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In the midst of the rolling blackouts last week, former President Jacob Zuma went on record as saying that his pet project nuclear deal with Russia would have averted the crisis at Eskom... read
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Both palladium and rhodium are now more valuable than gold and platinum on an ounce-for-ounce basis, thanks to their current demand as the catalytic material of choice in an increasingly emissions-conscious age...read
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The Minerals Council South Africa says that despite ongoing attempts to reach a compromise with the minister of energy, it has filed an application for judicial review to set aside certain clauses in the 2018 Mining Charter...read
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Energy
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Recent poweer cuts and the announcement that South Africa's power utility Eskom will be receiving R23bn a year in government support for the foreseeable future are symptomatic of operational and financial crises at the utility... Read
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Markets & Investment
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South Africa's intention to invest $1bn in South Sudan's oil sector is still in the feasibility stage and is guided by the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two governments... Read
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Regulatory uncertainty, lack of policy cohesion, infrastructural constraints and, in some instances, politics across Africa are clearly seen as deterrents, but there is great potential to attract investment if these issues can be addressed. Read
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Mining
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South African law has, since 2004, decreed that mineral and petroleum resources belong to the people, and the state must act as a custodian of these resources... Read
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Renewables & Energy Efficiency
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MICHAEL EVANS & MEGAN ADDERLEY
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed a declarator and interdict application brought by the Coal Transporters Forum (CTF) to set aside the power purchase agreements... Read
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Africa Month
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity, the wholly independently owned media brand made in Africa for Africa, is proud to announce the launch of the Bizcommunity.africa domain... Read
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President Cyril Ramaphosa recently launched an online trading platform which will link registered small, medium and micro enterprises' (SMMEs) access to supply chain opportunities of large South African corporations... Read
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GILLIAN NIVEN & NIRVASHA SINGH
Last week the minister of finance introduced the revised Carbon Tax Bill (Bill) to Parliament, which aims to give effect to South Africa's objectives and commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions... Read
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