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Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Garyn Rapson, Nomsa Mbere, Jaqui Pinto, Paula-Ann Novotny, Dalit Anstey 13 Feb 2023

Safripol receives international ISO approval for PE100 Polyethylene Resin

Safripol receives international ISO approval for PE100 Polyethylene Resin

Safripol 13 Feb 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

MetroWired's Communities Wi-Fi programme directly addresses SA's digital divide

MetroWired's Communities Wi-Fi programme directly addresses SA's digital divide

MetroWired 9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

Susie Davies, Jo Hewitt, Isabel Carty 8 Feb 2023

Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric over 4 years

Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric over 4 years

George Obulutsa 8 Feb 2023

Image source: © Evgeniy Shkolenko –

Environmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

7 Feb 2023

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Promit Mukherjee 7 Feb 2023

Supplied image: Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth with employees of the company displaying an example of the solar panels manufactured.

Girl power: Solar plant opens with all-female crew

6 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Omnia, WKN Windcurrent sign MoU to evaluate green ammonia production at Sasolburg plant

Omnia, WKN Windcurrent sign MoU to evaluate green ammonia production at Sasolburg plant

Sindy Peters 2 Feb 2023

Anglo's LNG dual-fuelled vessel, Ubuntu Harmony, loads first cargo in SA

Anglo's LNG dual-fuelled vessel, Ubuntu Harmony, loads first cargo in SA

26 Jan 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

20 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities abound in power utilities sector

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities abound in power utilities sector

Godfrey Marema 10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

Andrew van Zyl 9 Jan 2023

Why SA's green energy transition must include plans for waste disposal

Why SA's green energy transition must include plans for waste disposal

4 Jan 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Stellenbosch University allocates R12m towards establishing green hydrogen research expertise

Stellenbosch University allocates R12m towards establishing green hydrogen research expertise

14 Dec 2022

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

6 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

3-year extension granted, but are building owners taking EPC seriously?

3-year extension granted, but are building owners taking EPC seriously?

30 Nov 2022

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

29 Nov 2022

Northern and Western Cape to cooperate on green hydrogen initiative

Northern and Western Cape to cooperate on green hydrogen initiative

29 Nov 2022

Nestlé invests in solar power at Hammanskraal factory

Nestlé invests in solar power at Hammanskraal factory

23 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Ryno Jordaan 14 Nov 2022

Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

11 Nov 2022

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

10 Nov 2022

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Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

MetroWired's Communities Wi-Fi programme directly addresses SA's digital divide

MetroWired's Communities Wi-Fi programme directly addresses SA's digital divide

MetroWired 9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

Susie Davies, Jo Hewitt, Isabel Carty 8 Feb 2023

Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric over 4 years

Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric over 4 years

George Obulutsa 8 Feb 2023

Image source: © Evgeniy Shkolenko –

Environmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

7 Feb 2023

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Promit Mukherjee 7 Feb 2023

Supplied image: Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth with employees of the company displaying an example of the solar panels manufactured.

Girl power: Solar plant opens with all-female crew

6 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Omnia, WKN Windcurrent sign MoU to evaluate green ammonia production at Sasolburg plant

Omnia, WKN Windcurrent sign MoU to evaluate green ammonia production at Sasolburg plant

Sindy Peters 2 Feb 2023

Anglo's LNG dual-fuelled vessel, Ubuntu Harmony, loads first cargo in SA

Anglo's LNG dual-fuelled vessel, Ubuntu Harmony, loads first cargo in SA

26 Jan 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

20 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities abound in power utilities sector

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities abound in power utilities sector

Godfrey Marema 10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

Andrew van Zyl 9 Jan 2023

Why SA's green energy transition must include plans for waste disposal

Why SA's green energy transition must include plans for waste disposal

4 Jan 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Stellenbosch University allocates R12m towards establishing green hydrogen research expertise

Stellenbosch University allocates R12m towards establishing green hydrogen research expertise

14 Dec 2022

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

6 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

3-year extension granted, but are building owners taking EPC seriously?

3-year extension granted, but are building owners taking EPC seriously?

30 Nov 2022

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

29 Nov 2022

Northern and Western Cape to cooperate on green hydrogen initiative

Northern and Western Cape to cooperate on green hydrogen initiative

29 Nov 2022

Nestlé invests in solar power at Hammanskraal factory

Nestlé invests in solar power at Hammanskraal factory

23 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Ryno Jordaan 14 Nov 2022

Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

11 Nov 2022

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

10 Nov 2022

#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

Maha El Dahan and Alaa Swilam 8 Nov 2022

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Brian Benza 7 Nov 2022

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Aidan Lewis 7 Nov 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

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African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

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African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 1

27 Oct 2022

Standard Bank commits R300bn to sustainability target

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2022

Standard Bank and Woolworths sign milestone agreement

18 Oct 2022

Sasol, ArcelorMittal to jointly explore green hydrogen, carbon capture projects

Sasol, ArcelorMittal to jointly explore green hydrogen, carbon capture projects

18 Oct 2022