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Image supplied. Fifteen green sector startups participated in the Grindstone South Africa programme, a partnership between the Anglo American Foundation (AAF) and Grindstone South Africa

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Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis used the opportunity to criticise national government.

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Peter Hodgkinson, Director for Strategic Growth and Major Projects: Property & Buildings, WSP in Africa

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Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

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Mining

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Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

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