South Africa's finance minister delivers a budget designed to steady the ship: South African Finance MInister Tito Mboweni delivering the 2019 budget speech in parliament. GCISSouth Africa is supposed to be a secular state, but one can perhaps forgive Tito Mboweni, the Minister of Finance, for quoting numerous biblical verses in his 2019 Budget Speech. After all, South … [Read more...] about South Africa’s finance minister delivers a budget designed to steady the ship | The Conversation
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Emperor Haile Selassie statue joins list of Africa’s troubled memorials | The Conversation
Emperor Haile Selassie statue joins list of Africa’s troubled memorials: A statue of Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa. Hailu Wudineh Tsegaye / ShutterstockThe unveiling of a statue to the Emperor Haile Selassie outside the African Union has stirred up a storm among Ethiopians and Eritreans. Some, including the … [Read more...] about Emperor Haile Selassie statue joins list of Africa’s troubled memorials | The Conversation
What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa’s energy future | The Conversation
What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future: ShutterstockMany South African politicians, economists and specialists in the energy sector are celebrating the news that a promising show of natural gas has been discovered in deep water south of Mossel Bay. It was found in an offshore prospecting area called Brulpadda … [Read more...] about What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa’s energy future | The Conversation
Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble | The Conversation
Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble: There's no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. ShutterstockEskom is by far the largest of South Africa’s many state owned companies. This near monopoly power utility is in crisis. It’s the single largest threat to South Africa’s economy, according to a former minister of … [Read more...] about Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble | The Conversation
Why South Africa’s latest plan for state-owned power giant could work | The Conversation
Why South Africa's latest plan for state-owned power giant could work: Is change finally on the horizon for South Africa's power utility? Gavin Fordham/ flickrSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new plan for the country’s beleaguered state owned power utility, Eskom. During his State of the Nation Address on 7 February, Ramaphosa announced that Eskom … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s latest plan for state-owned power giant could work | The Conversation
