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#OrchidsandOnions: VW's romantic approach to marketing the latest Polo Vivo

Brendan Seery

Listeriosis: Daily Maverick details the growing case against Tiger Brands

Say goodbye to old EFTs: SA's banking system braces for change

Katja Hamilton

Qatar Airways' new AI campaign lets you star in your movie

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

Finance teams must evolve now or become irrelevant

New standards and spectrum policy advance SA digital infrastructure

New standards and spectrum policy advance SA digital infrastructureLindsey Schutters

Ministers Ramokgopa and Macpherson share a laugh on a recent China trip, showing unity within the Government of National Unity. Source: x.com

Ramokgopa withdraws nuclear determination, undoing more Mantashe policyLindsey Schutters

President and CEO Jaehoon Chang

Hyundai path to future paved with hydrogen, software, and digital twins

Lindsey Schutters 3 Sep 2024

Aqunion CEO Rowan Yearsley would like to expand the solar project, but is mindful of the overinvestment risks.

How Aqunion abalone farm threads the cost-effective solar needle

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

The just energy transition is a cornerstone project of the Ramaphosa administration.

Ramaphosa pitches SA's energy transition to municipalities

Lindsey Schutters 26 Aug 2024

Keliber is a potential cornerstone project in Sibanye's transition to becoming a critical minerals global power.

Sibanye-Stillwater leans heavily on battery market to minimise losses

Lindsey Schutters 23 Aug 2024

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

23 Aug 2024

Namibia is taking pole position in the race to lead Africa's green energy economy.

New hydrogen summit maps investment plan for Africa's clean energy future

Lindsey Schutters 19 Aug 2024

The newly ascended Electricity Regulation Amendment Act is a catalyst for a brighter energy future from the Ramaphosa administration.

Electricity Regulation Amendment Act starts new era for SA energy sector

Lindsey Schutters 17 Aug 2024

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Neosun Energy 13 Aug 2024

Minister Ramokgopa provided another updated on the energy action plan.

Ramokgopa calls for increased vigilance and affordability programmes

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

8 Aug 2024

Huawei's new inverters provide stability, reliability as SA undergoes a renewable energy revolution

Huawei's new inverters provide stability, reliability as SA undergoes a renewable energy revolution

Huawei Technologies 8 Aug 2024

Copper 360 staff welcome the first load of
copper ore mined from Rietberg Mine in
forty one years.

Copper 360 revives O'Kiep Copper District ahead of global shortage

6 Aug 2024

Engie's Aurora windfarm on Cape Town's West Coast is a major Sawea project

Sawea calls out Nersa and Eskom on grid capacity issues

6 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dino Zuccollo, head of investor solutions at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Tax incentive window closing for SA renewables

5 Aug 2024

Source: Cristian Rojas/Pexels

Sars calls for public comment on renewables tax incentives

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jul 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

16 Jul 2024

Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

8 Jul 2024

Balancell is moving to a larger facility because the demand has grown exponentialy.

Balancell is keeping SA in the battery game

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jul 2024

From left: Axel Lorenz, CEO of Process Automation at Siemens Digital Industries, Mariana Vaz Sigoli, Siemens Hydrogen Center of Competence, Jan Grimbrandt, CEO of Boson Energy and Liran Dor, CTO of Boson Energy

Siemens and Boson Energy partner on waste-to-hydrogen tech

4 Jul 2024

BHP is moving straight to electric to bypass Anglo hydrogen development.

BHP skips hydrogen, turns to electric trucks after Anglo rejection

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jun 2024

Japan is South Africa's biggest partner in the hydrogen economy, but Europe will drive the biggest demand.

H2 Moves Europe is Anglo’s latest play to stimulate hydrogen market

Lindsey Schutters 26 Jun 2024

2023 was a record year for all energy consumption. Source: Viktor Kiryanov/Unsplash

Energy Institute report says 2023 was record year

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

Sanedi project manager Ashanti Mbanga

#YouthMonth: Ashanti Mbanga is empowering SA for a sustainable energy future

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jun 2024

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President and CEO Jaehoon Chang

Hyundai path to future paved with hydrogen, software, and digital twins

Lindsey Schutters 3 Sep 2024

Aqunion CEO Rowan Yearsley would like to expand the solar project, but is mindful of the overinvestment risks.

How Aqunion abalone farm threads the cost-effective solar needle

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

The just energy transition is a cornerstone project of the Ramaphosa administration.

Ramaphosa pitches SA's energy transition to municipalities

Lindsey Schutters 26 Aug 2024

Keliber is a potential cornerstone project in Sibanye's transition to becoming a critical minerals global power.

