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South Africa’s laws aren’t geared to protecting against climate change: judges are trying to fill the gap
3rd April 2024 South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate... →
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as ‘spurious’ 
By: Terence Creamer 2nd April 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest domestic and foreign companies operating in South Africa, has added its... →
Outgoing ANC government gives South Africans a parting gift of 405% in electricity tariff increases
2nd April 2024 The outgoing ANC government has not only destroyed the country’s ability to produce enough electricity to meet demand, but it has also made the... →
China could drive Africa's renewable energy revolution, report says
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 China has a unique opportunity to drive forward an energy revolution in Africa, but it must first reverse nearly two decades of neglect of green... →
Release of Gas Master Plan approved at Cabinet’s last official meeting ahead of May poll
By: Terence Creamer 28th March 2024 Cabinet approved the publication of the long-awaited Gas Master Plan for public comment during what was the last formal meeting of the executive... →
South Africa’s electricity crisis: what political parties say in their election manifestos about solving it
28th March 2024 South Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters, experienced the worst loadshedding to... →
South Africa has many of world’s worst air pollution sites, study says
By: Bloomberg 28th March 2024 South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by... →
Daily Podcast – March 27, 2024
By: Halima Frost 27th March 2024 Making headlines: DA calls out Eskom’s ‘penchant for secrecy’ after court orders entity to hand over details of contracts; ActionSA opposes Eskom’s... →
