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COP26: Transitioning to a green hydrogen economy in the spotlight
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 22nd October 2021 Moving rapidly towards a green hydrogen economy would help South Africa secure its domestic energy supply and drive economic growth through the... →
‘Building better communities together’ – Fact-checking the African National Congress election manifesto
By: Africa Check 22nd October 2021 South Africans are set to vote for district, metropolitan and local municipal council representatives in the upcoming local government elections.... →
What crisis?
By: Terence Creamer 22nd October 2021 South Africa has experienced yet another terrible year of electricity supply disruption. Even before the most recent bout of power cuts in October,... →
Organising for climate change: the ‘two cultures’ problem
By: Saliem Fakir 22nd October 2021 Ulrich Beck wrote: “One can possess wealth but one can be afflicted by risks; they are, so to speak, ascribed by civilisation . . . Risk society is... →
Kenyan billionaire Jimi Wanjigi wants to be president, but were his TV interview facts on the money?
By: Africa Check 21st October 2021 With less than a year to Kenya’s elections, controversial businessman Jimmy Wanjigi discussed his presidential ambitions at length for the first... →
‘A promise of more’ – Fact-checking claims made in the Democratic Alliance’s 2021 election manifesto
By: Africa Check 21st October 2021 In the upcoming municipal elections South African citizens will elect representatives for district, metropolitan and local municipal councils... →
Critical role lies ahead for South Africa’s new chief justice in light of predecessor’s mixed legacy
20th October 2021 Most African constitutions of the past 30 years, led by an independent Namibia in 1990 and strongly endorsed by South Africa in 1994, have... →
Currency crisis could undo Zimbabwe’s early progress
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th October 2021 President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts with the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) seem to be paying... →
Time for South Africa to Strongly Consider Internet Voting
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 19th October 2021 South Africa (SA), like the rest of the democratic world, faces the dilemma of having to conduct an election during a global pandemic. The health... →
’Land and jobs manje!’ Fact-checking promises in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ 2021 election manifesto
By: Africa Check 19th October 2021 In the upcoming municipal elections South African citizens will elect representatives for district, metropolitan and local municipal councils... →
