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On balance, considering the public costs and alleged public benefits, it is clear that the costs have been understated and the benefits overstated, in the public sphere where the developer, the City and the province clearly are aligned and have control over the dominant narrative, but more impo...
In separate seminars at a conference bringing together government and academia in Cape Town last week, a number of experts pointed to Minister Gwede Mantashe, politics and entrenched fossil fuel interests as hobbling South Africa’s energy transition.
South Africa will miss its binding 2030 carbon emissions targets under the Paris climate agreement, three senior government officials confirmed, as the country plans to run eight coal-fired power...
Officials say fossil fuels are needed for longer than planned to manage persistent power shortage
The ongoing protests by bus drivers and other workers tied to the IPTS in the Nelson Mandela Bay City government of Gqeberha is the latest instalment in the series of other labour unrests taking place under coalition local governments across SA.