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To meaningfully serve the needs of the communities they represent, the functions of traditional councils must be aligned with the Constitution and living customary law in South Africa. File photo

Traditional authorities: Democratic governance must be reclaimed

The functions of traditional councils must be aligned with the Constitution and living customary law in South Africa

9 min read
A just energy transition cannot only be good for corporations. It must include workers, the unemployed and young people.

Battle for energy justice: Why we must win social ownership

Electricity must be treated as a public good and a fundamental human right

5 min read
Police minister Senzo Mchunu visits the site where illegal miners are trapped underground in Khuma, Stilfontein, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Elizabeth Sejake/Rapport/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Lawyers say ‘trapped’ illegal miners in Stilfontein can’t surface without help

Over 1500 miners have exited, but authorities are unable to say how many more remain underground

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.(Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Courts temporarily halted Shell’s exploration but fracking in Karoo gets Mantashe’s nod

The mineral and petroleum resources minister has commissioned a seismic survey for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin

  • Eyaaz
4 min read