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Nkululeko Dunga, the EFF provincial chairperson, secured an MEC position and will be sworn in as a member of the Gauteng provincial legislature. Photo: Twitter/EFF
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ANC and minority parties to remove EFF mayoral committee members in Johannesburg ‘this week’

Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
5 min read
Draft regulations for hazardous chemical agents issued by the government affect the fundamental rights of farmworkers and other farm dwellers, who are routinely exposed to high levels of toxic pesticides, particularly on wine and fruit farms. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Pesticides: Deadly for Europeans, but okay for Africans to use

European state banks are happy to finance projects using pesticides deemed too dangerous for people in their own countries. One of these is in Ghana

  • Jonathan Moens
  • Gideon Sarpong
4 min read
AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Amid the pandemic, green bonds are becoming trendy

The Development Bank of Southern Africa plans to use the booming market to finance its climate projects and invest in infrastructure

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
5 min read