The energy minister told Africa Oil Week participants that disasters linked to climate change were being used to stop African countries from exploiting fossil fuels

Companies are also grappling with a decline in commodity prices and weaker global demand

Although Benjamin Fogel denies the relevance of the South African Communist Party — and gets a few facts wrong — some of his points are correct

Labelling aid organisations as secret spy operations is not just nonsense, it can also cost people’s lives.

NPOs fear increasing state control, and an amplification of the existing dysfunction.

The South African head of an organisation, his son and daughter, and one Afghan were killed in a Taliban attack on a compound for foreigners in Kabul.

The department of environmental affairs has said all NGO and NPO anti-poaching initiatives must register to ensure funds are being used properly.

There are an estimated 130 000 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in South Africa and more coming to the fore almost daily.

Mozambican NGOs have reported mining giant BHP Billiton to the JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment Index for it’s planned pollution.

Non-governmental organisations are shutting down at the rate of between three and five every month in every province across the country