Key blockages should be removed to repair its fading power of attraction...

China’s approach to Africa has been more transactional while the US has focused more on aid and unilateral trade benefits...

The African Growth & Opportunities Act spurs manufacturing and has been a tool for human rights...

SA’s stretched fiscal resources need to be allocated to areas that need it most: strengthening the ability to cope with climate change and improving human capital...

The country needs to get better at attracting investment to build processing and manufacturing capacity to process the minerals it has...

Rare earth elements—a group of 17 metals—are critical for both human and national security. They are used in electronics (computers, televisions and smart phones), in renewable energy technology (wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicle batteries), and in national defense (jet engines, missile guidance and defense systems, satellites, GPS equipment, and more). In 2021, global demand for rare earths reached 125,000 metric tons. By 2030, it is forecast to reach 315,000 tons....

As I flip through the news it’s all fairly grim — the Phala Phala scandal, Ukraine-Russia, China-Taiwan, arrests after a potential German coup, the list goes on. But as the year winds down I’m choosing gratitude — for all the ways democracy and decency have been affirmed. Here’s my gratitude list for 2022....

Given the approaching changes, the country should consider a faster transition to electric vehicle manufacturing...

Voters largely say no to a return of Trump’s politics and the candidates he backed take multiple blows...

South Africa’s ambition is to build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economy. Thisambition depends on the extent to which the country is able to shift from its heavy dependenceon coal to low-carbon activities (mitigation) and to address the growing risks presented byclimate change (adapt and build resilience). This low-carbon path and adaptation must bepeople-centered, creating jobs and protecting the poorest in the most unequal society in theworld (just transition)....

Going into COP27, SA needs to think what it can bring to markets and how to leverage those advantages...

UK premier argues land should be for ‘fantastic produce’ from livestock or crops and ‘shouldn’t be full of solar panels’...