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Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefs the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan

Energy & Mining

Ramokgopa says end of load shedding ‘within reach’

Lindsey Schutters 2 May 2024

Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023

Energy & Mining

Nigeria suffers 5th grid collapse of 2024

Isaac Anyaogu 15 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Finance

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

SA's budget to consolidate more slowly, rate cuts delayed: Reuters poll

15 Feb 2024

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

South African Reserve Bank to hold repo rate at 8.25% on 23 Nov. - Reuters poll

Vuyani Ndaba 17 Nov 2023

Improved numbers drive Dipula's solid performance

Property

Improved numbers drive Dipula's solid performance

Issued by Catchwords 16 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Property

Johannesburg fire: 73 killed in apartment block reported occupied by homeless

Carien du Plessis and Alexander Winning 31 Aug 2023

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Energy & Mining

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Sarah El Safty 8 Aug 2023

Tackling the funding gap to unleash the power of startups in SA

Entrepreneurship

Tackling the funding gap to unleash the power of startups in SA

Wrenell Stander 6 Jun 2023

Huawei aims to use its '4T' technologies to enable an energy landscape transition

Energy & Mining

Huawei aims to use its '4T' technologies to enable an energy landscape transition

Issued by Huawei Technologies 10 May 2023

Empowering Africa's Future: EcoFlow brings sustainable energy solutions to the forefront

Retail

Empowering Africa's Future: EcoFlow brings sustainable energy solutions to the forefront

Issued by EcoFlow 3 May 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy & Mining

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Retail

South Africa's Q1 consumer confidence plunges as power crisis weighs

Radhika Anilkumar 23 Mar 2023

Source: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Entrepreneurship

Power cuts are hurting small businesses in SA - but sharing resources and equipment might be a solution

Ofentse Olunloyo and Tankiso Moloi 16 Mar 2023

Eskom bailout won't end power cuts, splitting up the utility can

Energy & Mining

Eskom bailout won't end power cuts, splitting up the utility can

Roy Havemann 28 Feb 2023

Crippling power shortages hit Telkom's Q3 profit

ICT

Crippling power shortages hit Telkom's Q3 profit

14 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Standard Bank's chief economist, Goolam Ballim.

Finance

Standard Bank's chief economist: Emigration is a budding threat to South Africa's public finances

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2023

ANC wants 'state of disaster' declared over power crisis

Energy & Mining

ANC wants 'state of disaster' declared over power crisis

31 Jan 2023

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Energy & Mining

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Hartmut Winkler 25 Jan 2023

Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

Energy & Mining

Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

Carien du Plessis and Anait Miridzhanian 17 Jan 2023

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

Food, fuel and power cuts keep SA middle class awake at night

Marketing & Media

Food, fuel and power cuts keep SA middle class awake at night

Issued by BrandMapp 24 Nov 2022

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Energy & Mining

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Nyasha Chingono 10 Nov 2022

Stage 6: A major threat to SA's auto industry

Automotive

Stage 6: A major threat to SA's auto industry

Lance Branquinho 21 Oct 2022

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Energy & Mining

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Hartmut Winkler 22 Aug 2022

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Energy & Mining

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Hartmut Winkler 13 Jul 2022

How ERP can give manufacturers and distributors the control they require across the supply chain

Logistics & Transport

How ERP can give manufacturers and distributors the control they require across the supply chain

Paulo de Matos 4 Apr 2022

Retail

Supply crisis spurs South African retailers to end Asia reliance

Nqobile Dludla 22 Nov 2021

Source: ©Natalya Buzuevskaya

Finance

MTBPS focus: managing Eskom remains key

Tendani Mantshimuli 8 Nov 2021

Do middle class South Africans care about the climate crisis?

Marketing & Media

Do middle class South Africans care about the climate crisis?

Issued by BrandMapp 8 Sep 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Energy & Mining

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

Caspar Herzberg, president, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric

Energy & Mining

Deregulation and technology will fulfil South Africa's power needs

Caspar Herzberg 28 May 2021

Electricity customers should brace themselves for steeper increases. shutterstock

Energy & Mining

South Africa's electricity supply: what's tripping the switch

Rod Crompton 14 Dec 2020

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, CEO, Groupe Filatex.

Energy & Mining

Here's to a modern Africa of continental free trade and energy access

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen 27 Oct 2020

Two solar plants bring green energy to the grid

Energy & Mining

Two solar plants bring green energy to the grid

30 Sep 2020

Dr Godfrey Gandawa, special scientific advisor, Mixcorp

Energy & Mining

Powering mining with renewable energy

23 Jul 2020

Energy storage technology will make blackouts in Africa ancient history

Energy & Mining

Energy storage technology will make blackouts in Africa ancient history

Risto Paldanius 17 Jun 2020

Energy & Mining

The case for turning South Africa's coal fields into a renewable energy hub

Hartmut Winkler 26 May 2020

The first two of 24 new solar and wind farms under construction were completed in February but there’s still a long way to go to boost electricity supply. GettyImages

Energy & Mining

Power shortages will remain a big challenge in a post-Covid-19 South Africa

Hartmut Winkler 24 Apr 2020

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

ESG & Sustainability

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 15 Jan 2020

What is the State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa?

Entrepreneurship

What is the State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa?

18 Dec 2019

Electricity pylon. Wikimedia Commons

Energy & Mining

Lessons to be learnt from Ghana's excess electricity shambles

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie 5 Aug 2019

Securing sustainable business growth in post-election SA is a question of strategy and customer experience

Finance

Securing sustainable business growth in post-election SA is a question of strategy and customer experience

Grant Sieff, Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 30 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy & Mining

Canada shows interest in mining investment

1 Apr 2019

Eskom’s pilot wind-farm facility at Klipheuwel. The utility must seriously consider in-house renewable projects.

Construction & Engineering

Why South Africa's power utility should boost its output of in-house renewables

Hartmut Winkler 9 Apr 2018