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Infrastructure

Knysna water crisis compounded by political infighting, attack on tanker

South Africa

Knysna water crisis compounded by political infighting, attack on tanker

By Suné Payne

State still owns the infrastructure tracks while private investors line up at the station

Business Maverick

State still owns the infrastructure tracks while private investors line up at the station

By Kara le Roux

Nelson Mandela Bay electricity and tap water battles – it stinks but you can drink it

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay electricity and tap water battles – it stinks but you can drink it

By Estelle Ellis

Government models 3.5% growth by 2029 as it launches 30 key reforms — here they are

Business Maverick

Government models 3.5% growth by 2029 as it launches 30 key reforms — here they are

By Ferial Haffajee

Lesufi’s ‘back to basics’ for Joburg is lost in empty promises, potholes and cynicism

Maverick News

Lesufi’s ‘back to basics’ for Joburg is lost in empty promises, potholes and cynicism

By Stephen Grootes

Logistics sector is the backbone of SA’s real economy

South Africa

Logistics sector is the backbone of SA’s real economy

By Lindsey Schutters

Blocked Vodacom-Maziv merger — watchdog red-flags deal’s competitive harm

Business Maverick

Blocked Vodacom-Maziv merger — watchdog red-flags deal’s competitive harm

By Yeshiel Panchia

Three things India’s economic upswing can teach SA

Business Maverick

Three things India’s economic upswing can teach SA

By Marc Ashton

Cyanobacteria and government inaction are threatening the country’s water supply

Our Burning Planet

Cyanobacteria and government inaction are threatening the country’s water supply

By Don Pinnock

Microsoft’s AI gamble in South Africa — genuine leap or costly illusion?

Business Maverick

Microsoft’s AI gamble in South Africa — genuine leap or costly illusion?

By Yeshiel Panchia

Delayed school construction puts Gauteng schooling system under rising stress

Maverick News

Delayed school construction puts Gauteng schooling system under rising stress

By Takudzwa Pongweni

The struggle of South African schools against extreme weather

South Africa

The struggle of South African schools against extreme weather

By Takudzwa Pongweni