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Mighty mineral

A project is in the offing to set up a lithium acid leaching plant in South Africa. According to... Read more
22 Oct, 2024

Big BESS back-up

Construction on two grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) is scheduled to get under way in South Africa soon.... Read more
22 Oct, 2024

Deal in motion

Plans for Ghana’s first lithium mine, the Ewoyaa Lithium project on the country’s coastline, have passed their final regulatory... Read more
15 Oct, 2024

Power drive

The City of Cape Town is expected to start producing electricity from its own utility-scale 7–10 MW solar PV power... Read more
15 Oct, 2024

Quick service

The Eastern Cape provincial government has broken ground on its first off-grid ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The... Read more
15 Oct, 2024

Designated area

Africa is set to host its first digital economic zone for global and pan-African tech and finance service-based companies.... Read more
8 Oct, 2024

Higher learning

A new private university campus is to open in Sandton, Johannesburg, in time for the 2026 academic year. Businesstech... Read more
8 Oct, 2024

Sanitation stations

New unsewered toilet technology is being tested in five settlements in Cape Town, South Africa. The project is part... Read more
8 Oct, 2024

Battery pack

Investors are expected to pump an estimated US$300 million into the construction of a new lithium mine in southern... Read more
1 Oct, 2024

Goodbye to dry

A water desalination plant planned for Cape Town’s Foreshore area is provisionally slated to begin providing clean water to... Read more
1 Oct, 2024