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State of Capture and the Eskom CEO
[Nicci Botha] Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe, has resigned just days after the State of Capture report was released... read
Slowly, very slowly the MPRDA takes a step forward
Slowly, very slowly the MPRDA takes a step forward
[Craig Wilton and Megan Rodgers] The much debated MPRDA has been passed by the National Assembly and is now on its way to the NCOP, for approval... read
FedGroup CEO, Grant Field
FedGroup disrupts wealth creation model
[Danette Breitenbach] With the launch of its direct ownership network, the FedGroup has, in a world first, harnessed tech innovation for wealth creation... read
Energy & Mining
RBIDZ drives radical economic transformation through skills and training
RBIDZ drives radical economic transformation through skills and training

Issued by Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone

Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone is deliberately focussing on the training of emerging contractors as part of efforts aimed at fast-tracking their entry into the mainstream economy... read
Energy
Nigeria won't change power privatisation plan
Nigeria won't change power privatisation plan
Nigeria won't be revoking the privatisation of the country's energy sector, the minister of power, works and housing, Raji Fashola, says. read
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Brian Molefe's quitting is understandable, Ngubane says

Genevieve Quintal

Power utility Eskom said the resignation of its group CEO Brian Molefe was regrettable. However, Eskom board chairman Ben Ngubane said it was understandable... read
ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa
ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will make a leap into the African continent with their first joint trade mission and business expo in South Africa next year... read
Considering the technical readiness of South Africa to support the shale gas industry
Considering the technical readiness of South Africa to support the shale gas industry

Cyril O'Connor

The discovery and exploitation of very large shale gas reserves in countries like the United States have transformed the energy market... read
Silas Zimu. Source: EnergyNet
Presidency refutes pressure on Molefe to sign off PPAs
A statement from his office says the president hasn't deployed two ministers to pressure Eskom into signing PPAs... read
Markets & Investment
SA construction sector must expand into Africa to overcome slump
SA construction sector must expand into Africa to overcome slump
While the multidisciplinary South African construction industry contributes significantly to the economy and employment, globally the industry is exposed to the business cycle and has been under tremendous pressure... read
- Richards Bay Terminal
Bulk exports slip due to coal-line maintenance

Dominic Preuss

SA's bulk export volumes fell by 0.7% year-on-year in October to 12.80-million tons, Transnet National Ports Authority said... read
Mining
What Trump in the White House means for the South African mining industry
What Trump in the White House means for the South African mining industry

Wessel Badenhorst

America is facing the reality that Donald Trump will be its next president, while uncertainty around his economic and geopolitical views is shaking markets... read
Desalination plant opens at Richards Bay smelter
Desalination plant opens at Richards Bay smelter
A newly-opened R74m desalination plant will allow South32 to maintain operations at its Hillside Aluminium Smelter complex during times of drought... read

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Nuclear Power
Young artisans to gain from nuclear build
Young artisans to gain from nuclear build

Gaopalelwe Santswere

It is a pity that the nuclear energy debate has been shrouded by what appears to be serious ideologues from the two sides; and, unsurprisingly, very rarely have cooler heads been allowed a voice. The litigation and policy ambivalence hasn't made things easier... read
Koeberg safety drill tomorrow
Koeberg safety drill tomorrow
An exercise to test the effectiveness of the radiological release hazard disaster risk management plan will be carried out at Koeberg tomorrow, 9 November 2016... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Credit: Sassan Machhadi
German International School Cape Town runs on 100% solar energy and feeds into the grid
A school is Cape Town is now running totally off the grid and is in fact feeding excess power into city's electricity supply... read
Sunflare develops the world's first stick-on solar paneling
Sunflare develops the world's first stick-on solar paneling

Lindsay Samson

The new ultra-thin solar wallpaper can be applied to just about anything... read
Eskom's heel dragging on renewable PPAs not economically motivated
Eskom's heel dragging on renewable PPAs not economically motivated
Eskom's refusal to sign PPAs with renewable energy suppliers flies in the face of the National Development Plan framework.... read
Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award
Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award
Lourensford Estate has been named Best Farming Practice Winner in the Leadership in Energy Conservation category at the Nedbank Green Wine Awards 2016. See why... read
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