Is South Africa on the cusp of a major shift in energy policy?: Can South Africa keep the lights on? flickr/ Paul SaadSouth Africans go to the polls this year. And for the first time the country’s energy future is becoming a significant subject of contestation. This is because the public is now much more aware of the ongoing crisis at the national electricity utility Eskom … [Read more...] about Is South Africa on the cusp of a major shift in energy policy? | The Conversation
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Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it | The Conversation
Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it: South Africa needs a new economic policy that envisages an overhaul of the power utility Eskom, which can't keep the lights on. EPA/Nic BothmaAs the entrails of the era under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma continue to be exposed each day before a commission set up to investigate corruption, so the … [Read more...] about Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it | The Conversation
Weighing up South Africa’s family policy: what does and doesn’t work | The Conversation
Weighing up South Africa's family policy: what does and doesn't work: Single parent and extended families are the dominant family forms in South Africa. shutterstockSouth Africa is one of a small number of developing countries that’s formulated a national policy focused on families. A family policy, broadly defined, refers to everything a government does to promote the … [Read more...] about Weighing up South Africa’s family policy: what does and doesn’t work | The Conversation
ANC says South Africa land policy doesn’t affect communal areas
ANC says South Africa land policy doesn’t affect communal areas: ANC says South Africa land policy doesn’t affect communal areas: The South African ruling party's land-reform policy won't tamper with traditional leaders' authority over communal areas, African National Congress Secretary-General Ace Magashule said. Plans to expropriate land without … [Read more...] about ANC says South Africa land policy doesn’t affect communal areas