Throughout history, few investments have rivalled gold in popularity as a hedge against almost any kind of trouble The post How to successfully invest during a crisis appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Fuel prices have soared in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, putting South Africa’s power supply at risk The post Three more stages may be added to load-shedding if Eskom runs out of diesel at gas turbines appeared first on The Mail &...

A recent high court ruling on another matter led parliament’s portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy to halt the inquiry into the risk mitigation independent power producers procurement programme linked to Karpowership. The post Inqui...

The secretaries say their powers are being gradually removed, with the latest NWC action set to take centre stage at the next national executive committee meeting The post ANC secretaries frustrated with committee overhaul appeared first on The Mai...

Power cuts are expected until Friday while the utility relies on emergency reserves The post Eskom implements stage four load-shedding as more units fail appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Having failed to heed the lessons of the Cold War during a brief window of peace in the early 1990s, the world is now living with the consequences. The post The nuclear threat is back appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

If holding a gun to a nation’s head may be justified on the grounds of avoiding human death and suffering, where was their gun when the Rohingyas were murdered and fled from their homes in Myanmar or when a US drone killed Afghan civilians? The po...

Between 1970 and 2016, the stock of natural capital on the continent fell on average by 65%, driven largely by land-use change, but Africa can lead the world by putting nature at the heart of finance The post A quarter of Africa’s GDP is dependent...

Proposed amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes bill allow for the creation of a commercial recreational cannabis industry The post Massive breakthrough in cannabis bill appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The death of this defence studies master is a turning point for African academia The post Obituary: Martin Revai Rupiya, ‘The Elder’ appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.