capitalism – African Anthropocene

Can Ramaphosa deal with the sector that ‘made’ him?

Many of SA’s environmental and economic problems stem from dependence on the minerals-energy complex. The president, being a beneficiary of this system, might not care to effect change.

Part two | Zondo’s nuclear deal revelations

In the second of this two-part series, evidence before the state capture inquiry makes it clear that South Africans will shoulder the real cost of adding nuclear generation to the energy mix.

Part one | Zondo’s nuclear deal revelations

In the first of this two-part series, evidence before the state capture inquiry shows how the multibillion-rand deal went ahead despite warnings about the exorbitant cost and danger to health.

Protecting our common resources

The limits of private ownership of ‘The Commons’

SA must act urgently to exit group of climate-change pariahs

Climate Change and Democracy

At one level, whites are indeed responsible for cyclone Idai

Who is responsible for Climate Change?

Going green a drop in the ocean of change needed to fix climate crisis

This piece explores the problems with green consumerism