AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Western Cape municipalities’ debt to Eskom slowly improving, but Kannaland still a problem 4 min 2 By Suné Payne
AFRICA IN FOCUS: 13 MARCH 2025 SA's revised Budget 2025 puts coalition government to the test; Angola aims for DRC-M23 peace talks 4 min 0 By Reuters
UNPAID BILLS Municipalities’ R107bn debt to Eskom threatens power utility’s financial sustainability 5 min 1 By Daily Maverick Reporter
ISS TODAY OP-ED Debt relief frameworks should be African Union’s critical focus at G20 4 min 0 By Jana de Kluiver for ISS Today
POWER CRISIS Government’s debt relief for Eskom gives power utility some breathing space 3 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
PARLIAMENT Eskom bailout legislation passes in the House, with sharp politicking and gerrymandering 3 min 14 By Marianne Merten
GLOBAL ECONOMICS OP-ED The temporary balm of a Budget that looks good on paper 4 min 1 By Sharon Wood
BUDGET 2023 Government comes to Eskom’s rescue by taking over R254bn of its debt 1 min 6 By Ray Mahlaka
ENERGY CRISIS OP-ED, PART ONE If Eskom’s tariff increase is to go, its financing model needs to bite the dust too 8 min 2 By Dominic Brown and Jaco Oelofsen
COLLEGE COST RELIEF PLAN Biden tackles student debt crisis, cancels $10,000 on ‘unsustainable’ loans for millions of borrowers 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
Maverick Citizen Op-Ed Covid-19 reveals the pitfalls of Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ for Africa 5 min 0 By Mbulle-Nziege Leonard and Tshegofatso Putu
ISS TODAY The G20’s Covid-19 debt relief plan needs to go further 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY
BUSINESS MAVERICK: OP-ED An appeal for Sudan’s future 4 min 0 By Ibrahim Elbadawi and Jeffrey D Sachs
South Africa Notes from the House: SA’s economic woes bring new urgency to debt relief reforms 5 min 0 By Moira Levy
