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The Editor's Desk - Thurs 22 Jan 2026: Energy suicide or economic realism? SA’s shift at the world stage

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Today I’m digging into why Pretoria is finally ditching the ideological "Kool-Aid" to put our own energy security and jobs first. From the Davos backstory to the survival of our steel industry, it's time we played by the new world order: putting South Africa’s national interest before anything else.
22 Jan 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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