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New ‘pay transparency’ rules before year-end
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South Africa’s nuclear ambitions are back with a bang. But the odds of new nuclear assets going online any time soon are slim…
Sustainable funds bloodied – but not beaten
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Being polite to AI costs ‘tens of millions of dollars’ – never mind the climate costs. Is it worth it?…
Drill, baby, drill gets drilled
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