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Jacques Farmer, managing director of Prisma Training Solutions says a skills revolution is needed to drive a cleaner, greener mining industry in South Africa (Image supplied)

Sustainability

Skills development to drive sustainability in mining

Jacques Farmer 12 May 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

Julien Karambua, Country Manager at Workforce Staffing Namibia says green hydrogen could power Africa's path to energy independence (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Powering Africa's energy path with green hydrogen innovation

Julien Karambua 3 Apr 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

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Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2024: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2024

Sasol Secunda CTL is a cornerstone of SA's energy transition. Source: Horst Vogel/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

New report shows depth of Sasol Secunda distress

Lindsey Schutters 28 Oct 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

ACED boosts Sasol’s green hydrogen efforts with wind power

Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

Minister Ramokgopa was big on renewables during his seminar. Source: x.com

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: South Africa takes aggressive stance on renewables expansion

Lindsey Schutters 2 Oct 2024

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

The Waterfront will draw its power from Etana's wind farms.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

V&A Waterfront adds new wind power deal to sustainability mix

19 Jun 2024

Sawea hosted media on a tour of Aurora wind farm outside Cape Town.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea uses Global Wind Day to urge country towards faster shift to low-carbon future

18 Jun 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024

Energy

Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

Lindsey Schutters 30 Apr 2024

Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar industry: ‘South Africa shouldn’t waste public money on local manufacturing’

Lindsey Schutters 18 Apr 2024

Dominique dHotman, head of Ooba Solar

Infrastructure & Utilities

Post #Sona2024 blackouts were a reality check

14 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Eastern and Western Cape to gain 3,470MW grid capacity for wind power

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jan 2024

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

This is how the government is tackling the transmission crisis

Lindsey Schutters 27 Dec 2023

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

19 Dec 2023

Aysha construction began in 2016 with majority investment from Exim Bank of China.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ethiopia signs $600m UAE deal to expand Aysha wind farm project

Dawit Endeshwa 3 Dec 2023

The liberalisation of the energy sector and climate change

Energy

The liberalisation of the energy sector and climate change

Michael Jackson, Issued by Cox Yeats 9 Nov 2023

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Financial Services

Discovery enters renewable power trading

Promit Mukherjee 6 Sep 2023

Jaguar Land Rover unveils new renewable energy storage system from used car batteries

Fuel & Energy

Jaguar Land Rover unveils new renewable energy storage system from used car batteries

23 Aug 2023

WindAc Africa 2023 calls researchers and students to unpack wind power in the energy crisis

Higher Education

WindAc Africa 2023 calls researchers and students to unpack wind power in the energy crisis

25 Jul 2023

Sungrow installed invertor: Image: Supplied

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Battle load shedding with Sungrow Residential Solution

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 11 Aug 2023

SA's green power push falters as projects fail

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA's green power push falters as projects fail

Promit Mukherjee 18 Jul 2023

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Climate Change

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le Tuan/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The world needs hundreds of thousands more offshore wind turbines - where will they all go?

Hugo Putuhena, Fraser Sturt and Susan Gourvenec 7 Jul 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

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

30 May 2023

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Facilities & Property Management

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Frikkie Malan 23 May 2023

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 23 May 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

Energy

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

18 May 2023

Source: © Provoke Media The 2023 Africa Sabre Awards finalists and winners have been announced

PR & Communications

All the Sabre Awards Africa 2023 winners & finalists

14 Apr 2023

BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Kenyan wind farm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Kenyan wind farm

Duncan Miriri 15 Mar 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG windfall with expanded renewable energy tax incentive

Tsanga Mukumba and Jordan Moonsamy 13 Mar 2023

How greater investment in wind power can help tackle SA's energy crisis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How greater investment in wind power can help tackle SA's energy crisis

Janek Winand 8 Mar 2023

Sasol says renewable energy drive makes economic sense

Coal, Oil & Gas

Sasol says renewable energy drive makes economic sense

Nelson Banya 22 Feb 2023

Seriti to build wind farm to power its coal mines

Mining

Seriti to build wind farm to power its coal mines

Nelson Banya 3 Feb 2023

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

Sustainability

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

20 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Buildings in 2023 - here's to a smarter, sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Buildings in 2023 - here's to a smarter, sustainable future

Anoop Hariparsad 9 Jan 2023

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Abay Yimere 21 Nov 2022

Greener pastures: Is South Africa ready to profit from green hydrogen?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Greener pastures: Is South Africa ready to profit from green hydrogen?

Promit Mukherjee and Shafiek Tassiem 18 Nov 2022

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Energy

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

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Environmental Law

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

Gold Fields bets on solar to cut costs and carbon

Sustainability

Gold Fields bets on solar to cut costs and carbon

Helen Reid 17 Oct 2022

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Climate Change

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Aled Jones 29 Sep 2022