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Eskom profits rise again but tariff hikes remain the real story
The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery
Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?
Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest
Coup season in the Sahel raises uncomfortable questions
Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine
The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched
Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the…
Secrecy Bill: Black Tuesday ‘not the end of the road’
The secrecy Bill will be challenged in the Constitutional Court if the National Council of Provinces and President Zuma fail to fix the legislation.
No public interest defence? ‘Info Bill is anti-democratic’
The ANC’s refusal to allow a public interest defence in the Protection of Information Bill has been denounced as "anti-democratic".
When the media’s voice is misheard
What is the voice of the media? The question was sparked by a recent complaint about a report on service delivery protests, as well as some elements of the current debate around…