January 31
Africa: Africa Can't Afford Another Lost Decade - - What Has Gone Wrong?
Not long ago, the continent was the poster child for fast-growing emerging markets, with The Economist declaring in 2011 'Africa Rising' on its cover. Read more »
December 28, 2023
South Africa: Environmental Champ of the Year - Civil Justice Activist Ferrial Adam
The executive manager of WaterCAN is turning the tide on water security in South Africa. Read more »
April 05, 2023
South Africa: Grave Warnings From Snakebite Experts As Minister of Health Is Asked to Intervene in Antivenom Crisis
Trauma specialists, snakebite experts and emergency responders have asked the minister of health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to intervene in the ongoing snakebite antivenom crisis in South… Read more »
January 28, 2023
South Africa: How the ANC's Years-Long Delays On Renewables Plunged SA Into Darkness and Scuppered Plan to End Blackouts
Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme was halted from 2015 to 2019, and then the energy minister chased a nuclear red herring. Read more »
November 10, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's R1.5-Trillion Plan for Decarbonising in the Next Five Years
In a nutshell, the plan focuses on decarbonising and developing three key sectors: electricity, new-energy vehicles and green hydrogen. It will cost about R1.5-trillion. Read more »
September 29, 2022
South Africa: Western Cape Illegal Rehabs in the Spotlight After Hout Bay Residents Speak Out Over Eleanore's Recovery Centre
Following Daily Maverick's investigation into the squalid conditions at an unregistered rehabilitation centre in Hout Bay, the Western Cape Department of Social Development has… Read more »
July 12, 2022
South Africa: Open Letter Rejects 'Unconstitutional Fatwa' Against LGBTQIA+ Muslims
A group of Muslim South Africans have released an open letter denouncing the Muslim Judicial Council's fatwa which they says amounts to hate in a context where the lives of… Read more »
May 29, 2022
South Africa: The Long and Short of Load Shedding Solutions - Time to Call Disaster and Harness the Power of Wind and Solar Energy
The huge cost of load shedding could have disastrous economic consequences and cause civil unrest that makes July 2021 pale into insignificance. If the problem is tackled… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Africa: Day Three - 'It Should Be Everybody's Responsibility to Keep the Planet Clean'
The Skhaftin Bus is a mobile grocery store that aims to provide low-cost food and promote plastic-free shopping. On the third day of its trip through SA, the bus stopped at… Read more »
April 28, 2022
South Africa: Pioneering Poverty Activist and Scholar Dies
The renowned founder of the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit, who did pathbreaking research on the system of migrant labour in the South African gold mines,… Read more »
April 24, 2022
Africa: Africa Faces Huge Food-Supply Obstacles in a Just Transition - and Time Is Running Out
A just transition must address the adaptation challenges of African countries while also moving food systems onto a sustainable footing with lower emissions. These changes all work… Read more »
March 28, 2022
South Africa: Separating Fact From Fiction - Why EVs Are Still Much Greener Than Gas Guzzlers
Sasha Planting is a seasoned financial journalist and Associate Business Editor at Daily Maverick Business. Read more »