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Yesh Surjoodeen is managing director of HP Southern and Central Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African innovation depends on investment and protecting intellectual property

Yesh Surjoodeen 5 Feb 2025

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Energy

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 2 Sep 2024

Addressing South Africa’s water scarcity is everyone’s responsibility

Food, Water & Energy Security

Addressing South Africa’s water scarcity is everyone’s responsibility

Issued by Irvine Partners 22 Mar 2024

A lithium processing plant in Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa eyes key role in global shift toward battery-powered future

18 Mar 2024

The Savanna & Showmax Laugh Africa Comedy Festival 2024: And Still We Laugh

FMCG

The Savanna & Showmax Laugh Africa Comedy Festival 2024: And Still We Laugh

Issued by Heineken Beverages 27 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: Logistics sector to face challenges in 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Logistics sector to face challenges in 2024

Ryan Gaines 30 Jan 2024

Load shedding hacks to keep the lights on. Source: Pixabay/Pexels

Hardware

#BizTech: Load shedding will get worse, here's how to make it better

Lindsey Schutters 5 Sep 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

Climate Change

2023 Renewable Energy Challenge regional champs

26 Apr 2023

Mediclinic, CSIR part of energy storage and alternative solutions: Enlit Africa

Energy

Mediclinic, CSIR part of energy storage and alternative solutions: Enlit Africa

Issued by Enlit Africa 26 Apr 2023

Power trip: SA's imperative and the continent's other energy crisis

Energy

Power trip: SA's imperative and the continent's other energy crisis

Issued by Enlit Africa 24 Apr 2023

The Definitive List of Women CEOs for 2023

Management & Leadership

The Definitive List of Women CEOs for 2023

20 Apr 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Power cuts in SA are playing havoc with the country's water system

Infrastructure & Utilities

Power cuts in SA are playing havoc with the country's water system

Anja du Plessis 24 Jan 2023

Source: © Oleksandr Pidvalnyi The digital switchover process from analogue to digital TV has marooned in Africa

TV

Analogue to digital switchover in Africa process marooned

15 Dec 2022

Are South African e-commerce stores keeping up with customers' payment appetite?

Exhibitions & Events

Are South African e-commerce stores keeping up with customers' payment appetite?

Issued by Kinetic Events 7 Dec 2022

Spotlight on the future of commerce at next ECOM Africa in April 2023

Exhibitions & Events

Spotlight on the future of commerce at next ECOM Africa in April 2023

Issued by Kinetic Events 7 Dec 2022

Sustainability for the next century: Looking back to move forward

Sustainable Development

Sustainability for the next century: Looking back to move forward

Keketso Motjuwadi 24 Oct 2022

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Energy

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 4 Aug 2022

Source: iStock.

Markets & Investment

The Vaal Cannabis Capital - the linchpin of SA's first smart city

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2022

"It's personal" says ECOM Africa, as personalisation in e-commerce takes centre stage

E-commerce

"It's personal" says ECOM Africa, as personalisation in e-commerce takes centre stage

Issued by Kinetic Events 28 Mar 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Food, Water & Energy Security

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

ECOM Africa back in Cape Town in May as e-commerce sector continues to benefit from pandemic-led e-business boom

E-commerce

ECOM Africa back in Cape Town in May as e-commerce sector continues to benefit from pandemic-led e-business boom

Issued by Kinetic Events 9 Mar 2022

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 13 Oct 2021

E-commerce

#EcomAfrica: Building a digital brand experience for winning customers

Danette Breitenbach 13 Oct 2021

E-commerce

#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Oct 2021

Card vouchers for spaza shops? ECOM Africa to feature latest e-commerce payment methods

E-commerce

Card vouchers for spaza shops? ECOM Africa to feature latest e-commerce payment methods

Issued by Kinetic Events 15 Sep 2021

ECOM Africa 2021 is a full day of in-depth keynotes, online networking, and live Q&A sessions with the top minds in e-commerce

E-commerce

ECOM Africa 2021 is a full day of in-depth keynotes, online networking, and live Q&A sessions with the top minds in e-commerce

Issued by Kinetic Events 10 Sep 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

More African cities to emerge as leading startup and investment hubs

Entrepreneurship

More African cities to emerge as leading startup and investment hubs

27 Jul 2021

Why Southern Africa's interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why Southern Africa's interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy

Hartmut Winkler 10 Jun 2021

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Food, Water & Energy Security

Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 30 Apr 2021

For now, only those who can afford it will be able to escape the power cuts. Shutterstock/ Arnold Petersen

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why South Africa's electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years

31 Mar 2021

Why South Africa needs a new water agency

Infrastructure & Utilities

Why South Africa needs a new water agency

Mike Muller 3 Mar 2021

Renewables, energy storage and the future of smart cities

Smart Buildings & Cities

Renewables, energy storage and the future of smart cities

Seydou Kane 27 Jan 2021

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

Public Health

Researchers analyse initial impacts of Covid-19 in Africa

24 Dec 2020

Grid-scale battery storage - a reality or not?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Grid-scale battery storage - a reality or not?

Menno Sulsters 4 Dec 2020

African educators see Covid-19 as 'an opportunity' - survey

Education

African educators see Covid-19 as 'an opportunity' - survey

16 Sep 2020

New technologies are helping people to choose when and how to have children. MidoSemSem/Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

New technologies mean states must reconsider what 'reproductive rights' are

Bonginkosi Shozi 23 Jul 2020

South Africa can’t afford new nuclear infrastructure with state funds in these times of budget shortfalls and ballooning debt. GettyImages

Nuclear Power

Interpreting the South African government's mixed messages on nuclear power

Hartmut Winkler 2 Jul 2020

DHL Express cements commitment to growing African e-commerce with strategic investment in Link Commerce

E-commerce

DHL Express cements commitment to growing African e-commerce with strategic investment in Link Commerce

Issued by Link Commerce 8 Jun 2020

The demand of power in West Africa is rising. Sebastian Sterl

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How West Africa can expand power supply and meet climate goals

Sebastian Sterl & Robert Brecha 5 Jun 2020

Creating a sustainable future for coffee

FMCG

Creating a sustainable future for coffee

17 Apr 2020

SA gears up for a Federer-Nadal showdown at CT Stadium

Sport

SA gears up for a Federer-Nadal showdown at CT Stadium

6 Feb 2020

Yolisa Phahle, CEO of general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, presenting the final keynote session of the second day of AfricaCom 2019.

AfricaCom

#AfricaCom: Why "African time" is now for African storytelling, by Africans

Leigh Andrews 14 Nov 2019

eLearning Africa Report 2019 reveals failure to meet education targets

Education

eLearning Africa Report 2019 reveals failure to meet education targets

18 Oct 2019