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Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

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Canon joins war on plastic waste with new sorting machine to enhance recycling

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2024 OceanLove Innovation Award winners

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Implementing zero-emission deliveries

Implementing zero-emission deliveries

10 Mar 2017

Four-star Green Star rating for Windhoek's @Parkside

Four-star Green Star rating for Windhoek's @Parkside

9 Mar 2017

WWF urges Eskom to back renewables

WWF urges Eskom to back renewables

1 Mar 2017

Flight to greener aviation fuel has hit turbulence – here's why

Flight to greener aviation fuel has hit turbulence – here's why

Simon Blakey 1 Mar 2017

Ceres Fruit Growers environmental practices bearing fruit

Ceres Fruit Growers environmental practices bearing fruit

28 Feb 2017

GSMA report encourages government policies for inclusive digital economies

GSMA report encourages government policies for inclusive digital economies

27 Feb 2017

Public invited to comment on draft regulations

Public invited to comment on draft regulations

27 Feb 2017

Students harness the sun to purify water

Students harness the sun to purify water

Emile Uys 24 Feb 2017

South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan

SAREC welcomes finance minister's support

23 Feb 2017

Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

23 Feb 2017

Joanne van der Walt, Sage Foundation manager, Africa

Sage launches $1m fund to inspire African innovation

23 Feb 2017

SA investors rising to green building challenge as globe heats up

SA investors rising to green building challenge as globe heats up

22 Feb 2017

Rabbi David Masinter

Mobile app promotes, awards acts of random kindness

22 Feb 2017

2016 GCIP-SA runner-up Martin Ackermann of Thevia

SA entrepreneurs honoured at Cleantech Week

21 Feb 2017

Weaning off oil, Scottish islands eye renewable future

Weaning off oil, Scottish islands eye renewable future

21 Feb 2017

The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

Heinz Schandl and Fridolin Krausmann 20 Feb 2017

Eskom looks set to drag feet on signing PPAs - SAREC

Eskom looks set to drag feet on signing PPAs - SAREC

17 Feb 2017

A better way to harvest water from air

A better way to harvest water from air

Jamie Matroos 16 Feb 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies

Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies

16 Feb 2017

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Hilary Joffe 16 Feb 2017

Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution

Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution

Lolita Pukwana 15 Feb 2017

Professor Barry Dwolatzky, director of the JCSE

Wits launches CEFF Digital Innovation Challenge

15 Feb 2017

SOSA Investments launches Project Light campaign

SOSA Investments launches Project Light campaign

13 Feb 2017

Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid

Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid

13 Feb 2017

Government committed to independent power producers programme

Government committed to independent power producers programme

13 Feb 2017

Our cities are full - we need new ones

Our cities are full - we need new ones

Matt Coetzee 9 Feb 2017

New CEO for Cookhouse Windfarm, Umoya Wind Farm, REISA Solar PV

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French Polynesia signs agreement for Floating Island Project

French Polynesia signs agreement for Floating Island Project

8 Feb 2017

Eskom sticks on price for renewables

Eskom sticks on price for renewables

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Report released on state of renewable energy, infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa

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Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution

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Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid

13 Feb 2017

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Government committed to independent power producers programme

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Virunga Foundation, Aera Group launch carbon certification process in DRC

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