State of the city: thoughts and prayers for Joburg
Dada Morero’s state of the city address was a cherry-picked fantasy of half-truths, in light of Joburg’s broken financial realities…
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How Eskom and Transnet are blocking growth reforms
Transnet and Eskom are acting as both referee and player, says BLSA, while political interference at municipalities is as bad as ever…
Arrears, defaults, denial: the limits of South Africa’s leadership
South Africa is beset by a culture of non-payment. The country’s political leadership doesn’t seem to be all that seized with the crisis…
Eskom’s tightrope: jobs vs chrome revenue
Unless South Africa’s ferrochrome producers get price relief from Eskom, as many as 2,400 jobs may be at risk…
Secretive Eskom gets walloped in court by AfriForum
The power utility has been ordered to release its coal and diesel contracts. It will shed welcome light on an institution long plagued by…
Budget by the numbers: tax relief and a break for diamond miners
From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget…
The 10 power moves to reset South Africa’s electricity market
It’s time for South Africa’s electricity market to move from policy to implementation…
Has the economy finally turned? It feels like it
Four consecutive GDP gains signal a tentative recovery as infrastructure improvements take hold – but without private investment, momentum may fade…
The cost of Eskom’s secret pricing deals
Open Secrets’ fight for Eskom’s South32 pricing deal reveals how secrecy and overused confidentiality claims undermine transparency in public spending…
Eskom says it’ll stop bleeding South Africa dry
After clocking up losses of R159.5bn for the past seven years, Eskom is finally back in the black…
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PPC’s comeback starts to cement itself
PPC’s CEO argues there’s still value in squeezing the business…
Renewables: plugging the localisation gap
Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy. But are…
Cash-flush Omnia sails through Iran crisis
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