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Medupi produces first power
First power was produced out of the Medupi power station's Unit 6 today, Eskom said on Monday... read more>>



Building
NW govt demolishes shoddy houses, blacklists contractor
The North West government has demolished 28 of 71 shoddily built houses in Huhudi township near Vryburg. read more>>
E Cape gets R233m to complete housing projects
The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements has received an additional R233m to help increase productivity on its housing projects... read more>>
South Africa's Budget 2015: the full text
Read the full text of South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's inaugural national Budget speech, the fifth in the country's democratic Parliament, delivered on 25 February 2015... read more>>
Energy
Conference and expo will focus on power crisis
Speaking ahead of the POWER-GEN Africa and DistribuTECH Africa power generation and distribution conferences to be held in Cape Town later this year, Alwyn Smith, spokesman for the South African Alternative Energy Association (SAAEA), says any fix to South Africa's power crisis will take years... read more>>
Smart grid can revolutionise SA's energy system

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A recent study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) discovered that renewable energy projects, using sun and wind in South Africa, created R800m in net savings last year... read more>>
Electricity war room focused on keeping the lights on
The "electricity war room" is focusing all its energy towards implementing government's five-point plan, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Tuesday... read more>>
Sustainable Development
37 companies apply to postpone time frame for air quality compliance
The Department of Environmental Affairs has reached decisions regarding applications for postponement of time frames for compliance with the minimum emission standards in terms of section 21 of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act 39 of 2004... read more>>
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