Eskom, which supplies almost all South Africa’s electricity from coal-fired power plants, is considering spending R106-billion on wind and solar energy by 2030.
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South Africa’s headline unemployment rate hit a record high of 34.4% in the second quarter from 32.6% in the first three months of the year as businesses shed staff due to Covid-19 lockdowns.
Government on Thursday published changes to the Electricity Regulation Act, making it official that power producers of up to 100MW will not require a licence from energy regulator Nersa to operate.
President Cyril Ramaphosa testified on Wednesday that he chose to “remain but resist” rather than resign as deputy president when allegations of widespread corruption surfaced under his predecessor.
President Cyril Ramaphosa stamped his authority over the government with last week’s cabinet revamp and sweeping changes to securities agencies, boosting his sway over economic policy.
EOH Holdings is in “advanced negotiations” with the departure of water affairs & sanitation over compensation related to four dodgy contracts awarded to the IT services company worth R474-million.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced 10 changes to his cabinet, including the appointment of close political ally Enoch Godongwana as his new finance minister.
South Africa has a new minister and deputy minister of communications & digital technologies, with Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams redeployed to the small business development portfolio.
There are widespread doubts that renewable energy projects can happen fast enough to replace coal. So a controversial fossil fuel remains part of the planned energy mix: natural gas.
Aspen has announced the release of much-needed locally manufactured Covid-19 vaccines to Johnson & Johnson to be used in South Africa.