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Nersa approves 2.2% Eskom tariff increase
Nersa approves 2.2% Eskom tariff increase
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has allowed Eskom to raise tariffs by 2.2% in the 2017/18 financial year... read
Source: African Gold Refinery
Ugandan refinery raises fears on conflict minerals
The inauguration of Uganda's first gold refinery sparked concern over the possibility of dirty minerals from regional conflict zones making their way into the country... read
Source: Sibanye Gold
SARB rubber stamps Sibanye's Stillwater deal
Sibanye Gold's acquisition of Stillwater Mining Company has been approved by the SARB in terms of exchange control regulations... read
Energy
Future Energy to address Africa's power potential
Future Energy to address Africa's power potential
Regional power events in Africa, including EAPIC and WAPIC, have been renamed to Future Energy, in order to reflect the optimism and potential of the energy and power sectors on the continent... read
GE's Jenbacher J316
GE technology helps power Cameroon poultry hatchery
Poultry hatchery Agrocam, located in Douala, Cameroon, has purchased one of GE's Jenbacher J316 gas engines to address the fundamental challenges related to long-term power outages... read
Mining
Source: Sibanye
Sibanye profits up 60%
Sibanye soared further into the black for the second half of 2016 with a record annual operating profit of R10,5bn for the six months... read
Source: Investing in African Mining Indaba
Anglo exceeds its debt-busting target

Allan Seccombe

Anglo American reduced its net debt by a third during 2016, far exceeding its target, and said dividends could be resumed at the end of the year... read
Uganda commissions first gold refinery
Uganda commissions first gold refinery
President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Uganda's first gold refinery with a promise to abolish royalty taxes to boost the sector.... read
Nuclear Power
Why Gordhan's silence on South Africa's nuclear option is a good sign
Why Gordhan's silence on South Africa's nuclear option is a good sign

Hartmut Winkler

South Africa's Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan said very little about the energy sector in his recent budget speech... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Boris Dzhingarov
How to make your office more eco-friendly

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Environmental challenges are something that is facing many businesses across the world and here in South Africa is no different... read
IPPs could go out of business, Treasury warns Eskom
IPPs could go out of business, Treasury warns Eskom
Eskom's delay in signing power purchase agreements with renewable IPPs could result in manufacturers going out of business... read
South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan
SAREC welcomes finance minister's support
SAREC has welcomed confirmation in the 2017 Budget Speech that the IPP energy programmes is an imperative to boost the economy... read
J. Walter Thompson Cape Town and SunSteam join forces to bring energy to everyone under the sun
J. Walter Thompson Cape Town and SunSteam join forces to bring energy to everyone under the sun

Issued by JWT

A highly contested business win in the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector has seen J. Walter Thompson Cape Town appointed to lead all marketing communication on the African continent for innovative solar technology enterprise SunStream Technology Inc... read
Science & Engineering
Blasting technology reduces lightning strike risk
Blasting technology reduces lightning strike risk
Besides the inherent risks of blasting at opencast mines and quarries to life and productivity, lightning also poses a danger to personnel and equipment... read
Professor Fred Cawood
Improving mining H&S through collaboration

Danette Breitenbach

Health & Safety go hand in hand in the mining industry, while there has been a huge improvement in safety, health has been left behind... read
Business
Stassen with 'Blades' - part of the Hero Exhibition that takes place at Open Design.
#DesignMonth: The importance of design education with Suné Stassen

Leigh Andrews

Suné Stassen, festival director for the Open Design Festival, is heavily involved in the country's design education movement. Here, she shares how your business can pick up the baton to take the movement forward... read
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