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Municipal trucks delivering water to communitys that do not have water . Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Invoke terrorism laws to deal with water mafias, says Human Rights Commission

The commission also said the sabotage of water services infrastructure should be considered a crime in terms of the Criminal Matters Amendment Act

  • Sheree Bega
2 min read
Ramaphosa said the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan has attracted about R250 billion in international pledges for large-scale manufacturing, infrastructure and skills development.

Energy apartheid: Mining companies transition without justice

Anglo Platinum has invested in renewable energy but ignored the local community’s proposals for socially-owned clean energy

  • Robert Krause
5 min read
Social media is being used to fuel xenophobia and hatred.

Unfiltered and unfinished: How social media reveals South Africa’s struggles with racism

Racist posts can go viral in seconds, showing the world that South Africa’s divisions are not history, and reminding us that we still have work to do

7 min read