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 | It is fair to say that although the South African mining industry represents 8% of our GDP and employs approximately 450,000 people, by 2019 figures, it is SA's sweetheart industry... read |
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 | SIYABONGA MBANJWA The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the operating environment for both the public and private sectors as a result of the unprecedented lockdowns and restrictions put in place by countries to curb infections...read |
|  | | The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt another harsh blow South Africa's already untenable youth unemployment rate, which reached 58.1% in the last quarter of 2019.read |
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| Nuclear Power |
 | HARTMUT WINKLER On 14 June the South African Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy issued a controversial statement initiating a process that could lead to the construction of new nuclear power station... Read |
| Oil & Gas |
 | CRAIG LEBRAU, ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS The Angolan economy is essentially based on oil exploitation. João Lourenço is counting on the First Lady and two ministers to restore Angola's balance sheets after the fall of the oil price... Read |
| Renewables & Energy Efficiency |
 | South Africa can lay the foundations for a new power export market by coupling its renewable energy economic stimulus to non-electricity prospects.. Read |
 | CHRIS YELLAND At a recent European Union-facilitated webinar into the generation of electricity by private sector and individuals, which I moderated, many attendees lamented the charges that municipalities levy on individuals and businesses that had, or were interested in, generating their own electricity. .. Read |
| Science & Engineering |
 | Engineering projects face a growing range of audits, assessment and monitoring, but will Covid-19 restrictions on movement make it difficult for consultants to carry out this vital work? Read |
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 | One of the most significant backbones of Ghana's economic and social development for a very long time has been small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs)... Read |
 | Drones are being successfully deployed to support medical and humanitarian projects across Africa, but for greater, more sustainable impact, they will need to be fully integrated into supply chains within an enabling regulatory environment... Read |
 | HAILAY GESESEW The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently noted that "researchers are working at break-neck speed" to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19)... Read |
 | ROBYN BERGER, THEUNIS CLAASSEN AND CATHERINE ROBSON The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was brokered by the African Union (AU) and adopted by 44 of its 55 member states on 21 March 2018. By February 2019, all AU countries, save for Eritrea, had become signatories to the AfCFTA, which came into force on 30 May 2019... Read |
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 | NATASHA BOLOGNESI Regular cleaning with standard household products is sufficient. Read |
 | ANDREW ROBINSON We used to work in offices. For the past few months we've worked at home. Until fairly recently, those were really the only two options that most office workers had... Read |
 | As part of its partnership with Lionesses of Africa, the all-female business network in Africa, Volkswagen has introduced 'The Lionesses Den' and is calling on female-owned businesses in South Africa to share a two-minute pitch... Read |
 | E-commerce is providing a ray of hope for the local economy with transactions hitting a record high in May and June... Read |
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