1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1267+ words) By Helena Hastie, Adedayo Adeleke, Damien Mansell, Simon Hull South Africa, which produces about 40% of Africa’s carbon emissions, is moving away from coal-fired power towards renewable energy such as solar and wind. Many of the country’s largest solar power plants…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago   (828+ words) South Africa risks falling further behind global mining competitors unless government, industry and research institutions accelerate the modernisation of the sector, according to three new reports released by the Minerals Council South Africa. The studies warn that while mining companies…...

21+ hour, 38+ min ago   (507+ words) Newly established black advocacy organisation Vuka Azania plans to fund its activities through donations from supporters inside and outside the country as it campaigns for land return, economic change and the decolonisation of public institutions, it said on Friday. Its…...

1+ day, 55+ min ago   (607+ words) Former Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery has acknowledged that a broader “political judgment” may have delayed prosecutions during the TRC amnesty process, but denied that the ANC or its government had decided to prevent apartheid-era cases from proceeding. “Yes, I…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1634+ words) By Keegan Leech/Africa Check False information has flourished in this climate, and Africa Check has been tracking it live. After more than a decade of fact-checking claims about migration, we’ve seen the same broad narratives return in different forms....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (786+ words) Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has warned that attacks on foreign nationals will not solve South Africa’s unemployment crisis, arguing that migration has been central to the country’s economic development for more than a century and that government must maintain authority…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (519+ words) The City of Tshwane has officially reinstated its Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO), Gareth Mnisi, following the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings stemming from allegations of misconduct linked to claims of tender collusion. In a statement released through the JSE’s Stock…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (392+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the suspension of Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke after the Nkabinde Inquiry found no credible evidence that he was unfit to hold public office. The Presidency announced on Wednesday that Ramaphosa had…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (596+ words) The parliamentary impeachment committee investigating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of foreign currency at his Phala Phala farm failed to reach agreement on its terms of reference and the appointment of evidence leaders on Wednesday. After hours of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (612+ words) Widespread electricity outages in Johannesburg on Wednesday have affected hospitals, a police station, a wastewater treatment plant and dozens of suburbs, with City Power warning that its distribution network was under severe pressure. Shortly before 10:30am, an independent live tracker compiling…...