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Mining

Harmony Gold diversifies with $1.75bn Australian copper project

Nqobile Dludla 2 days

Discussing green energy's sustainability, security, and growth

Energy

Discussing green energy's sustainability, security, and growth

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 28 Jul 2025

Julien Karambua, Country Manager at Workforce Staffing Namibia says green hydrogen could power Africa's path to energy independence (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Powering Africa's energy path with green hydrogen innovation

Julien Karambua 3 Apr 2025

Source: © SA People There is an urgent need for substantial investment in grid modernisation in South Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa's renewable energy future: Opportunities and challenges

Manuele Battisti 1 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Jenna Harris 4 Feb 2025

Healthcare

Mopo brings 24-hour solar power to Sierra Leone healthcare facilities

10 Dec 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

ACED boosts Sasol’s green hydrogen efforts with wind power

Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

Clinton Carter-Brown, head of technical at Enertrag South Africa, emphasises that South Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its energy journey (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

4 advantages of the Combined Power Plant Mode

Dr Clinton Carter-Brown 25 Sep 2024

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

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

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

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

Careerbox is the starting point for many call centre careers in the local CCI base of operations in uMhlanga.

Services

BPO industry report says Africa is becoming global CXM hub

Lindsey Schutters 20 Jun 2024

Facilities & Property Management

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

19 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied

Transport

Zero Carbon Charge to establish off-grid electric truck charging network in SA

10 Apr 2024

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

Energy

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

Wendell Roelf 5 Mar 2024

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis used the opportunity to criticise national government.

Energy

CoCT launches Cash for Power programme alongside Energy Strategy unveiling

Lindsey Schutters 12 Feb 2024

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Fuel & Energy

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Laura Lander, Grazia Todeschini 8 Nov 2023

CT mayoral committee greenlights electricity wheeling pilot

Energy

CT mayoral committee greenlights electricity wheeling pilot

7 Jun 2023

Sawea advocates for grid optimisation to avoid another failed REIPPP bid window

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea advocates for grid optimisation to avoid another failed REIPPP bid window

24 May 2023

Govt to appeal exemption of hospitals, schools, police stations from load shedding

Energy

Govt to appeal exemption of hospitals, schools, police stations from load shedding

10 May 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Heineken makes major investment in solar power at Sedibeng brewery

ESG

Heineken makes major investment in solar power at Sedibeng brewery

27 Oct 2022

First electric minibus taxi coming to South Africa

Public Transport

First electric minibus taxi coming to South Africa

10 Jun 2022

SA's economic growth affected by mismatch of electricity supply and demand

Energy

SA's economic growth affected by mismatch of electricity supply and demand

Roula Inglesi-Lotz 13 Apr 2022

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Energy

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 30 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: SA's energy landscape - 2021 insights and the outlook for 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: SA's energy landscape - 2021 insights and the outlook for 2022

Seydou Kane 5 Jan 2022

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Energy

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Vladimir Milovanovic 9 Dec 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Energy

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Opportunities for commercial property owners, investors in the hybrid future

Office Property

Opportunities for commercial property owners, investors in the hybrid future

8 Jul 2021

Grid-scale battery storage - a reality or not?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Grid-scale battery storage - a reality or not?

Menno Sulsters 4 Dec 2020

Niveshen Govender, CEO, Sapvia

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy's role in rebuilding our economy

9 Nov 2020

The demand of power in West Africa is rising. Sebastian Sterl

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How West Africa can expand power supply and meet climate goals

Sebastian Sterl & Robert Brecha 5 Jun 2020

3 energy trends for data centres

Trends

3 energy trends for data centres

22 May 2020

In some countries, as much as half of the generated electricity is lost in transmission. yelantsevv/Shutterstock.com

Energy

We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid - globally, it's a lot

Sarah Marie Jordaan & Kavita Surana 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: New technologies to power smart cities

Trends

#BizTrends2020: New technologies to power smart cities

Taru Madangombe 6 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Our energy revolution needs the government's spark

Terry Billson 20 Sep 2019

#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

7 Jan 2019

Solving the renewables storage problem

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solving the renewables storage problem

4 Dec 2018

Privatisation, productivity and the potential of mini grids

Energy

Privatisation, productivity and the potential of mini grids

26 Nov 2018

Rooftop solar installation at Black River Park in Cape Town

Sustainable Development

The rise of customer centri(cities) in South Africa

Songo Didiza 28 Sep 2018

Jeff Radebe, minister of energy

Energy

DoE to open fifth renewables bidding window

4 Jun 2018

Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Energy

Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Rebekah Shirley 11 May 2018

Food, Water & Energy Security

Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Rebekah Shirley 23 Apr 2018

Dinesh Buldoo, director, transmission and distribution, WSP, Africa

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Namibia is all set to power up on wind

31 May 2017

Challenges, opportunities in the African power sector

Energy

Challenges, opportunities in the African power sector

8 May 2017

Black & Veatch report looks at smart city ecosystems

Smart Buildings & Cities

Black & Veatch report looks at smart city ecosystems

8 Feb 2017

Coega deep-water port

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The gas-to-power plan: the legal take

Jay Govender, Emma Dempster and Adriaan van der Me 14 Oct 2016

Infrastructure critical to support digital revolution

Research

Infrastructure critical to support digital revolution

8 Jul 2016

Giving Africa the power it needs

Research

Giving Africa the power it needs

Graeme Pitt 30 Jun 2016

Five keys to successful ICT projects in developing nations

ICT

Five keys to successful ICT projects in developing nations

Shalini Lagrutta 4 Jan 2016