel showers during water shortages was not an isolated lapse of judgment but a revealing window into this broader political environment
Wars unfold in full view of the world with little consequence for the powerful and overwhelming punishment for the weak. To describe this order as functional requires a suspension of reality. The system is not reforming. It is decomposing
More than a chronicle of Namibia, Barbara Adair’s book experiments with language and structure
Police will investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting
For reindustrialisation to take off, statements by politicians must be turned into practical, measurable policy steps.
South Africa can move to get more emergency orders from the International Court of Justice. The UN General Assembly’s Uniting for Peace power can overcome the US government’s veto and obstruction
Can essential infrastructure drive the next wave of financial inclusion? Will utilities evolve into major players in consumer finance? And who should govern household data in this emerging market? For more than a decade, Africa’s fintech story has been synonymous with mobile money. Services such as M-Pesa reconfigured payments, savings and micro-lending, creating new business […]