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Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, has granted a welcome deviation from South Africa's existing power generation licensing regulations that allows additional power to be fed into the local grid... read
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Carbon Tax Act into law and it will come into effect on 1 June 2019 to reduce the impact of climate change following the polluter-must-pay-principle, taxing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...read
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OTTO SHIKONGO
The incredible wealth of the Southern African region's offshore mineral deposits was once again highlighted by the oil and gas find off the coast of Mossel Bay...read
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Reactions to Gwede Mantashe's new combined cabinet portfolio of mining and energy have been mixed, with some saying it will be good for restoring investor confidence and others believing it will be a blow the country's climate change commitments... Read
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Africa Month
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Addressing the well-being needs of Africans through a true collaborative effort between business, government, communities and the people who inhabit this continent will unlock future value... Read
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Energy
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THOMAS WOLFGANG THURNER
The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from carbon-based energy production... Read
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Markets & Investment
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JÁNOS BESENYO
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. Read
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Mining
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Within the South African context, mining remains a major contributor to the gross domestic product (GDP) and, as a major source of employment, the mining industry has the potential to leverage investments in the health of its workforce to realise improved productivity... Read
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Calls from some analysts for Lonmin's largest shareholder, SA's Public Investment Corporation (PIC), to reject the take-over deal by Sibanye-Stillwater because it undervalued the platinum company, were overshadowed... Read
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Renewables & Energy Efficiency
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SAMUEL AYOKUNLE OLOWOSEJEJE
Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country's epileptic power supply has been identified by businesses as the second biggest obstacle to doing business in the country, after a lack of access to finance... Read
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YAW DWOMOH
"Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter..." Read
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Nestlé has launched a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in sub-Saharan Africa to provide a platform for startups and universities to contribute to local sustainable growth... Read
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BILL WINTERS
The clock is ticking on climate change. We currently have more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere than at any time in human history... Read
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RAYMOND PARSONS
The economic message emerging from the reconfigured and leaner Cabinet announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa is potentially a positive one for business and the markets... Read
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