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[News] De Ruyter slams 100MW cap on private power generation

Government last year lifted the cap on private power generation from 1MW to 100MW, below which companies don’t need to be licensed by energy regulator Nersa. Now Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has questioned why there’s a cap at all.

[Opinion] Pupils’ poor performance on critical subjects contributes to joblessness, says research centre

13 May 2022 - SA is increasingly becoming an economy driven by the tertiary sector, but pupils’ poor performance in critical subjects is hindering them from entering the job market.

[Opinion] SA’s ‘two great failures’ contributing to the downward spiralling of the economy

13 May 2022 - CRA senior economic analyst Bheki Mahlobo said the ANC administration under President Cyril Ramaphosa continued to perform poorly.

[Video] Effects of poor service delivery

Effective and reliable service delivery remains one of the biggest challenges in South Africa. Municipalities across the country are in crisis with broken infrastructure. The Centre for Risk Analysis launched the 2022 edition of the Socio-Economic Survey of South Africa. David Ansara, the Chief Operating Officer of the Centre For Risk Analysis, discussed this with eNCA's Masego Rahlaga.

[Opinion] Joblessness and reliance on grants - research centre's analysis paints grim picture of struggling SA

12 May 2022 - The unemployment rate has led many South Africans to rely on social grants, says senior analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) Bheki Mahlobo.

[News] The budgets don’t fit like they used to – Food prices hike in SA and even wine isn’t safe

In late February, economist and senior analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis Bheki Mahlobo highlighted three vulnerable sectors subject to change, including fuel, food and energy.

[Opinion] Where is the recovery?

In reality, South Africa has not experienced a major recovery and not made much progress in instituting the reforms that would make this possible.

[Opinion] SA no longer has a free economy

South Africa continues to slide down rankings of economic freedom, with the country’s overall score now at a record low.