It’s a daunting time to be Ebrahim Patel, who is in charge of revitalising South Africa’s fragile, Covid-19 battered economy and reigniting the country’s growth. Although the outlook is grim — gross domestic product is forecast to shrink by 8% this year — the messages...
Fikile Mbalula was one of the faces that appeared most on our television screens during lockdown. Never one to miss a photo-op, he could be seen inspecting roadblocks, patting police on the back and chastising motorists who failed to produce a permit — “impound and...
Under Gwede Mantashe this year, the minerals and energy department has been able to get some long-delayed projects off the ground, including the decade-long solar water heater programme and the gazetting of the procurement of more than 11 800MW of power from...
