Kevin Davie

Move to renewables already here

Article Kevin Davie - 10 Jan 2020

The electricity crisis has spurred the government on to use independent power producers to boost the grid

Cosatu suggests an Eskom solution

Article Kevin Davie - 13 Dec 2019

The union federation offers unprecedented concessions on job protections

Whatever happened to Ramaphoria?

Article Kevin Davie - 10 Dec 2019

“Overall it seems not only is Ramaphoria dead [it was never alive] but the long arc of reform potential is being lost in the discourse."

Women are fixing the planet

Article Kevin Davie - 6 Dec 2019

Female bosses at the IMF, ECB and EU are putting climate at the heart of policymaking

SAA rescue ‘least of worst options’

Article Kevin Davie - 6 Dec 2019

Government has taken the business rescue route in a bid to halt an ‘uncontrolled implosion’ of the airline

King Coal defies his energy plan

Article Kevin Davie - 29 Nov 2019

Gwede Mantashe needs to shift from costly, climate crisis-inducing fossil fuels to renewables

Is your cash fuelling the climate crisis?

Article Kevin Davie - 25 Nov 2019

The record of South Africa’s banks and its top 10 carbon emitters in disclosing steps to mitigate climate-related risks is poor

Ground zero with Eskom’s De Ruyter

Article Kevin Davie - 19 Nov 2019

The former head of stressed Nampak has been brought in to set right the floundering utility

SA, like others, flunks emissions report card

Article Kevin Davie - 12 Nov 2019

The latest report card on how we are doing as a country to reduce emissions is in — and we’re not doing well

Bankrupt Eskom to fund new coal

Article Kevin Davie - 8 Nov 2019

But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’

SA escapes Moody’s junk guillotine — for now

Article Kevin Davie - 2 Nov 2019

South Africa's credit rating outlook is revised from stable to negative, but not downgraded to junk status at this stage

Mboweni weaponises ‘mini-budget’

Article Kevin Davie - 1 Nov 2019

SA’s economic prospects have declined rapidly since Feburary, with Eskom being one of the biggest drains. It’s time for some difficult choices

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Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Paddy Harper - 25 Feb 2020

Another apartheid era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

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State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

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eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

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Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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