Sibanye-Stillwater leans heavily on battery market to minimise losses

Lindsey Schutters 23 Aug 2024

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

23 Aug 2024

Namibia is taking pole position in the race to lead Africa's green energy economy.

New hydrogen summit maps investment plan for Africa's clean energy future

Lindsey Schutters 19 Aug 2024

The newly ascended Electricity Regulation Amendment Act is a catalyst for a brighter energy future from the Ramaphosa administration.

Electricity Regulation Amendment Act starts new era for SA energy sector

Lindsey Schutters 17 Aug 2024

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Neosun Energy 13 Aug 2024

Minister Ramokgopa provided another updated on the energy action plan.

Ramokgopa calls for increased vigilance and affordability programmes

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

8 Aug 2024

Huawei's new inverters provide stability, reliability as SA undergoes a renewable energy revolution

Huawei's new inverters provide stability, reliability as SA undergoes a renewable energy revolution

Huawei Technologies 8 Aug 2024

Copper 360 staff welcome the first load of
copper ore mined from Rietberg Mine in
forty one years.

Copper 360 revives O'Kiep Copper District ahead of global shortage

6 Aug 2024

Engie's Aurora windfarm on Cape Town's West Coast is a major Sawea project

Sawea calls out Nersa and Eskom on grid capacity issues

6 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dino Zuccollo, head of investor solutions at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Tax incentive window closing for SA renewables

5 Aug 2024

Source: Cristian Rojas/Pexels

Sars calls for public comment on renewables tax incentives

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jul 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

16 Jul 2024

Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

8 Jul 2024

Balancell is moving to a larger facility because the demand has grown exponentialy.

Balancell is keeping SA in the battery game

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jul 2024

From left: Axel Lorenz, CEO of Process Automation at Siemens Digital Industries, Mariana Vaz Sigoli, Siemens Hydrogen Center of Competence, Jan Grimbrandt, CEO of Boson Energy and Liran Dor, CTO of Boson Energy

Siemens and Boson Energy partner on waste-to-hydrogen tech

4 Jul 2024

BHP is moving straight to electric to bypass Anglo hydrogen development.

BHP skips hydrogen, turns to electric trucks after Anglo rejection

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jun 2024

Japan is South Africa's biggest partner in the hydrogen economy, but Europe will drive the biggest demand.

H2 Moves Europe is Anglo’s latest play to stimulate hydrogen market

Lindsey Schutters 26 Jun 2024

2023 was a record year for all energy consumption. Source: Viktor Kiryanov/Unsplash

Energy Institute report says 2023 was record year

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

Sanedi project manager Ashanti Mbanga

#YouthMonth: Ashanti Mbanga is empowering SA for a sustainable energy future

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jun 2024

The Competition Commission has sent a powerful message to the inverter market.

Victron Energy fined R14m for anti-competitive practices

Lindsey Schutters 20 Jun 2024

The Waterfront will draw its power from Etana's wind farms.

V&A Waterfront adds new wind power deal to sustainability mix

19 Jun 2024

Sawea hosted media on a tour of Aurora wind farm outside Cape Town.

Sawea uses Global Wind Day to urge country towards faster shift to low-carbon future

18 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Sinden, L2D chief operations officer.

Liberty Two Degrees' retail assets sustain strong operational performance

12 Jun 2024

280MW wind project secured for Rio Tinto and Sibanye-Stillwater

280MW wind project secured for Rio Tinto and Sibanye-Stillwater

11 Jun 2024

Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Farm construction will begin in 2024 with operation estimated for 2026. Source: Sam Forson/Pexels

Sibanye-Stillwater secures 140MW wind energy project

30 May 2024

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Mark Allewell, Sensor Networks 28 May 2024

The Luvside LS Double Helix 1.0 turbines are the company's main design.

Luvside brings vertical wind turbines to SA, scouting for local partners

Lindsey Schutters 28 May 2024

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Electricity Regulation Bill - spotlight on creating a competitive market

Angelo Tzarevski and Clara Hansen 24 May 2024

Professor Sampson Mamphweli was made Head of the Energy Secretariat in the office of the Chief Executive Officer at the South African National Energy Development Institute in January 2023

Q&A: An inside look into Sanedi’s hydrogen progress

Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

South Africa is committing major resources to establish the hydrogen economy.

The hydrogen economy is alive and well in SA

Lindsey Schutters 21 May 2024

2024 Green Opportunities Challenge national finalists announced

2024 Green Opportunities Challenge national finalists announced

GreenCape 21 May 2024