Betting battle joined: the SA Reserve Bank probes Betway
In the middle of a snowballing gambling epidemic, industry leader Super Group (Betway and Jackpot City) has quietly made it known that it faces an…
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Unprepared projects hold back climate finance
After three years of following JET money, Thabo Molelekwa finds the focus of high-level discussions now is how to prepare and implement projects The post…
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Is local lagging?
Billions are flowing into South Africa's green economy. #PowerTracker investigates whether local manufacturers, workers and communities are truly benefitting The post Is local lagging? first…
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Dylan Bush cut his teeth as a news and political journalist at the Mail & Guardian from 2010 β 2015, where he covered major national…
Read full article βUntraceable: Correctional services canβt locate tens of thousands of absconded parolees
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) canβt account for almost 28,000 (27,797) high risk parolees who have absconded. Among them, convicted murderers, rapists and armed…
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A silent killer lurks in Zimbabwe coal capitalβs rivers
The rivers in Hwange carry toxic waste from coal mines, sickening residents, livestock and fish alike. Could selenium poisoning be the culprit? Oscar Nkala investigates…
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Oxpeckers lifts the veil of secrecy from Botswanaβs flagship gas project
After months of tense discussions with authorities, Oxpeckers journalist Sello Motseta finally gets to see the environmental plan for Botala Energyβs coal bed methane project…
Read full article βAMABHUNGANEβS TIP-OFFS ARE A LOUD KNOCK ON THE FOURTH ESTATEβS DOOR
A long standing social and academic debate has been around whether the media holds up the mirror to society or whether society holds up the…
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The tech inside Ugandaβs militarised conservation state
The deployment of advanced data-aggregation platforms illustrates the dual-use risks of modern eco-surveillance. By Benon Herbert Oluka, Sam Schramski and Tulani Ngwenya The post The…
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