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POLITICALLY AWEH: Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?

Petrol has crossed R30 a litre, and the oil and gas crowd has rolled into Cape Town to tell us the answer is… more oil and gas. This week, KG, Zoë and Stephen read the terms and conditions on African Energy Week’s promise to end energy poverty, and find plenty of drilling, very little wind and a wine label you need to see to believe.

Eroding purchasing power deepens pressures on ordinary South Africans

South African households are being crippled by a cost of living crisis that does not show up in headline economic indicators. To restore their purchasing power and human dignity, there needs to be an increased focus on logistics, municipal tariffs and structural reforms.

South Africa to stop subsidizing imported vehicle kits, pushing automakers to build locally - Reuters

South Africa to stop subsidizing imported vehicle kits, pushing automakers to build locally Reuters

South Africa's central bank governor Kganyago sees upside risks to inflation - Reuters

South Africa's central bank governor Kganyago sees upside risks to inflation Reuters

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Frustrated ANC supporters tell Mashatile, back from illness, to ‘act right’

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains - Zawya

South African rand edges up ahead of US inflation data - Reuters

CRÉATION AFRICA: These handmade Malawian eco baskets are full of hopes and dreams

Failure by numbers? The problems maths literacy masks in SA schools

South African rand steady as Middle East conflict, US inflation test sentiment - Reuters

SA must ask who really benefits from a mining boom

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EQUALITY: Crossed Wires: What if the doomers are wrong and AI solves everything?

OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT: The price paid beyond the plate — the huge costs of farmed seafood