Features

Seventeen years after first mooting the plan, Club Med is launching its first South African resort next year, near Ballito. It could spur further such developments

As with most regular columnists, I’ve managed to attract the ire of people from all parts of the political and cultural spectrum

SANDF is plagued by serious financial difficulties, unwise procurement practices, inadequate auditing and backlogs in equipment maintenance

Even a small change in supply can cause an upheaval, as could be seen recently when a mudslide in Indonesia caused a mine to shut down temporarily

Mining is a long-term game, but the industry will battle to meet the huge demand for certain minerals in the near future

When Serame Taukobong became CEO of Telkom in 2022, he had no idea what was waiting for him. Just three years later, the telecoms giant’s story is no longer one of failure

The gold industry is desperate to have South Africa’s G20 meeting adopt its views on critical steps to address runaway illegal gold mining

Amid the allegations of corruption reverberating around the police leadership, many are wondering why the silence from Ipid has been so deafening

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The financial sustainability and service delivery capacity of most municipalities continue to deteriorate rapidly. Government has finally stepped in with a new reform plan. It may even work this time

As the shift to electrification and clean energy technologies intensifies, South Africa needs to act to not be left behind

The failure to act with speed on Zondo’s recommendations has allowed the modus operandi of the corrupt to morph and take on new characteristics. Cartel-like behaviour is now consuming the state and the officials in it

The country’s drop in visa-free travel rankings can be seen as an indication of how its standing has fallen in the eyes of the world

Decentralisation  has been proposed as the way to reform  the  organisation, but an independent policing analyst suggests starting with the very basics

The rapid development of AI is increasingly being seen as part of an arms race between nations such as the US and China