Clarence Tshitereke
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CLARENCE TSHITEREKE | Leadership, governance and the imperative of institutional stability (opens the original)
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South Africa’s higher education system stands at a critical inflection point. As the the government seeks to accelerate growth, attract investment, expand industrialisation and implement Operation Vulindlela reforms, the public university sector faces a deepening crisis of leadership, governance, institutional stability and public confidence. Universities remain the country’s primary producers of high‑level skills, research capability and innovation capacity. Yet many institutions are consumed b
CLARENCE TSHITEREKE | How SA’s high-grade rare earths could fuel economic renewal (opens the original)
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In the heart of the Western Cape, the Steenkampskraal monazite mine is redefining the global rare earth element supply landscape. As the world pivots towards a digital, low-carbon future, demand for rare earths — critical to smartphones, wind turbines, electric vehicles (EVs), defence systems and space technologies — has never been more acute. Through Steenkampskraal, South Africa is poised to meet strategic domestic needs while emerging as a credible international supplier that challenges tradi
CLARENCE TSHITEREKE | Natural vs synthetic: the brutal diamond price war (opens the original)
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The rapid rise of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) has triggered an economic shock across Southern Africa, with Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Angola facing mounting pressure from a market increasingly shaped by synthetic supply. For Botswana’s economy, the rapid rise of LGDs has been devastating. The precious stones account for about 25% to 30% of the country’s GDP, nearly one-third of all government revenues, and about 80% to 90% of total export earnings. With a current valuation approaching $30
CLARENCE TSHITEREKE | Emerging LNG corridor set to rewire Southern Africa’s economic future (opens the original)
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The emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) corridor linking northern Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin with South Africa’s coastal import terminals at Richards Bay and Ngqura represents one of the most consequential structural transformations in contemporary African political economy. More than discrete infrastructure investments, the developments signal a transnational energy–industrial system capable of reshaping production, trade and technology across Southern Africa. At one end of the corridor lies Mo
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