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Leleti Maluleke

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Leleti Maluleke

Leleti Maluleke is a researcher for the human security and climate change programme at Good Governance Africa

A moment to reflect: The US is politicising the issue of asylum, but in South Africa some populist politicians do the same. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

SA politicians also weaponise migration

South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility

Alert: South African National Defence Force soldiers stand guard outside a hostel in Alexandra, Johannesburg. The military is used to assist during natural disasters, to protect infrastructure, secure borders and ensure internal stability. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

SANDF: A force stretched to its limits

Despite increasing demands on the country’s defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining

Threats: Cultivated fields were affected by erratic weather patterns during the rainy season in the central district of Lilongwe, Malawi, in January this year. Photo: Contigo/Getty Images

Climate financing crucial for Malawi’s agricultural sector

Investments must prioritise climate-resilient infrastructure and climate-smart practices in predominantly subsistence-farming countries

Water-borne: Contaminated water in Zambia has resulted in the country being the epicentre of the cholera outbreak in southern Africa. About 700 people have died from cholera and more than 20  000 people have been infected since October 2023. Photo: Luke Dray/Getty Images

Water, water everywhere but Zambia is water insecure

This is caused by inadequate infrastructure, poor governance, weak legislation and institutions, poor maintenance as well as insufficient data and information

South Africa is grappling with myriad challenges to its water security — droughts, inadequate water conservation measures, outdated infrastructure and unequal access to water resources.

Poor governance exacerbates South Africa’s water crisis

South Africa is a semi-arid country whose rainfall patterns are changing as a result of global warming, but incompetent governance is another factor that exacerbates water scarcity

An event banner outside the Al Wasl dome in the Green Zone ahead of the COP28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anticipating COP28 and its implications

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With dysfunctional sewage plants and failing water treatment plants such as Temba (above) South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

South Africa’s water security crisis worsens

The infrastructure is there but it has to be maintained, upgraded and used appropriately

The World Bank Group, in partnership with the African Development Bank  (AfDB) and other collaborators, recently launched Mission 300, which aims to connect 300 million people to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. (Supplied)

Beware using Karpowership as a temporary electricity solution

The energy crisis has to be resolved. But crises also typically create opportunities for unproductive rent-seeking

(John McCann/M&G)

Climate loss and damage in Africa must be funded

We should never stop stating that Africa contributes the least to carbon emissions but experiences the worst effects of climate change

If South Africa is to see the expansion of the gross value added to agriculture, an increase in black farmers’ share in commercial farming, and a boost in agricultural jobs, transferring state land to appropriately selected beneficiaries, with title deeds, should be the starting point. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

The state must ensure SA’s food security

Most household lack access to adequate food to meet dietary needs for a healthy, active lifestyle

No service: People living in Mamafubedu in the Free State must carry full sewage buckets to the veld and empty them there. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Local government must prioritise indigent households

Local government must prioritise indigent households in terms of providing water, electricity, sewerage and solid waste services but need to improve how they identify these…

The proposed 4 000MW project would be built at Duynefontein next to the existing Koeberg  nuclear power station near Cape Town.
Photo: David Harrison

OPINION|Nuclear is South Africa’s energy solution

Small modular nuclear reactors can help South Africa transition to a low-carbon economy