The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked
Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries
The recent outage in Spain and Portugal shows we must modernise how we transport power, supported by AI and automation
The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas
Failure in water provision has a ripple effect on other sectors
Upgrading and repairing infrastructure should be a national priority
They criticised the Gauteng premier’s water and electricity solutions as misguided
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
That South Africa (SA) needs infrastructure and economic growth is no secret, the trick really is how to bolster both these critical needs
The 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance report ranks South Africa and Mauritius in the top two in the business and labour environment
Infrastructure development in Uganda’s capital should not destroy habitats and green spaces
The capital’s new mayor will focus on resolving long-standing tensions with labour, coalition management, and service delivery
The Institute for Security Studies launched its Prospects 2043 report on Tuesday, with strong leadership seen as key to long-term stability in the country
Tsakani Maluleke’s latest report shows the pace of improvement in the financial management of municipalities has been slow, hurting service delivery
Utility advises customers to start stocking up on water ahead of the weekend
Wind speeds of 225km/h to 265km/h occurred in the tornado’s path
With severe weather events brought on by climate change, new analysis shows that 80% of Capetonians live in high risk area
Central banks’ contribution to climate change-related aims, and their role in the transition, depend on government policy
The effect of illegal mining includes sabotaged pipelines that contaminate the environment, illegal water usage, sinkholes, underground fires and explosions
At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down
There must be meaningful engagement by local government with the public on civic projects
The seismic eruption unmasked the systemic injustices of our infrastructure, and the skewed maintenance thereof, which must be urgently addressed
It is incomprehensible that some would claim we flourished under oppression, just because we had better roads and electricity
We are experiencing a skills crisis that is as catastrophic and urgent as the public infrastructure crisis, and yet it mostly goes unnoticed
Another says the outages are a wake-up call for how water is managed in the country’s economic hub
The wellbeing of our country and every person living in it depends on a healthy environment — the ecological carrying capacity
The spectre of the July 2021 riots looms large over the events in Gauteng of the last few days, and, as always, xenophobia is disgruntled South Africa’s faithful companion
The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting
Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance
At its core, the social compact approach calls for increased co-operation and trust between business, labour, community and the government for the betterment of South Africa
The joint standing committee on the financial management of parliament met about preliminary findings on fire damage
New legislation aims to protect local jobs in the transport sector amid questions as to whether SA has enough willing and skilled drivers