Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables
Some small to medium businesses are taking as long as 180 days to settle debts, according to an assessment by international insurer Allianz Trade
Producer price inflation reached 13.1% in April, marking the highest print since 2012
If graduates did not get their qualifications from the list of top 50 universities, 40 of which are in the US, France, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, Canada and Japan, they will be excluded
Mminele, who last year stepped down as Absa chief executive, will head the newly established Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
Court battles, Covid-19 restrictions and an ageing machine has resulted in a backlog of 1.4 million driver’s licence cards waiting to be issued
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key element in agriculture, giving Morocco a tight grip over world food production.
Germany’s Climate and Energy minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday pledged to drastically ramp up renewable energy projects in the coming years
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Flanked by divided NATO allies, the US walks a tightrope over a potential third world war
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Global inflation has surprised on the upside, which may factor into whether the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee decides to raise the interest rate on Thursday
Here is a recap of disputes over artefacts looted from Europe’s former African colonies.
Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday
Local climate activists say transparency and accountability are crucial as they await further details on the deal
South Africa’s parties that run prosperous governments will be those that are successful in developing and nurturing coalitions
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan
If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa
Germany demonstrated a poor response to historical redress when it offered Namibia €1.1-billion as a ‘gesture of reconciliation’
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, head of the South African Revenue Service, will not tolerate any political interference at the tax authority
The German reform coincided with new EU draft legislation unveiled in December aimed at curbing the power of the internet behemoths that could shake up the way Silicon Valley can operate in the 27-nation bloc.
There is almost nothing wrong with the flagship Swede. That might just be the problem
South Africa is behind others on e-mobility policy. But it’s not too late
On 27 January, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust, but it is also worth remembering the victims of Germany’s other, earlier genocide in Namibia. A rare book, commissioned by Britain in the early 1900s, stands as a record of the crimes against the Herero and the Nama
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges
The richest 10% of South Africans own over 85% of all private wealth and a once-off 25% tax would reduce government debt by more than half. Imagine what a five-year wealth tax could do
The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.