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Electrician Morithi Manasoe Working On Installing Solar Panels. Photo: Supplied

Malawi’s solar push bypasses its poorest

A peer-reviewed study finds wealth inequality is locking the poorest households out of solar electrification

Global reality: Africa plays an increasingly central role in global debates surrounding development finance, climate governance, migration and international peace and security yet it does not have influence. Photo: APS

“You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate”

As the global order becomes more multipolar, opportunities for African agency are expanding. Yet these opportunities will only translate into meaningful influence if African…

Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector

The critical role of banks in unlocking the success of PPPs

For the economy to grow, it is imperative that the public and private sectors work together in a coordinated, transparent manner

SA must use its G20 presidency to show it is serious about ending inequality and narrowing the gap between the rich of Sandhurst and the poor of Alexandra.

G20 business leaders call for lower borrowing costs for Africa

A recent forum heard that the high cost of capital continues to undermine the continent’s growth and infrastructure development

South Africa hosts the G20 leaders summit this weekend. (@G20org/X)

G20 finance track calls for IMF reform, revitalising the World Trade Organisation, inclusive global growth

The need to ensure the independence of central banks was also one of the key recommendations from South Africa’s G20 finance track

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

We need to upgrade to Development Finance 4.0 — business as usual won’t get us there

With trillions needed to meet the increasingly urgent sustainable development goals, the current model of financing falls short

An increasing number of development finance institutions are adopting strategies to support rapidly expanding municipalities in areas such as sustainable urban planning.

How development banks can ‘shift the trillions’

Support is required for sustainable urban planning

Mandla Makupula, late MEC of Education, Eastern Cape

China is not the new super-aid power, it prefers investing

The fact that the largest target was about investment, not aid, illustrates Beijing’s view that investment is a positive force for development.

Development finance bodies ‘key for African SMEs’

Development finance institutions are crucial for small and medium-sized enterprisesacross Africa who struggle to gain access to finance for expansion.