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Daily Podcast – February 06, 2024
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th February 2024 Making headlines: Petrol, diesel prices to go up by more than 70c/ℓ on Wednesday; DA threatens legal action if Ramaphosa pushes through NHI Bill;... →
Petrol, diesel prices to go up by more than 70c/ℓ on Wednesday
By: Darren Parker 6th February 2024 Both 93 and 95 unleaded petrol (ULP) and lead replacement petrol (LRP) are going to cost an additional 75c/ℓ from February 7. The cost of diesel is... →
Stimulus effects of a large public employment programme
5th February 2024 We characterize the spending and factor income effects of a large public employment programme in South Africa. We match anonymized participant IDs... →
Balancing environmental and social responsibility with economic growth and evolving environmental mining regulations
5th February 2024 The mining industry is at the forefront of the sustainability debate, having been a major contributor to climate change, biodiversity loss,... →
Opening up South Africa's gateways to the world
5th February 2024 Dear Fellow South African, Last week, I launched the first export shipment of goods produced by South African companies destined for other African... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, on the launch by South Africa of preferential trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area, Port of Durban, eThekwini (31/01/2024)
2nd February 2024 In a short while, we will be witnessing the sending off of the first shipment of products from South Africa to other AfCFTA countries. →
Africa’s oceans could pay dearly for the Red Sea Crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd February 2024 The Red Sea crisis has become a pressing concern largely due to its disruption of global trade. However, it also has far-reaching environmental... →
Mining's Green Shift: Partnering for Sustainable Transitions
2nd February 2024 The Just Energy Transition (JET) and the global move towards net zero by 2050 require coordinated action by mining companies, governments, unions,... →