Africa: What Next? United States Exits Key Entities, Vital Climate Treaties in Major Retreat From Global Cooperation

Africa: What Next? United States Exits Key Entities, Vital Climate Treaties in Major Retreat From Global Cooperation

Nairobi — President Donald Trump has escalated efforts to further distance the United States from international organizations and entities focused on climate, the environment, and energy. This strategy is in step with his administration’s established approach to undermine and redirect funds and international cooperation away from climate and clean energy programs. But where some see…

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Nzimande challenges entities to uphold good governance

Nzimande challenges entities to uphold good governance

Professor Blade Nzimande, minister of science, technology and innovation. With government departments often plagued by governance issues, minister Blade Nzimande has called for a stronger focus on clean governance, socio-economic impact and transformation within the science, technology and innovation entities. This comes on the back of one-on-one engagements recently held with the boards and exco…

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Comms dept entities still to fill key roles amid governance crises

Comms dept entities still to fill key roles amid governance crises

Omega Shelembe, deputy director general: SOE oversight and ICT enterprise, at the DCDT. Despite communications minister Solly Malatsi vehemently expressing intent to resolve governance and the leadership vacuum within the department’s entities, these challenges persist for the ICT-focused ministry. Most notable among these is that leaders at some entities have been provisionally suspended, the entities…

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