Best festive wishes
Thank you for being part of Bizcommunity this year. We hope you will remain a part of our local, African and global business communities in 2016.
December is considered a quiet time for business news, nevertheless we will keep you updated with daily stories across our industries throughout the festive season. This is our last newsletter for 2015, our first editions for 2016 will be ready for delivery on Monday, 4 January.
Here's hoping you are surrounded by everything you hold dear and valuable this holiday season and may peace and goodwill be upon you all.
Best festive wishes,
Team Bizcommunity
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 | Renewable energy and smart technology are changing the way power and water utilities operate and deal with their customers... read |
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 | Graeme Palmer The Treasury has published the Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment by 15 December 2015... read |
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 | Martin Atkins How to store energy has become as important a challenge as how to generate it. The types of batteries that power our electronic devices or vehicles are tried and tested, but they're not suitable for really large-scale energy storage - the sort of batteries that can power whole communities, key emergency services and critical infrastructure... read |
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 | Webb Meko South Africa's power sector is undergoing radical transformation with positive medium- to long-term strategies in place... read |
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 | Trudie Nichols South Africa's 'blue economy' seeks to utilise the country's oceans to develop the mining, agriculture, tourism and transport sectors, however there are legislative and regulatory uncertainties attached to this plan... read |
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 | Eunomix's 2nd Beneficiation Monitor has revealed some interesting findings why Africa needs to rethink its policy of promoting industrialisation through beneficiation... read |
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 | The announcement of radical restructuring by Anglo American should have very little impact on South African operations, says Franz Stehring, divisional manager responsible for the mining sector at the trade union UASA... read |
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 | Gary Woolley When it comes to safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ), the South African mining industry has a less than favourable image. However, this bad reputation is not necessarily well-deserved... read |
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 | Aaron Burton and Nikhil Datta Since the beginning of 2014, the World Bank's metals and minerals index has fallen 29% and the precious metals index 11%... read |
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 | Signe Bruun Jensen Maritime transport is a significant driver of global trade and economic... read |
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 | David Richard Walwyn There has been a rapid decline in the costs of solar and wind power, to such an extent that both technologies are now cheaper than nuclear or coal... read |
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 | PiA Solar has mounted one million solar panels in less than three years since the company was founded, with the company claiming to be the first in Africa to do so. read |
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 | An appliance can have an energy rating of A+, A++ or A+++. The energy rating of the appliance is usually displayed on the product and the A+, A++ and A+++ rating will be indicated with a green sticker... read |
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 | The first Africa-EU Symposium on Renewable Energy Research and Innovation will be held in Tlemcen, Algeria from 8-10 March 2016... read |
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 | Daniel Shin Human power used to be all the rage. 150 years ago, products that relied on human energy such as the bicycle, pedal-powered lathe or sewing machine could be found in most households... read |
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 | Many South Africans are turning to alternative energy sources due to the country's power crisis. However, there are constraints in using off-grid options, and as such, there is a need for an integrated approach regulated by the grid, to manage the supply and demand of energy... read |
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 | The L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO have announced the recipients of the 2015 For Women in Science sub-Saharan Africa Regional Fellowships... read |
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 | Daryl Blundell For small businesses, the festive season might be their busiest time or an opportunity to regroup for the New Year. Here are eight ways to make the most of the holidays... read |
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