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Corruption and clean energy in South Africa: economic model shows trust in government is linked to takeup of renewables
20th February 2024 South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater... →
100 MW of OCGT power to be available in Gauteng by April – Lesufi
By: Schalk Burger 20th February 2024 Johannesburg power utility City Power would, on behalf of the Gauteng government, add 100 MW of electricity capacity to the grid to assist the... →
Now palladium comes under the Heraeus-Sibanye spotlight to boost hydrogen economy 
By: Martin Creamer 15th February 2024 Germany’s Heraeus Precious Metals and South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater are partnering to explore new applications for platinum-group metals (PGMs)... →
Hydrogen cars come into sharp new focus as global climate politics takes turn for better
By: Martin Creamer 14th February 2024 For the first time, luxury vehicle manufacturer BMW has a fleet of hydrogen-fuelled cars on South Africa’s roads, supported by a green hydrogen... →
17-million South Africans live on communal land – new study of a rural valley offers insights on how to manage it
14th February 2024 The Tyhume River, flowing from the forested Amathole Mountains in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, gives its name to a valley of 20 villages... →
Ramokgopa denies President’s pre-Stage 6 SoNA assertions caused embarrassment and insists loadshedding ‘corner has been turned’
By: Terence Creamer 11th February 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has move to defend the statement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address... →
SACP initial response to the state of the Nation Address
9th February 2024 The SACP welcomes the commendable progress that is benefiting millions of our people as a result of our hard-won April 1994 democratic... →
Surveillance and the state: South Africa’s proposed new spying law is open for comment – an expert points out its flaws
6th February 2024 In early 2021, the South African Constitutional Court found that the country’s State Security Agency, through its signals intelligence agency, the... →
