Following recent heavy rainfall, Kruger National Park remains partially operational, with several camps open to visitors while recovery work continues across affected areas.  A number of main camps […]

In the Middelburg Observer, an article was published about Steve Tshwete municipality’s qualified audit for 2024/25. Why should we be worried?  The combination of misreported financial information and deteriorating liquidity introduces […]

Several issues have arisen at the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, including two consecutive qualified audits, strikes, and rumours of corruption, among others. For business, we do not want […]

The 2024/25 Auditor General’s (AG) report on Steve Tshwete Local Municipality highlighted a problem with how the municipality manages electricity losses. Considering the 2023/24 and recent reports, electricity theft increased by over 10%.  […]

One of the greatest challenges to South Africa’s economic future is implementing decarbonisation initiatives and the Just Energy Transition. TIPS held a meeting on 5 November […]

At the Mpumalanga Mining and Investment Summit hosted by the Mpumalanga Government, several organisations pledged investment.  A summary of the pledges was presented at the Nkangala […]

Without fair planning, coal mine closures risk increasing socio-economic exclusion and expanding regional inequalities. It can initiate a series of effects from direct job losses to […]

Almost a thousand incidents of foodborne illness have been reported last year.  The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs (COGHTA) instructed the municipalities […]