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South Africa has huge ‘green fuels’ potential. But it needs to act now
South Africa needs to seriously start thinking about shifting its energy focus. This is for two reasons. The first is that the country’s important...
South32 in firing line over rights
Five companies, led by Zurivision, have taken the department of mineral resources to court over its awarding of a licence to the Aussie mining giant
GDP declines more than expected, at 0.6%
Most sectors of the economy reported negative growth, with mining, manufacturing and transport suffering the biggest falls
A monumental challenge
South Africa can transition from coal to renewable energy – if it lays careful plans
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
The 2015 Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible
Bankrupt Eskom to fund new coal
But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’
Power stations truck up Eskom’s image
Despite the exorbitant costs of new facilities, they are not delivering on expectations
The high price of coal connections
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
Breath of fresh air for dying sector
Solar and wind farms on shuttered coal mines in Mpumalanga would liberate us from Eskom
Elemental power is fuelling a new world order
Germany and China lead the way, and now South Africa is starting to see that renewable energy could be its ‘saviour’
Eskom ‘misled’ treasury over multi-billion rand Gupta contract
According to testimony before the Zondo commission, Eskom appears to have misled treasury about the quality of coal from a Gupta-owned coal mine
Zondo commission: Eskom ‘fooled the system’ to pay the Guptas
Eskom was effectively 'fooling the system' when it made a multimillion-rand prepayment to the Guptas for coal from the ailing Optimum coal mine
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New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers
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Associate Professor James O Chibueze and Dr SP van den Heever are part of an international team of astronomers studying the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar.
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2020 risk outlook: Use GRC to build resilience
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GRC activities can be used profitably to develop an integrated risk picture and response, says ContinuitySA.
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MTN voted best mobile network
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An independent report found MTN to be the best mobile network in SA in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Is your tertiary institution is accredited?
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Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
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Is your tertiary institution accredited?
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Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
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VUT chancellor, Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, dies
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The university conferred the degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi for his outstanding leadership contributions to maths and science education development.
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Innovate4AMR now in second year
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SA's Team pill-Alert aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance by implementing their strategic intervention that ensures patients comply with treatment.
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Medical students present solution in Geneva
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Kapil Narain and Mohamed Hoosen Suleman were selected to present their strategic intervention to tackle antimicrobial resistance to an international panel of experts.
