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Seeking local innovations that promote clean technology
If you transform businesses, you change the world. This is the premise of The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)... read


Energy
New DG for Energy Department
Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson has welcomed Thabane Zulu as the new Director General of the department... read
Dedisa starts commercial operation in Eastern Cape
Dedisa Peaking Power has started the commercial operation of the 335MW Dedisa Peaking Power Project near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape... read
Landlocked Africa: increased trade needed to meet development goals
For businesses, access to trade will remain a logistical challenge... read



Mining
Eunomix to host panel at Joburg Indaba 2015
Advisory firm Eunomix is a premium sponsor at this year's Joburg Indaba to be held 14-15 October 2015 and will be hosting a discussion on beneficiation... read
Training Force buys Prisma Training Solutions
Prisma Training Solutions, an accredited training service provider in the mining sector, has been acquired for R65 million by Workforce Holdings... read
AEL predicts increased use of electronics in mining industry
Explosives companies continue to develop technologies that can further increase mining production whilst reducing costs, which is a welcomed approach especially in the current market conditions... read
Mine dump of new requirements under waste management act

Cormac Cullinan


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Nuclear Power
Nuclear power plants warned on cyber security
Operators of nuclear power plants worldwide are "struggling" to adapt to the increasing and potentially dangerous threat of cyber attacks, a report warned on Monday, 5 October... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Introduction of smart grids will unlock the power of green energy

Martin Vergunst

South Africa remains heavily reliant on traditional sources of power generation - with green energy sources contributing just a fraction of the country's total power output... read
Smaller African cities need sustainable energy intervention

Louise Tait

Africa is experiencing a massive flow of people into urban areas. This is happening in major urban centres such as Lagos, Accra and Dar es Salaam as well as in smaller and secondary cities.... read
SAIREC: the importance of renewable energy

Priya Pitamber

Over 3,500 delegates from 82 countries gathered in Cape Town for the South African International Renewable Energy Conference (SAIREC), which took place from 4 to 7 October... read
Portable solar power an alternative to generators
"The way power, and portable (solar) power in particular, is consumed has changed," says Paul Hubers, founder and director, Sungrid Group... read
WWF forecasts exponential growth in renewable energy
The director of the Global Energy Policy for WWF's Global Climate and Energy Initiative, Dr Stephan Singer, says as technologies become cheaper, more widely available, more efficient and reliable, renewable energy is set to experience exponential growth... read
Minister announces new 1500MW solar project
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced that a new 1500 Megawatts project will soon be launched in the Northern Cape to add to South Africa's growing renewable energy programme... read
Power to the people: renewable energy projects must be a collaborative effort

Holle Linnea Wlokas and Britta Rennkamp

Renewable energy is finally a reality in South Africa's electricity mix... read
Science & Engineering
IWC builds GRP fan stacks for Kusile
Eskom's new Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Mpumalanga, will soon be fitted with IWC's energy-efficient, patented glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) fan stacks, four of which have been manufactured for one of the station's mechanical induced-draft cooling towers... read
Business
Three vital truths about running a business

Steven Cohen

Management textbooks and the business press are full of advice about creating entrepreneurial business models, shaking up markets, and offering game-changing customer experiences... read
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