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COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next
10th December 2024 The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing... →
Climate risks and the socialisation of costs
By: Saliem Fakir 6th December 2024 Climate risks are a product of rising greenhouse-gas emissions caused by our dependence on fossil fuels, with these risks distributed unequally at... →
Eskom outlines ‘aspirational’ generation vision in meeting with lawmakers 
By: Terence Creamer 4th December 2024 Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane has outlined an “aspirational” and largely unfunded new generation project pipeline to progressively replace its aged... →
Exxaro places CEO on precautionary suspension with immediate effect
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2024 Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, the CEO of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources, has been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate... →
High Court says State can’t order new coal plants
By: Bloomberg 4th December 2024 South Africa’s High Court upheld a legal challenge to the government’s plan to procure 1 500 megawatts of new coal-fired power, ruling that it was... →
Germany commits R5.2bn to South Africa and promises to deepen cooperation ahead of Joburg G20
By: Terence Creamer 3rd December 2024 Germany has committed further funding of €276.5-million (about R5.2-billion) to South Africa for the period to 2026 to support several initiatives,... →
South Africa and Germany strengthen development cooperation with EUR276.5 million commitment
3rd December 2024 The 2024 Intergovernmental Negotiations on South African-German Development Cooperation were held from 25-27 November 2024 in Berlin, Germany.... →
Global investor sentiment towards South Africa much better in 2024, Exxaro reports
By: Martin Creamer 3rd December 2024 Global investor sentiment towards South Africa improved significantly in 2024, Exxaro FD Riaan Koppeschaar reported on Tuesday, December 3. In a... →
