Headline News
Eskom pollutes more in bid to keep lights on
By: Reuters 27th September 2023 Four of South African State utility Eskom's 15 coal-fired power plants are breaching government emissions regulations as it pushes ageing... →
The Kriel power station
Creecy upholds decision allowing Kusile to bypass pollution system, with tighter conditions 
By: Terence Creamer 26th September 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to permit the... →
Recycling can leverage Glencore’s strong position in metal marketing – Morgan Stanley
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2023 Although Glencore’s earnings contributions from recycling activities are not material at this stage, the growth potential to the diversified mining... →
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Opinions
#ACS23: Verifying Kenyan president William Ruto’s claims at Africa’s first climate summit
21st September 2023 Kenyan president William Ruto hosted the Africa Climate Summit in the capital Nairobi in September, the first of its kind in the region. Despite... →
AU and G20: membership will give Africa more say on global issues – if it speaks with one voice
20th September 2023 After seven years of advocating for full membership, the African Union (AU) will join the Group of 20 “most important industrialised and developing... →
South Africa’s destructive storm surges: geoscientist reveals the 3 factors that drove them
20th September 2023 A series of powerful tidal surges battered coastal areas in South Africa’s Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces over the weekend... →
South Africa’s smallholder vegetable farmers aren’t getting the finance they need: this is what it should look like
20th September 2023 Fresh efforts are being made to increase the share of black ownership in South Africa’s agricultural sector. This follows decades of missteps and... →
Recommendations
A fair share of climate finance? The adaptation edition
15th September 2023 In 2009, developed countries committed to providing $100 billion each year in climate finance by 2020. Despite an urgent need to ramp up financial... →
‘Hope Away from Home’ – A Dream Deferred
13th September 2023 Every year 20th June is observed internationally as World Refugee Day. Two points need to be made immediately. Firstly, the day itself, is not... →
The Six Pillars of the National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence and Femicide
13th September 2023 The National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) provides a strategic roadmap that sets out specific plans for a... →
ActionSA Draft Policies: Our plans to fix South Africa and build a prosperous and inclusive future
13th September 2023 Fellow South Africans, ActionSA has consistently been driven by South Africa’s potential to forge a more equal, fair, and prosperous nation. When I... →
Statements
Western Cape’s Court Watching Briefs to be rolled out nationally
29th September 2023 Responding to questions in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament today, Minister Reagen Allen revealed that the Court Watching Brief Unit is now... →
DA to launch application to send Fikile Mbalula to prison for contempt of court
29th September 2023 The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today reveal that the African National Congress (ANC) is in contempt of a Court order issued by the Supreme Court... →
ActionSA Unapologetic for Calling Out Leadership Failure
29th September 2023 During yesterday’s meeting of the City of Tshwane Council it became clear that the DA and ActionSA have different ideas of how to deal with strike... →
Innovation and progress at City, partner’s R163m Greenville housing project
29th September 2023 Contractors are working hard and progressing well at the City of Cape Town and its partner Garden Cities’ innovative R163 million Greenville Phase... →
Press Offices
Sars Quick to Issue Civil Judgements on Tax Debts – Pay Up or Face the Consequences
21st September 2023 The days of SARS sending indebted taxpayers demand upon demand with no action are long behind us. In-line with their 2023 Strategic Objectives,... →
Sustaining Employee Motivation
20th September 2023 Exploring some of the strategies and mechanisms to maintain motivation in the workforce as year-end fatigue sets in. Upon reflection, it seems... →
Regulatory developments in the digital finance era
19th September 2023 Webber Wentzel attended the Digital Finance Africa Conference in Johannesburg, which highlighted several trends and developments that will be of... →
Labour Appeal Court clarifies the requirement for a claim of constructive dismissal based on mental ill health
14th September 2023 On 17 August 2023, in the matter of Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd v Mogomatsi and Others the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) found that an employee who... →
