Corruption is a major obstacle to progress in most of Africa
Source: Radio 702
Construction Mafias strangling building projects across SA
5 September 2022… Read the rest
Category Archives: Current African News
Cartes géopolitiques : Mali/France ; Russie/Ukraine
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Cartes géopolitiques : Mali/France ; Russie/Ukraine
Emission Cartes géopolitique sur For You MEDIA du 23 Août 2022 :
Thème 1 : Les dessous de la crise diplomatique entre Paris et Bamako
Thème 2 : Conflit Russo-ukrainien : Qui perd réellement la guerre ? Quid … Read the rest
In Moscow, South African Defense Minister Modise Aligns with Russia
re posted from EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE REVIEW
This article appears in the September 2, 2022 issue of Executive Intelligence Review.
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In Moscow, South African Defense Minister Modise Aligns with Russia
South Africa’s Defense Minister, Thandi Modise, attended the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security,
Nigeria’s VP Rejects Deindustrialization Under ‘Climate Change’ Pretenses
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Volume 49, Number 34, September 2, 2022
Nigeria’s VP Rejects Deindustrialization Under ‘Climate Change’ Pretenses
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan, August 24, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said Nigeria alone will need $10 billion per year in investments—for the … Read the rest
We travel to Harare with returning Zimbabweans
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Another passenger said sarcastically, “Thank you South Africa for having given me the opportunity to see the ocean and ships. I am from a landlocked country. I will not return because the ANC government has turned xenophobic. They have lost the confidence of the people … Read the rest
Solar and Wind are Technologically Backward Forms of Energy Production
As pointed out in this article renewables are not progress, they are backward forms of energy production. These lower energy dense systems will not sustain African populations at a higher standard of living. The highest energy density comes from nuclear. Africa must go nuclear to end poverty.
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Folly of capital allocation in SA for energy security
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In the Wall Street Journal on August 24, Richard Vanderford penned a piece, saying that Texas, in the US, had blacklisted BlackRock, BNP Paribas, UBS and other institutions for allegedly boycotting the fossil-fuel industry, the energy base of that state.
The stand taken by the state … Read the rest
Europe’s Hypocrisy on Fossil Fuels
Source: WION
Gravitas Plus: Europe’s hypocrisy on fossil fuels
27 August 2022
Europe promised to lead the world on climate change. It lectured developing nations for relying on coal. Now the same Europe is conveniently buying coal and restarting coal-fired power plants. What happened to its climate goals? Can it … Read the rest
There is no Climate Emergency
1,200 scientists have signed an open letter saying ‘there is no climate emergency’
Source: David Kurten
There is no Climate Emergency
24 August 2022
1,200 scientists have signed an open letter saying ‘there is no climate emergency’
Dancing the Macarena as UK fuel cuts threaten
re posted from BIZ NEWS
Last week this South African contingent put their names toward the report, “There is No Climate Emergency” alongside another +1000 equally brave and coherent professionals
The report is antiserum for the toxicity of the prevailing sentiment, which is being engineered by the same … Read the rest