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Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Agriculture

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Sfundo Parakozov 2 Jul 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Construction & Engineering

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

An aerial view of Kriel Power Station run by state electricity utility Eskom in Delmas, in Mpumalanga. Source: Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem

Energy & Mining

Eskom chair reiterates need for private investment

Joe Bavier 22 Feb 2024

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana wasted no time in a rapid 2024 Budget Speech delivery.

Energy & Mining

#BudgetSpeech2024: Treasury takes crucial step towards energy security

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2024

A man walks beneath electricity pylons during frequent power outages caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy & Mining

DMRE finally gazettes IRP2023, major plant build on cards

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf 5 Jan 2024

Source: Alex Eckermann/Unsplash

Energy & Mining

DMRE launches bid window for electricity generation

Wendell Roelf 15 Dec 2023

Supplied image: Nicolway NSE solar system

ESG & Sustainability

Importance of solar literacy as renewable energy adoption increases

Ryno Bosman 1 Dec 2023

Inaugural Sanedi annual energy conference. Source: Supplied

Energy & Mining

South Africa’s collaborative approach to energy transition

22 Nov 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism & Travel

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Energy & Mining

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy & Mining

World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

Source: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Finance

#BRICS2023: South Africa, China sign power deals during Brics summit

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2023

Minister of Electricity in the Presidency Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Source: x.com

Energy & Mining

Municipalities' unpaid dues to Eskom rise to R63.2bn

Promit Mukherjee 21 Aug 2023

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

ESG & Sustainability

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Investec to fund coal until 2030

Promit Mukherjee 30 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

SA central bank tweaks interest-rate decision model

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Energy & Mining

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Promit Mukherjee and Carien du Plessis 19 Jun 2023

Is this a powerless power minister?

Energy & Mining

Is this a powerless power minister?

Jason van der Poel 5 Jun 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Legal

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Energy & Mining

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Wendell Roelf 19 May 2023

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Energy & Mining

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 15 May 2023

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Energy & Mining

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Issued by Enlit Africa 5 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

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Nyasha Chingono 22 Mar 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy & Mining

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

Source: GIBS Business School. Chairman of the new Resource Mobilisaton Fund.

Finance

Introducing the new Resource Mobilisation Fund

Katja Hamilton 9 Mar 2023

How greater investment in wind power can help tackle SA's energy crisis

Energy & Mining

How greater investment in wind power can help tackle SA's energy crisis

Janek Winand 8 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

Manufacturing

SA factory activity slumps in Feb on record load shedding - Absa PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 1 Mar 2023

Wet coal, poor weather, breakdowns exacerbate load shedding

Energy & Mining

Wet coal, poor weather, breakdowns exacerbate load shedding

27 Feb 2023

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Energy & Mining

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Carien du Plessis 22 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Florence Tan 9 Feb 2023

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Energy & Mining

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Promit Mukherjee 7 Feb 2023

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

Energy & Mining

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

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production

Agriculture

Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production

Nelson Banya 25 Jan 2023

Power cuts in SA are playing havoc with the country's water system

Construction & Engineering

Power cuts in SA are playing havoc with the country's water system

Anja du Plessis 24 Jan 2023

Load shedding to continue for at least two more years - Eskom

Energy & Mining

Load shedding to continue for at least two more years - Eskom

Tim Cocks 23 Jan 2023

New law planned to speed up power projects

Energy & Mining

New law planned to speed up power projects

Carien du Plessis 17 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities abound in power utilities sector

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities abound in power utilities sector

Godfrey Marema 10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Top trends likely to shape the local construction industry

Construction & Engineering

#BizTrends2023: Top trends likely to shape the local construction industry

Otto Botha 10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

ESG & Sustainability

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

Lullu Krugel 9 Jan 2023

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

Energy & Mining

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

Andrew van Zyl 9 Jan 2023

EWSETA and CSIR collaborate to grow much-needed skills in the renewable energy sector

Energy & Mining

EWSETA and CSIR collaborate to grow much-needed skills in the renewable energy sector

Issued by At Vogue Communication Agency 4 Jan 2023

3 new year's resolutions for small business owners and leaders to consider

Entrepreneurship

3 new year's resolutions for small business owners and leaders to consider

Gerhard Hartman 28 Dec 2022

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

Energy & Mining

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

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

De Ruyter's resignation as Eskom CEO a regrettable blow to the economy, says Prof Parsons

Energy & Mining

De Ruyter's resignation as Eskom CEO a regrettable blow to the economy, says Prof Parsons

15 Dec 2022

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Energy & Mining

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Anait Miridzhanian and Kopano Gumbi 15 Dec 2022

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has resigned

Energy & Mining

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has resigned

Anait Miridzhanian and James Macharia Chege 14 Dec 2022

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Energy & Mining

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Bhargav Acharya 7 Dec 2022

Innovative new projects join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa

Entrepreneurship

Innovative new projects join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa

Issued by GreenCape 1 Dec 2022