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Senegal adds battery-storage capacity to grid to avoid blackouts
By: Bloomberg 7th August 2025 Senegal is adding battery storage to its national power grid as part of efforts to stabilise electricity supply and avoid blackouts. State utility... →
DFFE publishes draft regulations to ban microbeads
By: Sabrina Jardim 7th August 2025 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has, on August 7, published draft regulations aimed at prohibiting the production,... →
Cabinet approves support package for exporters exposed to US tariffs as talks continue 
By: Terence Creamer 7th August 2025 The South African government will on Monday August 11 unveil the support measures for companies and workers affected by the imposition of 30%... →
G20 needs to fix debt revamp framework, top African banker says
By: Bloomberg 6th August 2025 The Group of 20 should consider improving its debt restructuring framework for poor nations, the former vice president of the African Development... →
Not-so-dry issue: Issuance of Blue Bonds to help address South Africa's water crisis
6th August 2025 Water scarcity is a growing global concern affecting the lives of millions. In South Africa, limited supplies of usable water, compounded by ageing... →
South African study finds 4 low-income communities can’t cope with global warming: what needs to change
6th August 2025 Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa’s city of Pietermaritzburg,... →
Futures Dialogue Insights: Strategic Foresight is Reshaping Africa-Europe Climate and Energy Cooperation
6th August 2025 The Futures Dialogue highlighted a growing awareness that traditional diplomacy is increasingly inadequate in addressing the deep-rooted, long-term... →
From payday to purpose: How the fintech revolution is reshaping SA credit
6th August 2025 It is rare to find a brand pushing for ethical fintech innovation. It is especially odd to find this in an industry that has been long associated... →
