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South Africa’s young education researchers need networks to share experience more than pressure to produce outputs
26th April 2024 South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research. Some of the country’s researchers have made major... →
Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2024
26th April 2024 The conflict in the Middle East has been exerting upward pressures on prices of key commodities, notably oil and gold. High commodity prices,... →
Opportunities and challenges of AI in the hospitality sector
26th April 2024 Global tourism has begun surpassing its pre-COVID peak. South Africa remains a popular tourist destination with the hospitality sector contributing... →
Statement on the 30th anniversary of our April 1994 democratic breakthrough
26th April 2024 Wednesday, 27 April 1994 marked our victory in the protracted battle against the oppressive regime consolidated in our land by the imperialist... →
Can South Africa turn around 30 years of real economy underperformance?
By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2024 In this essay, Terence Creamer reflects on the factors that have shaped South Africa’s real-economy sectors of manufacturing, mining and... →
Energy transition will take place in different ways at different rates in different regions
By: Rebecca Campbell 25th April 2024 The energy transition – from high carbon-emitting energy sources to low and zero carbon-emitting energy sources – will vary across different... →
Adapting workplaces to climate change: Workplace safety and sustainability
25th April 2024 South Africa's scorching summers are becoming the norm, not the exception. This changing climate is not just a weather inconvenience, but a growing... →
South Africa aims to set up three JET-aligned skills development zones
By: Terence Creamer 24th April 2024 Three Just Energy Transition (JET) skills development zones focusing on renewables and grids, electric vehicles and green hydrogen value chains are... →