Climate change: these two words signify a global crisis with consequences for all of us. In Lagos, Africa’s most populous city, the risk of extreme rainfall threatens to increase flooding, destroy infrastructure and displace numerous people. Across the continent, from...
In 2024, "positive disruption" was all the rage at the Mining Indaba. The event's 2025 theme of "future-proofing African mining today!" introduces a new dimension to the conversation: what does it mean to create a resilient and secure future for the continent's mining...
The Climate Change Act establishes a regulatory framework for decarbonisation in South Africa’s extractives sector, aligning with Paris Agreement commitments. Key provisions include sector-specific emissions reduction targets, carbon budgets, and mandatory monitoring...
The International Monetary Fund recently estimated the monetary value of ecosystem services—especially carbon sequestration—provided by one whale to be about $2 million over its lifetime. This underlines the significance of ecosystem restoration, biodiversity,...
Following the release of the drafted Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP), the government’s blueprint for the country’s energy outlook, South Africans have a better perspective on how the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy seeks to address the country’s energy...
This briefing assesses South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). It acknowledges programme achievements while addressing challenges, including delays to the procurement process and financial issues facing REIPPPP...
The United Nations COP27, which concluded in November 2022, left behind mixed outcomes. Although there were some advancements, such as establishing a loss and damage fund, the overall progress fell short of the urgent action required to address the climate crisis as...
At the end of June 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Zambia reached a deal with its Official Creditors Committee (OCC) under the G20 Common Framework for debt relief. Under the deal, Zambia will receive debt relief of $7.7 billion by 2026, in...
Debt relief negotiations are currently taking place, with Zambia expected to be the first country to receive debt relief under the newly created G20 Common Framework. However, the process faces challenges, with China and the United States trading accusations of...
Investec has described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2023 budget speech as “walking a tightrope in providing financial assistance to Eskom, supporting households and increasing spending” and “credit-neutral”. The national energy crisis took centre stage in the...
Climate change: these two words signify a global crisis with consequences for all of us. In Lagos, Africa’s most populous city, the risk of extreme rainfall threatens to increase flooding, destroy infrastructure and displace numerous people. Across the continent, from...
In 2024, "positive disruption" was all the rage at the Mining Indaba. The event's 2025 theme of "future-proofing African mining today!" introduces a new dimension to the conversation: what does it mean to create a resilient and secure future for the continent's mining...
The Climate Change Act establishes a regulatory framework for decarbonisation in South Africa’s extractives sector, aligning with Paris Agreement commitments. Key provisions include sector-specific emissions reduction targets, carbon budgets, and mandatory monitoring...
The International Monetary Fund recently estimated the monetary value of ecosystem services—especially carbon sequestration—provided by one whale to be about $2 million over its lifetime. This underlines the significance of ecosystem restoration, biodiversity,...
Following the release of the drafted Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP), the government’s blueprint for the country’s energy outlook, South Africans have a better perspective on how the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy seeks to address the country’s energy...
This briefing assesses South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). It acknowledges programme achievements while addressing challenges, including delays to the procurement process and financial issues facing REIPPPP...
The United Nations COP27, which concluded in November 2022, left behind mixed outcomes. Although there were some advancements, such as establishing a loss and damage fund, the overall progress fell short of the urgent action required to address the climate crisis as...
At the end of June 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Zambia reached a deal with its Official Creditors Committee (OCC) under the G20 Common Framework for debt relief. Under the deal, Zambia will receive debt relief of $7.7 billion by 2026, in...
Debt relief negotiations are currently taking place, with Zambia expected to be the first country to receive debt relief under the newly created G20 Common Framework. However, the process faces challenges, with China and the United States trading accusations of...
Investec has described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2023 budget speech as “walking a tightrope in providing financial assistance to Eskom, supporting households and increasing spending” and “credit-neutral”. The national energy crisis took centre stage in the...