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Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Energy & Mining

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

5 steps to decarbonising and digitising your fleet

Logistics & Transport

5 steps to decarbonising and digitising your fleet

12 Jul 2024

Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Energy & Mining

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

V&A Waterfront launches the "Our Better Nature" (OBN) platform

Retail

V&A Waterfront launches the "Our Better Nature" (OBN) platform

8 Jul 2024

Balancell is moving to a larger facility because the demand has grown exponentialy.

Energy & Mining

Balancell is keeping SA in the battery game

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jul 2024

Source: Ben Selier, vice president of Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

Healthcare

Data centres: Vital components of critical healthcare systems

3 Jul 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

Retail

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

13 Jun 2024

What do you do with your end-of-use appliances?

Retail

What do you do with your end-of-use appliances?

10 Jun 2024

Toyota, Subaru and Mazda make new commitment to carbon-neutral engines

Automotive

Toyota, Subaru and Mazda make new commitment to carbon-neutral engines

3 Jun 2024

The Luvside LS Double Helix 1.0 turbines are the company's main design.

Energy & Mining

Luvside brings vertical wind turbines to SA, scouting for local partners

Lindsey Schutters 28 May 2024

Giulio Airaga is MD of Desco Electronic Recyclers

ICT

Navigating evolving e-waste landscape with EPR compliance

Giulio Airaga 13 May 2024

Automotive

First Battery appoints Shane Petersen as director of sales and marketing

13 May 2024

Education

SU collects and diverts more than 1 000 tonnes of waste each year from its campuses

Issued by Stellenbosch University 29 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Six-star green neighbourhood, Newinbosch, ticks all the boxes

30 Apr 2024

As purse strings draw tighter under the strain of an economy in flux, challenger brands are stepping into the spotlight says Lebo Madiba, PR Powerhouse

Marketing & Media

The rise of the new maestros: The challenger brands

Lebo Madiba 30 Apr 2024

Lance Dickerson, cofounder and MD of Revov

Energy & Mining

The fundamental flaw in SA’s renewable power investment

Lance Dickerson 24 Apr 2024

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

Energy & Mining

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

Issued by GreenCape 18 Apr 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Automotive

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

ESG & Sustainability

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

Issued by GreenCape 2 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Automotive

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Construction & Engineering

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

A lithium processing plant in Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa eyes key role in global shift toward battery-powered future

18 Mar 2024

Property Point seeks renewable energy SMEs for new entrepreneurship programme

Entrepreneurship

Property Point seeks renewable energy SMEs for new entrepreneurship programme

14 Mar 2024

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen in Washington, D.C., USA. Source: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

ICT

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

Michelle Phillips has been made permanent CEO of Transnet.

Energy & Mining

Minerals Council welcomes permanent Transnet leadership appointments

29 Feb 2024

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Agriculture

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Tom Nederstigt and Martina G. Vijver 26 Feb 2024

Property

#BudgetSpeech2024: Pragmatic moves but missed opportunities

Andrew Golding 23 Feb 2024

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Tourism & Travel

Charting success: Sustainability anchored in expedition cruise ships

Wrenelle Stander 20 Feb 2024

Praveen Govender is chief sales and marketing officer at DFA, a subsidiary of Maziv

ICT

#Sona2024 response: SA must unleash telco potential for economic growth

Praveen Govender 18 Feb 2024

EVs can be home backup power solutions and play a crucial role in the smart grid. Source: Priscilla du Preez/Unsplash

Automotive

EVs could be the heart of SA’s smart grid dreams

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2024

Image source: mohamed abdelghaffar from

Legal

Lithium Fire Report: A global roadmap for lithium investors

8 Feb 2024

Neal Froneman spoke to Bizcommunity at the Webber Wentzel 'Reimagining Mining' panel discussion.

Energy & Mining

#MI24: Sibanye-Stillwater CEO says now is the time to invest in PGM

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2024

The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

Energy & Mining

#MI24: Green hydrogen is not coming to save the PGM industry

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2024

SA's pre-owned car sector sees significant growth, boosting independent workshops

Automotive

SA's pre-owned car sector sees significant growth, boosting independent workshops

5 Feb 2024

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

Construction & Engineering

The indispensable role of battery giga factories in a net zero future

Peter Hodgkinson 5 Feb 2024

The war against cable theft is being won. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels.

ICT

Telkom and SAPS partnership to fight theft and vandalism sees results

29 Jan 2024

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the DRC, Zhao Bin visited some of the infrastructure projects in December 2023. Source:

Energy & Mining

DRC revisits China mining deal for $7bn infrastructure investment

Sonia Rolley 29 Jan 2024

Creighton Valley dairy farms embrace solar power for sustainable production

Agriculture

Creighton Valley dairy farms embrace solar power for sustainable production

26 Jan 2024

Aerial view of the Coral Beach estate.

Construction & Engineering

Impower brings BESS solution to Eastern Cape community

22 Jan 2024

Driving the future – EVs are the ultimate opportunity for South Africa

Logistics & Transport

Driving the future – EVs are the ultimate opportunity for South Africa

Viren Sookhun 9 Jan 2024

Energy & Mining

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

Agriculture

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

20 Dec 2023

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Energy & Mining

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Issued by Iseli energy 19 Dec 2023

Image source: Mike Bird from

Legal

Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

Virusha Subban and Gabriel Rybko 13 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Load shedding is compromising your home security this festive season

Rein Snoeck-Henkemans 12 Dec 2023

Thanks to Huawei’s backup solutions, South Africans won’t be left in the dark this festive season

Energy & Mining

Thanks to Huawei’s backup solutions, South Africans won’t be left in the dark this festive season

Issued by Huawei Technologies 12 Dec 2023

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Energy & Mining

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Dylan Schnetler 11 Dec 2023

Chery sets its sights on SA's new energy vehicle market in 2024

Automotive

Chery sets its sights on SA's new energy vehicle market in 2024

11 Dec 2023