Groups opposed to multinational’s offshore search for oil and gas say that the energy minister shows his ignorance by blaming white environmentalists for wanting to ‘protect butterflies’
Party insiders say Ramaphosa is unlikely to feel the pinch as a result of Eastern Cape regional conferences pitting Oscar Mabuyane against Babalo Madikizela
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
Environmental group says the government is continuing to push the country towards a climate change disaster
As the increasingly less relevant ANC vacates the middle ground and the centre-left, a void opens, which will urgently need to be filled
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
South Africa’s transition to renewables will depend on its ability to attract sustained energy investments
The national director of public prosecutions is up against internal stonewalling that is rooted in the Zuma years of state capture
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Energy sector leaders on the continent call for a gradual move towards renewable energy
After a dismal showing at the polls, all the major parties – with some smaller kingmakers – will now begin the horse-trading to run your municipality
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The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
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Zizi, who was made a pariah in the ANC, is now on the party’s campaign trail to try to woo back voters it has lost
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The bidders will add 2 583 megawatts to the grid within 36 months
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government
From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates
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ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature
Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up
Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true
Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
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At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party
Babalo Madikizela is considering standing against Oscar Mabuyane to become chair of the key Eastern Cape ANC region in December
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Environmental organisations want the government to factor the climate change crisis into the proposed legislation
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
A new report says power from the hydroelectric scheme is more expensive than energy from solar and wind
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Magashule’s inability to grasp the difficult position in which he puts the ANC demonstrates his disregard for party discipline and unity in the pursuit of individual interest
A defiant MKMVA has vowed it is business as usual, after a meeting with the top six ended with the military veterans being kicked out of the virtual platform
Analysis of news coverage in May shows a governing party that is broke — and bitterly at war with itself
The ANC’s integrity body’s chairperson, George Mashaba, said that the elders would discuss summoning the ANC chair over allegations of corruption
A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading
Mantashe’s fossil fuel heavy energy plans are wildly out of line with needed climate action and a better energy future for South Africa