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Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

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Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

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AfDB awards SA $1m grant to boost green jobs

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Engie completes Africa's biggest wind farmAmerica Hernandez

Source: African Development Bank Group.

$474.6m funding for SA's energy and infrastructure overhaul

New fuel price increases take effect today, 2 July

New fuel price increases take effect today, 2 July

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Promethium’s Olivia Tuchten named PD Forum co-vice chair

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Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

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AfDB awards SA $1m grant to boost green jobs

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Could better international money transfers be key to giving SA’s solar importers a competitive edge?

23 Apr 2024

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Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

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Western Cape invests R116.6m in energy resilience, solar

19 Apr 2024

Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023

Nigeria suffers 5th grid collapse of 2024

Isaac Anyaogu 15 Apr 2024

South Africa has a growing appetite for new energy vehicles.

New energy vehicles gain ground in South Africa

Eduardo Urzagasti 11 Apr 2024

Selim Kaymak, CEO of Alpha Resources

Sustainable mining is a profit and planet balancing act

Selim Kaymak 9 Apr 2024

The Kohler acquisition was announced in January.

CompCom approves Discovery Energy Holdings acquisition of Kohler Energy

Lindsey Schutters 5 Apr 2024

Dr Steve Chingwaru graduated with a PhD from Stellenbosch University. Source: Stefan Els/Stellenbosch University

Zimbabwean scientist makes billions-worth gold discovery in South Africa

2 Apr 2024

Fuel price adjustments are a mixed bag for April

Fuel price adjustments are a mixed bag for April

Lindsey Schutters 1 Apr 2024

An oil rig lights up Cape Town harbour as the sun sets. The giant floating platforms are becoming regular visitors to the port as the city is marketing itself as the service hub for the lucrative oil fields off the west coast of Africa. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

New Africa Energy Bank to Invest $5bn in oil and gas projects

Wendell Roelf 28 Mar 2024

Starship mounted on the Super Heavy first stage booster ahead of its recent test launch. Source: SpaceX/Flickr

SpaceX's Starship launch offered a glimpse into the future

Lindsey Schutters 26 Mar 2024

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IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

A lithium processing plant in Africa

South Africa eyes key role in global shift toward battery-powered future

18 Mar 2024

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National Assembly passes Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill

15 Mar 2024

Deputy President Paul Mashatile responded to questions from the NCOP

Government scrambles to fix water, power outages with rapid response plans

14 Mar 2024

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity has had a busy week

Ramokgopa: ‘Transmission grid needs major upgrade to unlock renewables’

13 Mar 2024

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefed the media on the Energy Action Plan

Electricity Minister: ‘South Africa is making strides in addressing energy crisis’

Lindsey Schutters 11 Mar 2024

Source: Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan.

Public enterprises minister to retire after elections

Wendell Roelf 8 Mar 2024

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

America Hernandez and Ron Bousso 6 Mar 2024

A view shows solar panels at the green hydrogen proof-of-concept site in Vredendal. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

$1.3bn fund launched to build transmission lines across Southern Africa

Wendell Roelf 5 Mar 2024

Fuel prices rise on back of higher global oil costs and weaker rand

Fuel prices rise on back of higher global oil costs and weaker rand

Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2024

New Group Chief Executive of South African power utility Eskom, Dan Marokane, poses for a photograph. Source: Reuters/Emil von Maltitz/Eskom/Handout

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane takes on hardest job in SA

Joe Bavier 1 Mar 2024

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NDB secures $2bn syndicated loan, oversubscribed by $590m

29 Feb 2024

Share in the sharing economy on Biz

Share in the sharing economy on Biz

Bizcommunity.com 28 Feb 2024

An aerial view of Kriel Power Station run by state electricity utility Eskom in Delmas, in Mpumalanga. Source: Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem

Eskom chair reiterates need for private investment

Joe Bavier 22 Feb 2024

Huawei underlines the importance of Solar Smart PV energy storage and safety at Residential Luna 2.0 launch

Huawei underlines the importance of Solar Smart PV energy storage and safety at Residential Luna 2.0 launch

Irvine Partners 21 Feb 2024

Lance Dickerson, MD of Revov

SA’s crucial shift to high-voltage battery energy storage systems

Lance Dickerson 21 Feb 2024

Education department’s electricity cut off for owing millions of rands

Education department’s electricity cut off for owing millions of rands

Thamsanqa Mbovane 20 Feb 2024

Dominique dHotman, head of Ooba Solar

Post #Sona2024 blackouts were a reality check

14 Feb 2024

Image supplied. Fifteen green sector startups participated in the Grindstone South Africa programme, a partnership between the Anglo American Foundation (AAF) and Grindstone South Africa

Grindstone South Africa programme champions green startups, VEZ Technologies takes top prize

14 Feb 2024

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