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Africa moves to finally harvest its solar energy potential
By: In On Africa IOA 9th October 2024 Regular progress reports on Africa’s quest to meet its energy needs through solar power are necessary to gauge the continent’s progress towards... →
Project dearth slows South Africa’s $9.3bn coal exit plan
By: Bloomberg 9th October 2024 The implementation of a $9.3-billion climate-finance pact between South Africa and some of the world’s richest nations has been slowed by an... →
South Africa’s unity government is being tested – the toppling of a mayor in a key city exposes faultlines
8th October 2024 South Africa’s long-governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), performed disastrously in the country’s May 2024 elections. Its electoral... →
Construction begins on Cape Town solar PV plant, battery storage tender released 
By: Irma Venter 8th October 2024 The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has started construction on a R200-million, 7 MW solar PV plant, located in Atlantis, with the first electricity to be... →
President Ramaphosa signs into law Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill
8th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislative amendments that seek to provide improved protection of the rights of communities who are... →
South African antitrust body faults grocers over high food costs 
By: Bloomberg 8th October 2024 South African food producers and retailers have been slow to pass on the effects of declining cost pressures to cash-strapped consumers, an issue... →
Contract route saves gold project R300m, local tech takes tanks out of critical path
By: Martin Creamer 7th October 2024 The contract route chosen to recover gold from the mine dumps of the West Rand’s Mogale City reduced the project cost by R300-million. In addition,... →
Statement in support of the COSATU-led national strike
7th October 2024 The South African Communist Party (SACP) stands in full, militant solidarity with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and all... →
