Bessie Noll

Bessie Noll is a senior researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. She is affiliated with the energy and technology policy group of the department of humanities, social and political sciences at ETH Zürich and is a fellow with the African Tech Futures Lab.

Electric vehicles become cheaper

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Falling battery costs, surging production and abundant solar resources are changing the EV cost equation in Africa…

Christian Moretti

March 17, 2026

Analysis·Energy & ESG

Sun International results

Sun International’s R100bn opportunity – and problem

March 17, 2026

A bumper dividend and the prospect of an industry doubling…

Sanlam ARC

Who does Sanlam’s R3.2bn ARCI bet really serve?

March 17, 2026

Sanlam is buying a 25% stake in ARCI for R3.2bn.…

White-collar crime

The Steinhoff swindle, and South Africa’s struggle with white-collar crime

March 17, 2026

Six convictions in the Steinhoff saga suggest South Africa is…

South Africa arms regulator in trouble

South Africa’s arms export regulator sleeps, as world goes to war

March 17, 2026

A crisis at the NCACC heightens the risk that South…