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Is Nersa really to blame for Eskom’s mess?
National
/ 9 February 2023

Is Nersa really to blame for Eskom’s mess?

Political parties and NGOs will be taking Nersa and Eskom to court for granting the utility an 18.65% tariff hike

By Mandisa Nyathi
Gift of the Givers responds to a call for help in earthquake-hit Türkiye and Syria
National
/ 9 February 2023

Gift of the Givers responds to a call for help in earthquake-hit Türkiye and Syria

All South Africans living in the area have been accounted for, according to the department of international relations and cooperation

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Factionalism is the nature of politics; Ramaphosa and the ANC must stop its cancerous effect on state capability
Opinion
/ 9 February 2023

Factionalism is the nature of politics; Ramaphosa and the ANC must stop its cancerous effect on state capability

A critical lesson in the ANC’s near 30-year rule is that we should find policy measures to shield the state and its functioning from the turbulence that factionalism breathes

By Ron Derby
The war in Ethiopia is not over
Africa
/ 9 February 2023

The war in Ethiopia is not over

The government and Tigrayan politicians signed a peace deal but for minority groups there is little choice but to keep fighting

By Claire Wilmot
Coal in SA’s energy mix until 2040s, Creecy tells mining indaba
Business
/ 8 February 2023

Coal in SA’s energy mix until 2040s, Creecy tells mining indaba

Coal still dominates the domestic energy mix, providing 81.4% of the total system load, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

By Anathi Madubela
Tourism portfolio committee tells Lindiwe Sisulu to bin Spurs proposal
National
/ 8 February 2023

Tourism portfolio committee tells Lindiwe Sisulu to bin Spurs proposal

The parliamentary committee delivered a broadside against the tourism minister, and wants the mooted sponsorship deal investigated

By Emsie Ferreira
Coal bulls fight for relevance at Mining Indaba
Business
/ 8 February 2023

Coal bulls fight for relevance at Mining Indaba

After a year of energy market volatility lit a fire under demand for coal, lobbyists of the commodity say it is set to stick around

By Sarah Smit
Mpho Phalatse plans to continue Mmusi Maimane’s vision, if elected DA leader
Politics
/ 8 February 2023

Mpho Phalatse plans to continue Mmusi Maimane’s vision, if elected DA leader

The former mayor says the ‘culture of fear’ in the party needs to be dealt with and it needs to be more honest about its links with the EFF

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mining Indaba: Africa sits in prime seat to benefit from minerals for renewable energies
Business
/ 8 February 2023

Mining Indaba: Africa sits in prime seat to benefit from minerals for renewable energies

The continent is rich in metals for the energy transition such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals

By Anathi Madubela
Rhino poaching declines in Kruger, but poachers are on the rampage in KZN
The Green Guardian
/ 8 February 2023

Rhino poaching declines in Kruger, but poachers are on the rampage in KZN

Statistics confirm decline in rhino poaching losses in national parks from 451 in 2021 to 448 last year, the toll for private owners was 86

By Sheree Bega
Transnet and mine companies have ‘a brilliant working relationship’, says Portia Derby
Business
/ 7 February 2023

Transnet and mine companies have ‘a brilliant working relationship’, says Portia Derby

Chief executive has recently come to blows with the Minerals Council South Africa, which called for her axing in a leaked letter

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa vows to fix logistics constraints that have cost the mining sector R51 billion in exports
Business
/ 7 February 2023

Ramaphosa vows to fix logistics constraints that have cost the mining sector R51 billion in exports

Ramaphosa calls on the private sector and labour to work with Transnet and the government to fix escalating problems

By Anathi Madubela
Coal miners knuckle down to find solutions to Transnet failings
Business
/ 7 February 2023

Coal miners knuckle down to find solutions to Transnet failings

According to the Minerals Council, logistical constraints induced by the railway’s setbacks have cost mining industry R51 billion in exports

By Sarah Smit
David Mabuza to attend State of the Nation address as deputy president
Politics
/ 7 February 2023

David Mabuza to attend State of the Nation address as deputy president

Presidency says Mabuza is still second in command while he waits for Ramaphosa to release him with Mashatile waiting in the wings

By Lizeka Tandwa
High Cape Town home prices prompt semigration sprawl
Business
/ 7 February 2023

