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SA can add 30GW of wind energy in 10 years, but grid challenges will be our undoing - expert
By: News24Wire 19th June 2023 A recent survey shows there are about 30GW of wind energy projects in various stages of development. While South Africa has the skills to support... →
A creeping defeat of the ends of justice
19th June 2023 A deeply disturbing trend has developed over the past few years with regard to mobile communities in South Africa, more especially with regard to... →
The problem with dogma
By: Saliem Fakir 16th June 2023 “Bad ideas matter. They have their own coherence and own power”. These words are attributable to Timothy Snyder, a US historian who specialises in... →
Supportive families are pivotal to preventing violent extremism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2023 In 2021, around 180-million children lived in conflict zones in Africa – the highest number of all regions globally. And the World Health... →
Don’t fall for unfounded scare claims about measles vaccination in South Africa
14th June 2023 For almost as long as vaccines have existed, so has an anti-vaccination movement, made up of ordinary people or organised groups who oppose the use... →
Top Russian officer reported killed in Ukraine counteroffensive
By: News24Wire 14th June 2023 A top Russian officer has been reported killed in a Ukrainian missile strike during Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian forces, a... →
The case for in-cab signalling on railroads in Africa
13th June 2023 By: Railway practitioners James Holley (Traxtion CEO) and Roelf C Alberts (Gear Rail SA CEO) make the argument for the speedy implementation of... →
Cape Town mayor pleads with Ramaphosa to devolve railway to metro
By: News24Wire 13th June 2023 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to form a joint working committee with the City of Cape Town for the urgent... →