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Professor Hassina Mouri, a leading figure in medical geology at the University of Johannesburg, has made history as the first female and the first geoscientist from Africa to be elected President of the International Union of Geological Sciences (Image supplied)

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Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

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Prosumers could solve Africa's power problem

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Accenture to launch local Applied Intelligence Studio for Mining

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#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

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#BizTrends2019: Battery market creates the commodities of the future

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#BestofBiz 2018: Energy & Mining

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A gold tailings dam under construction in South Africa. Author supplied

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