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Emission reduction is key coal challenge, industry hears at coal conference 
By: Martin Creamer 31st January 2025 Day two of the twentieth annual McCloskey Southern African Coal Conference opened here on Friday with carbon emission reduction being highlighted... →
IMF projects South Africa’s GDP growth will reach 1.5% this year 
By: Darren Parker 31st January 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects South Africa’s yearly economic growth rate to reach 1.8% by 2030, supported in large part by ongoing... →
Renewable energy benefits: Leveraging local capacity for concentrated solar power
31st January 2025 Renewable energy development can drive economic growth, create new jobs and enhance human health and welfare. IRENA’s leveraging local capacity... →
Plan to get electricity to more Africans wins $8-billion in new pledges
By: Reuters 29th January 2025 An initiative to connect 300-million Africans to electricity in the next six years has won new pledges worth more than $8-billion from lenders... →
Platinum playing crucial anti-cancer role, making major pharmaceutical contribution
By: Martin Creamer 29th January 2025 Platinum group metals (PGMs), which are hosted overwhelmingly in South Africa, are playing a crucial anti-cancer role as well as making a... →
Dry Zimbabwe hit by blackouts, but renewables still underfunded
By: Reuters 28th January 2025 Loveness Madangawa prepares lunch over an open fire in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe - she has an electric stove, but power cuts caused partly by... →
600-million Africans don’t have electricity – the green energy transition must start with them
28th January 2025 The world is fast transitioning towards renewable energy systems. But in many African countries, this transition is not solving historical... →
Harnessing the Potential of Critical Minerals in Southern Africa: A Catalyst for Sustainable Growth
28th January 2025 Southern Africa is poised at a unique crossroad - a moment of unparalleled opportunity to leverage its vast reserves of critical minerals to drive... →
