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Renewables aspirant
25th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has outlined the case for why the State-owned utility will be entering the renewable-energy space more assertively over the coming months and years, as well as how the group... 


Tyranny of the map
25th April 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Although views to the contrary have occasionally been aired – sometimes underpinned by what seems to be solid empirical research hinting at African involvement in the drawing up of the continent’s... 


Trump tariffs shake Africa
25th April 2025 By: Tara O’Connor

US President Donald Trump’s push-me-pull-you tariffs come after slashing USAid, closing the Voice of America radio station and a rumoured end to US Africa Command, or Africom. US withdrawal from... 


Rope-a-dope
25th April 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

I am standing at the top of the ‘Rocky Steps’, from the iconic scene in the 1976 Rocky movie, where Rocky Balboa runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was a 72-step climb,... 


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Now’s the time for extensive engineering enablement across the country
25th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The time for action in South Africa on the engineering front is now. The way needs to be opened for urgent and more extensive upgrading of water, transport and particularly renewable energy... 


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Steady progress
18th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Methodical progress is being made ahead of the launch, later this year, of South Africa’s inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects (ITPs). Following a market-sounding exercise... 


Sleepy Statecraft
18th April 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Remember Alfred Nzo? He was a stalwart of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, serving as secretary-general of the African National Congress in exile from 1969 to 1991, before becoming a... 


The age of stupidity: How to smash the world in the name of higher intelligence
18th April 2025 By: Saliem Fakir

What must be understood is that, in the age of stupidity, it’s not about stupid people doing stupid things; rather, it’s about those perceived to be clever doing incredibly foolish things. After... 


Iko Iko
18th April 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

“My bestie and your bestie sit down by the fire; Your bestie says: So, can we make these flames go higher?” If you're unaware, these lyrics come from Justin Wellington’s 2020 hit, Iko Iko. I’ve... 


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Cut the red tape and roll out the red carpet to stimulate investment
18th April 2025

Unnecessary bureaucracy must be removed from South Africa’s investment framework and across-the-board investment must be encouraged smartly and swiftly. The red tape must go and the red carpet must... 


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Back to the future?
11th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

There’s some concern that government is delaying the inevitable, after more support was extended to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to facilitate a six-month pause of the shutdown of its longs... 


Mzansi’s words go global
11th April 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

When someone asks if “you are coming with” to establish whether you are joining an activity or event, it’s a sure-fire sign they hail from this great Mzansi of ours. Try saying that elsewhere in... 


Metal review
11th April 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

If you are involved in the manufacture and import of iron and steel, or articles made of these materials, as well as articles made of base metal, then you may want to consider responding to an... 


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South Africans must look forward, work together, grow the economy
11th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Now is the time for South Africans to collectively keep their eyes on the prize of elevating economic growth to the highest possible level in the shortest possible time. Looking forward and working... 


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New narrative
4th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Developments in those transport sectors hitherto dominated by Transnet reflect not only a belated acknowledgement of South Africa’s fiscal predicament, but also a growing awareness of the risk... 


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