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Northam constructing, commissioning solar plants, securing wind energy 
By: Martin Creamer 26th August 2022 The renewable energy plans of the Booysendal platinum group metals (PGMs) mine of Northam Platinum have been detailed quite extensively in the... →
Kaduna’s train attacks add to Nigeria’s deep security problems
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th April 2022 On 28 March, bandits attacked a Kaduna-bound train in central Nigeria carrying 970 passengers. At least eight people were killed, and 168 were... →
Countercyclical Northam growth strategy creates 8 000 jobs, 2 000 this year
By: Martin Creamer 30th September 2021 The record operational and financial performance of Northam Platinum in the 12 months to June 30 was accompanied by the creation of 2 335 new... →
Rising food prices could ignite unrest and instability in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2021 Since the onset of Covid-19, global food prices have rocketed, putting pressure on the world’s most fragile countries. The United Nations’ Food and... →
Rwanda: the emergence of an African ‘smart power’
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2021 Rwanda’s recent military deployments in July in Mozambique and in November 2020 in the Central African Republic (CAR) have raised criticism. Rwanda... →
Did journalists’ TV ‘hangout’ get facts about healthcare in Nigeria right?
By: Africa Check 14th September 2021 If a doctors’ strike during Nigeria’s third Covid-19 wave and a deadly cholera outbreak wasn’t hard enough, health professionals were “rushing” to... →
CSIR co-develops composite material for one of Africa’s largest steel pipe companies
3rd September 2021 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed a polymer composite solution for one of Africa’s largest steel pipe... →
Government improvements at water boards are the results of heightened oversight and corrective intervention
14th July 2021 The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has acknowledged a general improvement in governance at water boards as... →
