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Implats and AMCU reach wage agreement
Implats and AMCU reach wage agreement
Implats has signed a three-year wage settlement with the AMCU... read
Why mega-projects fail
Why mega-projects fail
[Paul Fitzsimons] While fingers are pointed at mega-projects with cost and schedule challenges like Medupi, the problem isn't uniquely South African... read
Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas
Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas
[Nicci Botha] Report after report tells us coal is doomed, yet Eskom keeps on perpetuating the myth that renewables aren't sustainable... read
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Final unit at Ingula synchronised
Eskom on Saturday, 29 October, synchronised Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme... read
Markets & Investment
Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa
Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa
There is a great need to develop renewable energy, particularly for small and medium-size enterprises in the agricultural and agro-processing industries... read
Mining
Implats to focus on Rustenburg
Implats to focus on Rustenburg
Implats' board wants the CEO replacing Terence Goodlace to focus on the group's mines around Rustenburg that have not performed to their potential... read
Gold Fields' Ghana mines get a lifeline
Gold Fields' Ghana mines get a lifeline
Gold Fields triggered a $1,4bn investment at its Damang mine in Ghana to extend the life of the operation and bring it closer to its production target... read
Source: Anglo Platinum
Report reveals unfulfilled promises and broken dreams in mining-relocated village
A study reveals the huge gap between corporate spin and the reality when communities have to make way for mining operations... read

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated
Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated
The 86MW Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project was officially inaugurated in the Northern Cape at a series of formal events attended by major players in the renewables energy sector... read
Photo credits: Greenpeace/Shayne Robinson
Woollies tops the scoreboard in renewable commitment
A Greenpeace report shows Woolworths is still making the greatest progress in its renewable energy commitment, while Shoprite is bottom of the heap... read
Source: Solar Capital
Solar costs at an all-time low, despite what Eskom claims

Nicci Botha

Cost and climate change has put the spotlight on renewable energy, but are these solutions realistic and affordable?... read
Ingula pumped storage scheme. Image: Eskom
Making sense of energy in a chaotic environment

Nicci Botha

The economic outlook isn't great, the GDP growth is almost non-existent and urbanisation is on the increase, all putting strain on an already stretched infrastructure... read
Business
Automating business processes to boost productivity in South Africa
Automating business processes to boost productivity in South Africa

Kerry Hope

Despite the grim economic predictions, South Africa's enterprise software market is growing. While Standard & Poor's has predicted that the South African economy... read
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