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The clean-technology investment platform says its first fund will initially target commercial and industrial solar and battery-storage assets across South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean markets.
INVESTMENT

Airnergize Capital raises R3.89bn for African clean-energy infrastructure

Airnergize Capital says its first fund will initially target commercial and industrial solar and battery-storage assets.

  • Yogashen Pillay
3 min read
A year has passed since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi held his explosive press briefing on July 6, 2025, alleging that a criminal syndicate had infiltrated South Africa's criminal justice system.
MADLANGA COMMISSION

One year on: Inside Madlanga Commission probe that shook law enforcement

Suspensions, arrests and cartel allegations have followed the commission’s evidence — but has it restored public trust?

  • Rapula Moatshe
9 min read
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) leader Steve Biko on September 25, 1977, in King William’s Town. Biko was murdered by the apartheid regime’s security police. From his formative years as a founding intellectual of the BCM alongside his close friend Biko, Barney Pityana has consistently pushed the limits of the status quo, says the writer.
POLITICS

Steve Biko's leadership: Barney Pityana's warning to a drifting nation

Nearly 50 years after Steve Biko’s murder, Barney Pityana’s voice — forged in struggle, scholarship and conscience — remains a stark reminder of the leadership South Africa has…

  • Edwin Naidu
8 min read
The South African government hosted the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission Business Forum recently where Zimbabwe was highlighted as a key export destination for South African agriculture with over $1 billion (approximately R16 billion) in exports recorded in 2025.
ZIMBABWE

Exploring Zimbabwe's role as a key export market for South African agriculture

At the recent South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission Business Forum, agricultural experts discussed the vital role Zimbabwe plays as a key export market for South Africa's…

  • Yogashen Pillay
4 min read