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Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

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Legal

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

Nirvasha Singh and Sakiwe Canca 22 Nov 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

ESG & Sustainability

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

File photo: A view of Elizabeth Lake, that has been dried up for several years, as the region experiences extreme heat and drought conditions, in Elizabeth Lake, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, US, 18 June 2021. Reuters/Aude Guerrucci

ESG & Sustainability

More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds

Gloria Dickie 22 May 2023

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

Energy & Mining

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

18 May 2023

South Africa's hotspots for hyperscalers

Property

South Africa's hotspots for hyperscalers

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Finance

Zambia to finish cryptocurrency regulation tests by June -minister

Chris Mfula and Rachel Savage 13 Apr 2023

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Legal

Comments sought on use of government waterworks regulations

12 Apr 2023

3 ways SA SMEs can stay focused on success in 2023

Entrepreneurship

3 ways SA SMEs can stay focused on success in 2023

Ashleigh Butterworth 11 Apr 2023

Call for applications as DWS initiates Hydropower Independent Producer Programme

Energy & Mining

Call for applications as DWS initiates Hydropower Independent Producer Programme

5 Apr 2023

9.6% growth recorded in renewables in 2022 despite energy crisis

Energy & Mining

9.6% growth recorded in renewables in 2022 despite energy crisis

3 Apr 2023

Eskom returns Ugandan power plants as licence expires

Energy & Mining

Eskom returns Ugandan power plants as licence expires

Elias Biryabarema 28 Mar 2023

China Energy proposes 1,000MW floating solar plant in Zimbabwe

Energy & Mining

China Energy proposes 1,000MW floating solar plant in Zimbabwe

Nyasha Chingono 27 Mar 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG windfall with expanded renewable energy tax incentive

Tsanga Mukumba and Jordan Moonsamy 13 Mar 2023

Kenya to set up 136 solar mini-grids for remote communities

Energy & Mining

Kenya to set up 136 solar mini-grids for remote communities

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Renewable energy, solar tax incentive introduced for businesses, individuals

Energy & Mining

#Budget2023: Renewable energy, solar tax incentive introduced for businesses, individuals

22 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Florence Tan 9 Feb 2023

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Energy & Mining

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Chris Mfula 11 Jan 2023

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Energy & Mining

Fundraising to develop mining projects in West Africa announced

30 Dec 2022

Zimbabwe proposes incentives for $1bn solar projects

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe proposes incentives for $1bn solar projects

Nelson Banya 20 Dec 2022

Uganda says it will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year

Energy & Mining

Uganda says it will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year

Elias Biryabarema 12 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Energy & Mining

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

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

Energy & Mining

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

Abay Yimere 21 Nov 2022

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

Energy & Mining

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

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Energy & Mining

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Ryno Jordaan 14 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Energy & Mining

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

Construction & Engineering

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

27 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Energy & Mining

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam

Construction & Engineering

Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam

Giulia Paravicini 12 Aug 2022

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Energy & Mining

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Hartmut Winkler 13 Jul 2022

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Energy & Mining

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Noah Browning 20 Jun 2022

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

Energy & Mining

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

4 May 2022

Uganda seeks investors to revive copper mine

Energy & Mining

Uganda seeks investors to revive copper mine

Elias Biryabarema 13 Apr 2022

Why green hydrogen is SA's next great export opportunity

Energy & Mining

Why green hydrogen is SA's next great export opportunity

Gladys Nabagala 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

ESG & Sustainability

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Energy & Mining

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 30 Mar 2022

Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

Construction & Engineering

Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

10 Mar 2022

Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

Construction & Engineering

Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

Dawit Endeshaw 21 Feb 2022

Despite challenges, Gibb successfully oversees refurbishment of Nalubaale Dam

Construction & Engineering

Despite challenges, Gibb successfully oversees refurbishment of Nalubaale Dam

17 Jan 2022

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Finance

The Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

3 Jan 2022

AfDB board approves new five-year water strategy

ESG & Sustainability

AfDB board approves new five-year water strategy

2 Dec 2021

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

Energy & Mining

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

17 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Energy & Mining

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Construction & Engineering

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Hisham Eldardiry 26 Oct 2021

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Construction & Engineering

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Patrick Werr 21 Oct 2021

Top 10 renewable energy projects in MSBGC region

Energy & Mining

Top 10 renewable energy projects in MSBGC region

Charné Hundermark 6 Oct 2021

More companies pledge net-zero emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

ESG & Sustainability

More companies pledge net-zero emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

Amrou Awaysheh 29 Sep 2021

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

Construction & Engineering

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

Michelle Nichols 16 Sep 2021

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

Energy & Mining

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

14 Sep 2021