Business

Standard Bank is supporting a just energy transition for South Africa and the continent

It has often been said that Africa is a continent filled with untapped opportunities, and while Standard Bank believes... Read more

21 Dec, 2023

Business

France’s Total eyes $6bn in Nigeria investment

Abuja – French energy giant Total is ready to invest $6 billion (5.5 billion euro) over several years in... Read more

19 Dec, 2023

Business

SA to build new nuclear plants

Johannesburg – South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government... Read more

12 Dec, 2023

Business

Solar mini-grids offer clean-power hope to rural Africa

Sabon Gida – Working as a nurse in her rural Nigerian village, Andat Datau faced more than her share... Read more

8 Dec, 2023

Business

Eskom unveils plan to expand transmission lines

Cape Town – Eskom’s Managing Director of Transmission, Segomoco Scheppers, has announced that the power utility is actively working... Read more

16 Nov, 2023

Countries

COP28 conference to tackle key issues and meet climate objectives

Cape Town — Ahead of the COP28 climate change conference taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later... Read more

16 Nov, 2023

Business

‘As good as a done deal’ – ANC backs Ramokgopa’s bid for more powers in tackling Eskom crisis

Cape Town – The African National Congress (ANC) is reportedly supportive of Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s request for more... Read more

15 Nov, 2023

Business

SA power outages: some improvement but a long way to go before the grid is stable

Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg Over the past few months, South Africa’s power generation sector has performed better than... Read more

31 Oct, 2023

Business

SA’s green energy efforts get $1bn support from World Bank

Cape Town – The World Bank Board has approved a $1 billion Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support South... Read more

26 Oct, 2023

Countries

SA risks 15 000 deaths by 2050 if green transition delayed – study

Johannesburg – More than 15 000 people could die by 2050 from air pollution-related conditions if coal-dependent South Africa... Read more

25 Oct, 2023