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Prof Bismark Tyobeka appointed chairperson of the Ministerial Expert Panel on Nuclear

Prof Bismark Tyobeka appointed chairperson of the Ministerial Expert Panel on NuclearNorth-West University (NWU)

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Shell gets go-ahead to drill off SA's west coast

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Source: Botswana Government/Instagram. His Excellency Ndaba Gaolathe, Vice-President of Botswana.

Africa’s strategic shift: from donor dependence to entrepreneurial powerhouseKatja Hamilton

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Source: Supplied. Tlhabeli Christopher (TC) Ralebitso, the all-new CEO: Africa at Zutari.

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Prof Bismark Tyobeka appointed chairperson of the Ministerial Expert Panel on Nuclear

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Mining industry explores self generation

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Eskom conducts maintenance work as demand drops during lockdown

Eskom conducts maintenance work as demand drops during lockdown

2 Apr 2020

Ntomfuthi Ntuli, CEO of Sawea

Eskom plans to cut back on IPPs, citing Covid-19

2 Apr 2020

A visitor sanitises hands before entering a state hospital at Yaba, Lagos. Hospitals like this are likely to suffer power cuts as lock down force Nigerians to stay at home and consume more power.
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Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje 31 Mar 2020

Eskom COO, Jan Oberholzer

Eskom board orders investigation into COO

20 Mar 2020

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Emfuleni to pay Eskom debt

19 Mar 2020

Eskom and other state owned companies have become a huge burden on the government purse. Shutterstock

Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens

Danny Bradlow 12 Mar 2020

Dr Angela Wilkinson, secretary general of the World Energy Council

Are we heading for a modern jazz, unfinished symphony or hard rock energy transition?

Nicci Botha 9 Mar 2020

Source: Mercom India

#energyindaba: eSwatini works on energy independence

Nicci Botha 5 Mar 2020

Kandeh Yumkellah

#energyindaba: Africa's energy transition must focus on fairness, wealth creation, jobs

Nicci Botha 5 Mar 2020

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The role of SSEGs and municipalities in long-term energy resilience

Mohammed Patel 28 Feb 2020

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

Antoine Koen and Pau Farres Antunez 27 Feb 2020

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

Self-use generation projects already in the pipeline

20 Feb 2020

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Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

SDG7 under the spotlight at Africa Energy Forum 2020

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18 Feb 2020

Landmark investment secured for 60MW Djibouti Wind Farm Project

Landmark investment secured for 60MW Djibouti Wind Farm Project

14 Feb 2020

Cape Town sought court intervention to buy electricity from independent power producers. Image source: Getty/Gallo

#Sona20: Ramaphosa confirms own use generation plan

14 Feb 2020

Nersa welcomes court decision on Eskom

Nersa welcomes court decision on Eskom

13 Feb 2020

David Morobe, executive general manager: impact investment, Business Partners

#BizFinFocus: Read the signs to forge ahead in a gloomy economy

David Morobe 12 Feb 2020

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Independent power generation offers investment opportunities

11 Feb 2020

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Can mines now generate their own power?

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota & Alexandra Felekis 10 Feb 2020

Academic partnership brings Pan-African training programme for clean energy leaders to SA

Academic partnership brings Pan-African training programme for clean energy leaders to SA

UCT Graduate School of Business 7 Feb 2020

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Petrol price to come down in February

4 Feb 2020

Minerals and Energy Mnister, Gwede Mantashe

#MiningIndaba2020: Mining industry must embrace 4IR

Nicci Botha 3 Feb 2020

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Quintin Mccutcheon 31 Jan 2020

Most proposed solutions don’t address the systemic problems facing Eskom, in particular its parlous finances. Shutterstock

South Africa's energy crisis has triggered lots of ideas: why most are wrong

Seán Mfundza Muller & Mike Muller 23 Jan 2020

Ntombifuthi Ntuli, CEO, Sawea

Sawea welcomes market-friendly approach

22 Jan 2020

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) has conditionally approved the Boulders wind farm project. Image from the Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report by CES (copied for fair use).

Huge West Coast wind farm approved

John Yeld 22 Jan 2020

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China's investment in Africa's mineral resources

20 Jan 2020

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