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KHUMO THEKO
As citizens become more vocal about climate change, governments and organisations are developing sustainable less harmful methods of providing power and other services... Read
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CATHY PICKERING
For years, technology has promised to revolutionise the power sector. While smart grids have been implemented in many countries, the internet of things (IoT) devices and digital control solutions promise to be the enabler of the intelligent utility... Read
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NTOMBIFUTHI NTULI
South Africa is taking strides towards transitioning to a cleaner green economy, with the country's approved 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) being gazetted... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity has announced the line-up of published and awarded trend analysts from London, Lagos, Senegal and SA, to share their vision of intra-African tech, trade and trends at BizTrendsLIVE!2020 on Thursday, 30 January... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Monday, 6 January 2020, Bizcommunity, one of the leading business-to-business news platforms on the African continent, celebrates the official relaunch of their podcast offering - BizTakeouts... Read
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Energy
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SARAH MARIE JORDAAN & KAVITA SURANA
When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But our recent Nature Climate Change article makes the case that reducing wastage in the power sector, focusing specifically on the grid, can be a critical lever in lowering national emissions... Read
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CAROLYN LOGAN
The African Development Bank launched an initiative to speed up the supply of electricity in Africa in 2016... Read
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Mining
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PĂ„IVI LUJALA
Ghana has gold, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, salt, limestone, granite and oil. Its mining and quarrying sector contributes significantly to its economy.. Read
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ANTHEA JEFFERY
Few policy changes could be more vital to the 'new dawn' President Cyril Ramaphosa promised than finding an effective, inclusive, and non-racial formula for promoting economic growth, generating jobs, and truly empowering the disadvantaged... Read
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Renewables & Energy Efficiency
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NICKLAUS KRUGER
With the ongoing strain on South Africa's electricity grid, and the growing use of renewable energy to mitigate climate change, there is a clear need for reliable and cost-effective energy storage solutions... Read
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Science & Engineering
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DAVID RICHARD WALWYN AND ROD CROMPTON
South Africa needs to seriously start thinking about shifting its energy focus. This is for two reasons... Read
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A.T. Kearney's bi-annual Global Retail Development Index highlights the rise of African countries in the global retail context, with Ghana and Senegal securing spots in the top 10 on the index... Read
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Angola Cables and CTM have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance digital opportunities... Read
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CATHY SMITH
One of the great privileges of working in Africa is how no two days are ever the same... Read
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The 7th edition of the Seedstars Summit will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland from 1-3 April 2020 and aims to go 'Beyond' the numbers in 2020... Read
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Every year people make promises to themselves in the form of new year's resolutions... Read
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DR. GLEB TSIPURSKY
Let's say you're interviewing a new applicant for a job and you feel something is off. You can't quite put your finger on it, but you're a bit uncomfortable with this person... Read
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Many South Africans would have decided to make 2020 the year that they start their own business... Read
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GEOFFREY WHITE
A number of macro trends are delivering unhindered economic progress on the African continent, driving momentum and positioning Africa as a significant component of the world market... Read
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