X-raying China’s debt trap model for South Africa The Punch
Published 2 July 2021
Among the different nations on the African continent, South Africa has always been perceived as being ahead of the others on various developmental and infrastructural parameters. Rightfully so, the country has a relatively good network of road and railways, has witnessed rampant urbanisation with the booming of multiple cities and enhanced connectivity between urban centres that facilitates investment. With this kind of a developmental model, one wonders why the African nation in the southern part of the continent would look for more investment in infrastructure, particularly from the Chinese. A look into the push and pull factors into the Chinese efforts in South Africa helps to unearth the nuances of this partnership. As they say, the devil lies in the details.
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10-YEARS AFTER FUKUSHIMA DISASTER, SOUTH AFRICANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST NUCLEAR
“The ongoing issues from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, which happened ten-years ago this month (11 March), is a stark reminder of the many compelling arguments against any new nuclear for South Africa.” So says the
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg. Interested and affected communities also raised these arguments with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) – at the Nersa hearings that were held on 23-24 February – to challenge the government’s proposal to add another 2500MW nuclear to the country’s energy mix.
According to Safcei’s Executive Director Francesca de Gasparis, “There is still too little relevant information available in the public realm. We need to know how these plans could affect us. Even when requested via official means, information is either missing or unclear. In its role as energy regulator, NERSA must take the principles of the Nati
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