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Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa unlocks $1.5bn World Bank loan to tackle infrastructure bottlenecks and attract private investment

25 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa GDP growth outlook gets biggest cut since early 2023

Vuyani Ndaba 28 May 2025

Yellow Door Energy’s hybrid solar installation at Waterberg Boerdery farm in Limpopo, one of the largest growers and suppliers of potatoes in South Africa (Image supplied)

Energy

South Africa's energy landscape’s dramatic turnaround

Forbes Padayachee 26 May 2025

Eskom's Kriel power station

Energy

Eskom’s energy availability outlook brings hope for mining operations

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jan 2025

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Agriculture

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2024

2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur finalists announced

Agriculture

2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur finalists announced

5 Aug 2024

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefs the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ramokgopa says end of load shedding ‘within reach’

Lindsey Schutters 2 May 2024

Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023

Energy

Nigeria suffers 5th grid collapse of 2024

Isaac Anyaogu 15 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

SA's budget to consolidate more slowly, rate cuts delayed: Reuters poll

15 Feb 2024

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Economy

South African Reserve Bank to hold repo rate at 8.25% on 23 Nov. - Reuters poll

Vuyani Ndaba 17 Nov 2023

Improved numbers drive Dipula's solid performance

Facilities & Property Management

Improved numbers drive Dipula's solid performance

Issued by Catchwords 16 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Property

Johannesburg fire: 73 killed in apartment block reported occupied by homeless

Carien du Plessis and Alexander Winning 31 Aug 2023

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Energy

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Sarah El Safty 8 Aug 2023

Tackling the funding gap to unleash the power of startups in SA

Funding

Tackling the funding gap to unleash the power of startups in SA

Wrenell Stander 6 Jun 2023

Huawei aims to use its '4T' technologies to enable an energy landscape transition

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Huawei aims to use its '4T' technologies to enable an energy landscape transition

Issued by Huawei Technologies 10 May 2023

Empowering Africa's Future: EcoFlow brings sustainable energy solutions to the forefront

ESG

Empowering Africa's Future: EcoFlow brings sustainable energy solutions to the forefront

Issued by EcoFlow 3 May 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Banking & Finance

South Africa's Q1 consumer confidence plunges as power crisis weighs

Radhika Anilkumar 23 Mar 2023

Source: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SMEs

Power cuts are hurting small businesses in SA - but sharing resources and equipment might be a solution

Ofentse Olunloyo and Tankiso Moloi 16 Mar 2023

Eskom bailout won't end power cuts, splitting up the utility can

Energy

Eskom bailout won't end power cuts, splitting up the utility can

Roy Havemann 28 Feb 2023

Crippling power shortages hit Telkom's Q3 profit

Telecoms & Networks

Crippling power shortages hit Telkom's Q3 profit

14 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Standard Bank's chief economist, Goolam Ballim.

Economy

Standard Bank's chief economist: Emigration is a budding threat to South Africa's public finances

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2023

ANC wants 'state of disaster' declared over power crisis

Energy

ANC wants 'state of disaster' declared over power crisis

31 Jan 2023

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Energy

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Hartmut Winkler 25 Jan 2023

Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

Energy

Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

Carien du Plessis and Anait Miridzhanian 17 Jan 2023

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Energy

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

Food, fuel and power cuts keep SA middle class awake at night

Research

Food, fuel and power cuts keep SA middle class awake at night

Issued by BrandMapp 24 Nov 2022

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Energy

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Mining

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Nyasha Chingono 10 Nov 2022

Stage 6: A major threat to SA's auto industry

Commercial & Industrial

Stage 6: A major threat to SA's auto industry

Lance Branquinho 21 Oct 2022

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Nuclear Power

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Hartmut Winkler 22 Aug 2022

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Hartmut Winkler 13 Jul 2022

How ERP can give manufacturers and distributors the control they require across the supply chain

Supply Chain

How ERP can give manufacturers and distributors the control they require across the supply chain

Paulo de Matos 4 Apr 2022

Retailers

Supply crisis spurs South African retailers to end Asia reliance

Nqobile Dludla 22 Nov 2021

Source: ©Natalya Buzuevskaya

Economy

MTBPS focus: managing Eskom remains key

Tendani Mantshimuli 8 Nov 2021

Do middle class South Africans care about the climate crisis?

Research

Do middle class South Africans care about the climate crisis?

Issued by BrandMapp 8 Sep 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

Caspar Herzberg, president, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric

Energy

Deregulation and technology will fulfil South Africa's power needs

Caspar Herzberg 28 May 2021

Electricity customers should brace themselves for steeper increases. shutterstock

Energy

South Africa's electricity supply: what's tripping the switch

Rod Crompton 14 Dec 2020

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, CEO, Groupe Filatex.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Here's to a modern Africa of continental free trade and energy access

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen 27 Oct 2020

Two solar plants bring green energy to the grid

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Two solar plants bring green energy to the grid

30 Sep 2020

Dr Godfrey Gandawa, special scientific advisor, Mixcorp

Mining

Powering mining with renewable energy

23 Jul 2020

Energy storage technology will make blackouts in Africa ancient history

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy storage technology will make blackouts in Africa ancient history

Risto Paldanius 17 Jun 2020

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The case for turning South Africa's coal fields into a renewable energy hub

Hartmut Winkler 26 May 2020

The first two of 24 new solar and wind farms under construction were completed in February but there’s still a long way to go to boost electricity supply. GettyImages

Energy

Power shortages will remain a big challenge in a post-Covid-19 South Africa

Hartmut Winkler 24 Apr 2020