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Platinum-enabled green molecules offering inviting green electron value-add – Nedbank 
By: Martin Creamer 20th May 2024 It’s no longer good enough to just produce electric vehicles (EVs). You have to produce green EVs, and to do that, you need green steel. To get the... →
Green stimulus
By: Terence Creamer 17th May 2024 South Africa’s manufacturing sector is in dire need of stimulus. In its recently released ‘Industrial Policy & Strategy Review’, the Department of... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, inaugural Elijah Barayi Memorial Lecture, University of Johannesburg, Soweto (15/05/24)
16th May 2024 The achievement of democracy was a cause to which Elijah Barayi dedicated his life. →
Unintended Consequences of replacing ‘Black’ with ‘Designated Group’ Targets in 1 February Draft Sector Targets Regulations threaten achievement of the objectives of the EE Act
16th May 2024 Draft Employment Equity (‘EE’) Regulations (‘the 1 February Draft EE Regulations’) setting out revised Sector Targets, were published by the... →
PGM-boosted green hydrogen backed by resolute South African govt's commitment
By: Martin Creamer 16th May 2024 The production of green hydrogen, which is most effectively generated when catalysed by platinum group metals (PGMs), has profound economic and... →
State mining training authority backing green hydrogen skills centre creation
By: Martin Creamer 15th May 2024 “We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be establishing the first centre of specialisation of green hydrogen skills,” South Africa’s Chemical... →
Retaining US influence in Africa requires bridge-building with China
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th May 2024 In a complex new multipolar world, a country’s allies and friends will determine the global pecking order. Despite its large population, Africa is... →
Unemployment rate worsens to 32.9%
By: Marleny Arnoldi 14th May 2024 South Africa’s official unemployment rate has widened by 0.8 of a percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of the year, compared with 32.1%... →
