ANC's anniversary statement – damp squib or new benchmark for South Africa?: Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and the governing African National Congress. EPA/Nic BothmaThe statement issued by the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s governing party, each January to mark the anniversary of its launch in 1912, is many things to many people. It is a … [Read more...] about ANC’s anniversary statement – damp squib or new benchmark for South Africa? | The Conversation
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Shale gas in South Africa: game-changer or damp squib? | The Conversation
Shale gas in South Africa: game-changer or damp squib?: There are indications shale gas may be present in South Africa's Karoo. Reuters/Mike HutchingsHorizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, has in the past few decades made available the gas in previously ‘tight’ shale geologies. This has shaken up the energy sector worldwide by … [Read more...] about Shale gas in South Africa: game-changer or damp squib? | The Conversation
South Africa will be better off if the vote to oust Zuma proves to be a damp squib | The Conversation
South Africa will be better off if the vote to oust Zuma proves to be a damp squib: The opposition is determined to get rid of President Jacob Zuma even if it means overriding democracy. Flcker/GCISRelying on one event to change a country usually ends in tears – particularly when you pin so much on it that you endanger your future. The event on which many in the South African … [Read more...] about South Africa will be better off if the vote to oust Zuma proves to be a damp squib | The Conversation
