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latest news & developmentsAfrica’s data, the new sovereignty frontier
Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained…
Truth and lies in the GNU faux pas
Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties
EU announces 4.7 billion euro investment pact with South Africa
The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition
Lessons for the Left | The rise and fall of Syriza
The third instalment of Lessons for the Left considers what happens when a grassroots resistance movement takes on entrenched neoliberalism
Divided Europe faces China’s electric vehicle surge amid growing tensions
For both economies, the path forward must focus on building stronger ties, not severing them
African Development Bank rescue of Transnet has national, regional and continental implications
This investment, used as a facilitator of local production, can also help develop regional value chains and access upstream global value chains
EU blacklists Cameroon over illegal fishing
The ban will stay in effect until Cameroon complies with the EU’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulation
What we can learn from EU top diplomat’s racist metaphors
Josep Borrel’s depiction of Europe as a garden that must protect itself from jungle invaders reveals deeply entrenched feelings of superiority
Global energy crisis forces an ‘undignified transition’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables
Russia-Ukraine crisis sends oil prices soaring as South Africans face record fuel prices
The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks
SA engineers pave way for automated detection of ocean pollution
South Africa discharges up to 250 000 tonnes of rubbish into the oceans every year
Europe to support global green deal
Meeting the new 2030 emissions-reduction target will require an estimated €350-billion of additional investment annually. But this figure pales in comparison to the costs of…
World leaders: Global recovery requires multilateral cooperation
Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles
$500m for Covid test, treat, vaccine
France, Spain, the European Commission and Britain as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged money for equity in the treatment of Covid-19
‘Ghost’ flights are yet another example of our polluting ways
Due to covid-19, there are aeroplanes jetting about with few, if no passengers in them, which means those planes are releasing unnecessary greenhouse gases that will trap heat…