High Cape Town home prices prompt semigration sprawl

With more people relocating to the coast, demand in the Mother City has sent prices soaring

By Sarah Smit
Tiger Brands: Prolonged load-shedding a risk to food security
Business
/ 7 February 2023

Tiger Brands: Prolonged load-shedding a risk to food security

Tiger Brands and others in the food production chain are struggling under the rolling blackouts

By Anathi Madubela
Mxolisi Dukwana heads the list of Free State ANC candidates to replace premier Ntombela
Politics
/ 6 February 2023

Mxolisi Dukwana heads the list of Free State ANC candidates to replace premier Ntombela

Three names to be handed over to the top seven for consideration after the ANC decided to recall Sisi Ntombela

By Lizeka Tandwa
Critical wetland added to Agulhas National Park
The Green Guardian
/ 6 February 2023

Critical wetland added to Agulhas National Park

The Soetendalsvlei wetland ecosystem is an important biodiversity area and a haven for birds at southernmost tip of Africa

By Sheree Bega
Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case
National
/ 6 February 2023

Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case

Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred

By Emsie Ferreira
Promises on legal cannabis industry all smoke and mirrors
Politics
/ 6 February 2023

Promises on legal cannabis industry all smoke and mirrors

Five years after being told to fix South Africa’s unconstitutional cannabis laws, the state has failed to do so

By Paddy Harper
Russia losing scramble for Africa
Africa
/ 6 February 2023

Russia losing scramble for Africa

Sergei Lavrov’s African tour was supposed to highlight the strength of Russia’s relationship with the continent but it did the opposite

By Simon Allison
Syria hospital treating earthquake victims pleads for help
Top Six
/ 6 February 2023

Syria hospital treating earthquake victims pleads for help

The 7.8-magnitude pre-dawn quake, whose epicentre was near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, wiped out entire sections of cities in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria, killing more than 1,200 people in their sleep.

By Omar Haj Kadour
Paul Mashatile sworn in as MP, step closer to becoming deputy president
National
/ 6 February 2023

Paul Mashatile sworn in as MP, step closer to becoming deputy president

Mashatile and fellow ANC members Maropene Ramokgopa, Sihle Zikalala and Parks Tau were sworn in as MPs on Monday

By Eunice Masson
Put money into South Africa because we have a load-shedding plan, Mantashe says at Mining Indaba
Business
/ 6 February 2023

Put money into South Africa because we have a load-shedding plan, Mantashe says at Mining Indaba

The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister

By Anathi Madubela
Smart city remains but a dream
National
/ 6 February 2023

Smart city remains but a dream

Three years after Ramaphosa proposed it, the land earmarked for the Lanseria urban development remains just veld

By Athandiwe Saba
Minerals Council ‘encouraged’ by talks with Transnet after leaked letter
Business
/ 6 February 2023

Minerals Council ‘encouraged’ by talks with Transnet after leaked letter

Logistical constraints caused production to fall 6% in 2022, according to the mining industry employer organisation

By Sarah Smit
Maropene Ramokgopa poses biggest threat to ministerial positions of Gungubele, Pandor
Politics
/ 6 February 2023

Maropene Ramokgopa poses biggest threat to ministerial positions of Gungubele, Pandor

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to buy time are likely to cause more friction in the ANC as Paul Mashatile and David Mabuza rekindle relations, forcing his hand

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions
Politics
/ 6 February 2023

‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions

Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa can’t win renewal battle where it matters most
Politics
/ 6 February 2023

Ramaphosa can’t win renewal battle where it matters most

There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
Pravin Gordhan: ‘This job requires resilience’
Business
/ 5 February 2023

Pravin Gordhan: ‘This job requires resilience’

In an interview, the public enterprises minister outlined the challenges implicit in turning around state-owned entities

By Sarah Smit
You can’t ace politics using cheap populism, Magashule
Opinion
/ 5 February 2023

You can’t ace politics using cheap populism, Magashule

Former Free State premier Ace Magashule used Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy to prop himself up but it was all public relations, with no substance

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Ian Khama: I am going back to Botswana
Africa
/ 4 February 2023

Ian Khama: I am going back to Botswana

As the former president gets ready to return to Botswana and decide his political future, current President Mokgweetsi Masisi appears to be extending an olive branch

By Athandiwe Saba
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