The national budget presented earlier this month highlighted progress and earmarked changes for the evolving energy landscape. In 2024, South Africa had 300 days without load-shedding. But the fragility of the energy...
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SANDF: A force stretched to its limits
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) plays a critical role in maintaining domestic and regional security. Despite its strategic importance, it faces serious problems that threaten its operational...
Solar and water tank adopters are forcing government to adapt or die
In the breach left by failing local government services, citizens have been making alternative plans for years, buying solar panels to get off the electricity grid, digging boreholes to tap underground water and...
Power play: New electricity law leaves municipalities in the dark on debt
Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act into law, marking one of the most significant and potentially transformative milestones for South Africa’s electricity sector....
The 2022 Census report exposes SA’s development problems
The 2022 Census report paints a gloomy picture of the development of post-apartheid South Africa. This is notwithstanding the undercount of the current latest Census report; 30% of homes and 31% of individuals were not...
Energy poverty and its implications for load-shedding in South Africa
December 2023 will mark 16 years since loadshedding became prominent in 2007. What was initially conceived as a temporary measure has become a persistent feature in South Africa – a feature that continues to worsen....
