This Is South Africa
Love, despair, and human progress converge in a magnificent land.
Radebe Wild Coast Murder Yields No Suspects
Police expand investigation as case attracts international attention.
Karoo Uranium, Fossil Energy Development Defies Water Scarcity and Reason
Renewable energy flourishes while South Africa leadership pursues risky, costly conventional fuels path.
A Murder on South Africa Wild Coast Escalates Conflict Over Water, Land, Mining
Opposition leader assassinated in one of world’s dangerous clashes over industrial development.
South Africa Locks Onto Coal Despite Water Risks, Grim Market Trends
Demand and prices steadily slip, causing economic and political turbulence.
South Africa Coal Projects Collide With Water Scarcity, Financial Turmoil
EMALAHLENI, South Africa – Not far from Johannesburg, set amid the corn and sunflower fields of…
Without Water, South Africa Anticipates A Mammoth Crop Failure
PONGOLA, South Africa — On the last Friday of January, payday on the sugar cane farms…
South Africa Crocodile Farm, Hurt By Drought, Is Where Gucci Bags Start
Metcroc farm is full of slow moving product that doesn’t bite….hard. Photo © Keith Schneider /…
South Africa Drought Draws A Frustrated Nation Together
In rare instance of unity, people eye government’s blunders, not each other. Photo © Keith Schneider…
Drought Pushes South Africa To Water, Energy, and Food Reckoning
Cities run dry and harvests retreat in an already reeling nation. Photo © Keith Schneider /…
South African Power Plants Roiled By Water Scarcity and Global Pivot Away From Carbon
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits curb enthusiasm for fossil fuels. By Keith Schneider, Circe of…
The World at a Choke Point
A 21ST CENTURY RECKONING
The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.
