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Africa delivers ‘usual reliable performance’ with steady output, lower costs – Barrick
By: Martin Creamer 13th August 2024 The Africa region delivered its “usual reliable performance” with steady production and well contained costs, Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow reported... →
African economic expansion need not threaten global carbon targets: study points out the path to green growth
13th August 2024 Africa contributes only about 4% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The continent consumes the least energy for each person, compared with... →
South Africa's infrastructure spend plans soar as energy woes ease
By: Bloomberg 13th August 2024 The value of South Africa’s planned investment projects increased sharply in the first half of 2024, boosted by sustained electricity supply,... →
Botswana to cut spending on cars, travel as diamond slump persists
By: Bloomberg 13th August 2024 Botswana plans to reduce spending on new vehicles and travel for government officials and may delay some capital projects to deal with a slump in... →
Private placements, carbon seen by JSE as African growth route
By: Bloomberg 12th August 2024 JSE, which operates Africa’s biggest stock and bond exchanges, is looking to expand its private placement and carbon offset platforms across the... →
South Africa battles to fund vital grid upgrade for green energy 
By: Reuters 12th August 2024 South Africa's plan to expand its power grid, now the biggest bottleneck to replacing coal with renewables, has hit a snag: finding investors to... →
Varied ways of thinking and not thinking in the world of policy commentators
By: Saliem Fakir 9th August 2024 We are entering a period of intense transition processes globally, necessitating the phasing out of fossil fuels. Implementation needs to be... →
ANC NEC commits to pay back any VBS Mutual Bank monies accrued – Fikile Mbalula
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th August 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has resolved that the party will return any VBS Mutual Bank monies proven to... →
