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Residents in the villages of KwaZulu-Natalβs Fuleni region are pushing back against renewed coal-mining plans β this time by Imvukuzane Resources, a subsidiary of the…
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Read full article βA new report on the R2.1-billion Sonvanger Solar project questions whether communities have legally enforceable rights in commercial renewable-energy deals The post Catching the sun:…
Read full article βThe state-owned petroleum company, PetroSA, is fighting for its survival in the Western Cape high court, after a former business partner tried to liquidate it.…
Read full article βJustice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has reserved judgment on whether NICOC Acting Coordinator Dr Ntandazo Sifolo may testify behind closed doors. NICOC (the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee)…
Read full article βWhen Ralph Stanfield, the alleged leader of the feared 28s gang, and his wife Nicole Johnson, enter the dock of the Western Cape High Court…
▶️ Watch →South Africa is building a new energy economy, but who gets to build, lead and own it? #PowerTracker meets five women navigating the transition from…
▶️ Watch →Namibiaβs three approved hazardous waste sites are already overwhelmed. John Grobler investigates what this means for the expansion of offshore oil exploration in the Orange…
Read full article βAt the height of a high-stakes criminal investigation into alleged organised crime boss, Ralph Stanfield and his criminally co-accused wife, Nicole Johnson, police bought thousands…
Read full article βOxpeckers associate Tulani Ngwenya documents his months-long exercise in accessing official information on the trade in banned, global-warming gases The post Hot on the PAIA…
Read full article βAn alleged clique of βcorporate raidersβ led by the CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchangeβs (JSE) foremost brokerage, Peresec, has been accused of orchestrating a…
Read full article βJohannesburg is investing R517.8-million in solar-powered microgrids that roll out renewable energy in five informal settlements, Thabo Molelekwa reports The post Johannesburg tests solar microgrids…
Read full article βSouth African journalist Roshan Micah Reddy, who is attached to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), went missing in Djibouti on Saturday, along with…
Read full article βWhen state-owned fuel company, PetroSA, walked into the boardroom at its Parow head office, it was owed R227-million. By the time it walked out, it…
Read full article βA new research report estimates that air pollution from the Secunda energy complex causes about 23,800 years of life lost annually. Tulani Ngwenya investigates The…
▶️ Watch →More evidence has emerged of a seemingly chaotic scramble by South Africaβs intelligence apparatus to neutralise the now-suspended Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI), Imtiaz Fazel.…
Read full article βIn a seven-page press release on Thursday night, Eskom conceded it had made R3-billion in irregular payments to its diesel suppliers. It stopped short of…
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A proposed R47-billion development in Hopefield could become a proving ground for the Western Capeβs green hydrogen ambitions. Barry Christianson investigates The post Hope for…
▶️ Watch →Last month, a group of investigators turned up at the gates of Burgan Terminal, a massive fuel import and storage depot in Cape Town harbour.…
▶️ Watch →DaniΓ©lle Schaafsma completed her BA Honours in Journalism at Stellenbosch University in 2025 before working as a Food Justice reporter for Daily Maverick. Now, as…
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