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Source: © 123rf Ezzat Sankari, channels business director for Sungrow across Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia says as South Africa accelerates towards a greener future, storage innovation could determine the difference between progress and paralysis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Storage, South Africa’s missing link in the energy puzzle

Ezzat Sankari 3 days

WTM Africa 2025 marks record participation from 96 countries

Tourism & Travel

WTM Africa 2025 marks record participation from 96 countries

11 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Review Africa Eskom announced on 23 March 2025 that the final 800 MW unit at its Kusile coalfired power station had achieved first synchronisation with the national grid

Energy

SA power system constrained in March, EAF largely unchanged

7 Apr 2025

Source: © SA People There is an urgent need for substantial investment in grid modernisation in South Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa's renewable energy future: Opportunities and challenges

Manuele Battisti 1 Apr 2025

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, global chairman of Schneider Electric, says Africa's energy transition must not only focus on increasing the supply of green energy but also on transforming demand (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Africa shows great potential in sustainable energy milestones

10 Mar 2025

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Issued by Infra Impact Investment Managers 7 Mar 2025

Source: @GovernmentZA/X

Economy

Countdown to #Sona2025: Will foreign-policy concerns overshadow domestic troubles?

Katja Hamilton 6 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Jenna Harris 4 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's future at stake in impending energy and trade address

Katja Hamilton 31 Jan 2025

EcoFlow announces AI-powered Oasis energy management platform

Mobile & Apps

EcoFlow announces AI-powered Oasis energy management platform

6 Jan 2025

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Energy

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

Source: ©Eric Isselee via

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

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies and energy reform to dominate 2025 markets

31 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

SA welcomes its first 6-Star industrial marvel

9 Dec 2024

A 3D render of an Oasis BESS site

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

R7bn battery projects reach financial close to boost Eskom resilience

21 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

South Africa’s first six-star Green Star office: Balwin’s green triumph

14 Nov 2024

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

Entrepreneurship

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

5 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#BRICS2024: Inside the plan to harness nuclear power for sustainable growth

25 Oct 2024

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Technology

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Sabine Dall'Omo 30 Sep 2024

Ministers Ramokgopa and Macpherson share a laugh on a recent China trip, showing unity within the Government of National Unity. Source: x.com

Nuclear Power

Ramokgopa withdraws nuclear determination, undoing more Mantashe policy

Lindsey Schutters 9 Sep 2024

Are SA’s malls fit for the communities they serve?

Commercial Property

Are SA’s malls fit for the communities they serve?

Kagiso Mahlangu & Nomaswazi Nkabinde 5 Sep 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 just energy transition is a cornerstone project of the Ramaphosa administration.

Energy

Ramaphosa pitches SA's energy transition to municipalities

Lindsey Schutters 26 Aug 2024

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Issued by Neosun Energy 13 Aug 2024

Integrated water management solutions

Food, Water & Energy Security

Integrated water management solutions

Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 5 Aug 2024

Image source: nexusplexus –

Climate Change

SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

The US could spark a new age of nuclear energy development

Nuclear Power

New US nuclear energy bill could spark SMR boom

Lindsey Schutters 20 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

What do you do with your end-of-use appliances?

Fashion & Homeware

What do you do with your end-of-use appliances?

10 Jun 2024

Facilities & Property Management

Western Cape invests R116.6m in energy resilience, solar

19 Apr 2024

Dave Masureik, CEO of New Southern Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Flawed IRP2023 needs private leadership

Dave Masureik 8 Apr 2024

Alexia and Keerthana exploring Mahdia

Construction & Engineering

South African students showcase innovative TB detection, green tech at I-FEST2

27 Mar 2024

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity has had a busy week

Energy

Ramokgopa: ‘Transmission grid needs major upgrade to unlock renewables’

13 Mar 2024

Image source: Nyau Mimi from

Food, Water & Energy Security

DWS kick-starts National Water Month

1 Mar 2024

Heineken breaks tradition with new returnable 'Star Bottle' design in SA

Packaging

Heineken breaks tradition with new returnable 'Star Bottle' design in SA

28 Feb 2024

Robert Erasmus, MD at Sanitech

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sustainable strategies shaping ESG compliance in South Africa

Robert Erasmus 23 Feb 2024

What small businesses should expect from #BudgetSpeech2024

Entrepreneurship

What small businesses should expect from #BudgetSpeech2024

Andiswa Bata 19 Feb 2024

Home solar installations are on the rise, but many owners don't know that the panels are underperforming. Source: Vinvint Solar/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Your solar panels could be performing better

Mark Williams-Wynn 19 Feb 2024

Banking

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Dylan Schnetler 11 Dec 2023

Johann de Bruin, CEO at Erudite

Nuclear Power

Forget LNG and hydrogen, uranium could end energy poverty in Africa

Johann de Bruin 6 Dec 2023

Image source: andreypopov –

Climate Change

#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Image source: Kindel Media from

Tax Law

Income Tax Act amendments - the silver lining to load shedding?

Nirvasha Singh and Sakiwe Canca 22 Nov 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

Source: Dan Meyers/Unsplash

Energy

Faith communities oppose SA modular nuclear power plan

9 Nov 2023

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Fuel & Energy

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Laura Lander, Grazia Todeschini 8 Nov 2023

Saica's celebrates decade of excellence at this year's Top 35-Under-35 Awards

Accounting & Auditing

Saica's celebrates decade of excellence at this year's Top 35-Under-35 Awards

Issued by SAICA 30 Oct 2023

Source: Wikipedia

Nuclear Power

#AEW2023: Nuclear could solve Africa's energy poverty

20 Oct 2023