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With more than one-billion people still living without electricity, which severely inhibits economic development and basic human rights including health, education, safety and security...read |
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| | | Nicci Botha In March this year the National Union of Metal Workers went to court to prevent the energy minister from signing the much-delayed renewable energy purchase agreements on the basis that there would be huge job losses... read | | | Sandile Mbulawa Zambia is expected to produce more than one-million tonnes of copper this year, which bodes well for the economy, considering the mineral comprises around 60% of the country's total exports... read | | | | Eskom has summarily dismissed its suspended head of legal, Suzanne Daniels, following the outcome of a disciplinary hearing... read | | | | South Africa's economy was built on the mining industry. But the sector has been in decline for decades. Mining contributed R312 billion, or 6.8%, to South Africa's GDP and 464,667 direct jobs in 2017, a far cry from the 21% contribution to GDP in the 1970s. read | | | | Louise Scholtz In an era of uncertainty, when it comes to both power supply and pricing, renewable energy sources can provide certainty in both supply and costs... read | | | | | As the largest consumer group in the world today, it is impossible to ignore the impact millennials have had - and will continue to have for decades to come as they settle into their prime spending years... read | | | |
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