President’s Eskom promises – like his others – are mere platitudes
/ 22 September 2022

President’s Eskom promises – like his others – are mere platitudes

Ramaphosa’s Eskom promises are meaningless, because our weakened state institutions are unable to respond to entrenched corruption, no matter how often our leader rushes home to ‘deal with’ a crisis

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Splitting Eskom doesn’t solve its problems
/ 26 July 2022

Splitting Eskom doesn’t solve its problems

Dividing the company into generation, transmission and distribution divides responsibility, and could triple the scale of the problems

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Mining indaba: Ten years after Marikana massacre, Anglo American step into ‘delicate’ wage negotiations
/ 9 May 2022

Mining indaba: Ten years after Marikana massacre, Anglo American step into ‘delicate’ wage negotiations

Platinum, new innovation, wage talks and Ramaphosa. A lot is happening in the mining world

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The basic income grant is surely on the horizon
/ 29 July 2021

The basic income grant is surely on the horizon

It is becoming clear SA needs a BIG, as many ANC cabinet members, opposition parties and experts agree. But there is still dissent from some quarters

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Sisulu and Dlodlo punted to be on their way out
/ 8 April 2021

Sisulu and Dlodlo punted to be on their way out

Because President Cyril Ramaphosa won the step-aside order in the ANC’s national executive committee, a cabinet reshuffle looms, with Sisulu and Dlodlo’s names on comrades’ lips

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