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Review: ‘Planet of the Humans’ is a mess. You should watch it

Friday Jordan G Teicher - 14 May 2020

The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.

Scatec Solar begins another Upington project

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Feb 2020

When completed, the Upington solar power complex will provide clean energy for 120 000 households

A monumental challenge

Article Jon Duncan - 29 Nov 2019

South Africa can transition from coal to renewable energy – if it lays careful plans

Gas prospectors to explore three provinces

Article Sipho Kings - 23 Nov 2018

In the new Integrated Resource Plan, wind and solar will provide 25 000MW of capacity by 2030

Race towards a brave new world

Article Sarah Smit - 28 Sep 2018

As the Sasol Solar Challenge races across the nation, questions arise about whether SA is any closer to a solar-powered future

Innovation in construction

Article Sipho Kings - 21 Sep 2018

Winner: Rammed Earth House

Regulations may dim a solar dawn

Article Govan Whittles - 10 Aug 2018

Government believes independent power producers need to be limited and controlled

Lighting up Africa

Article Tamsin Oxford - 29 Jun 2018

Engineering Research Capacity Development Award by an individual

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How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Jun 2018

The region needs to overcome constraints on financing and infrastructure before it can take advantage of its potential

South Africa, where education creates shared value

Article Advertising Supplement - 22 Jun 2018

Enel Green Power believes that education is one of the fundamental elements for the socioeconomic development of any community

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Why South Africa’s power utility should boost its output of in-house renewables

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Apr 2018

South Africa's power utility would do well to consider swapping out expensive new coal-powered capability for renewables

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Water-dwelling organisms show new ways to harvest light for solar tech

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Dec 2017

Diatoms' tricks may offer new insights that keep solar cell energy running efficiently and robustly throughout their processes

Big boost in jobs in renewable energy sector worldwide with 10-million now employed

Article Sipho Kings - 29 May 2017

But in SA, despite an initial good start, the government has eroded the sector that could provide cheap electricity and thousands of jobs

At the heart of Eskom’s vast network is a strategic hub that keeps things running

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Aug 2016

A small group of experts constantly monitors the workings of the system and stays abreast of new developments.

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Cleaner energy for airports — a concept that is spreading rapidly across South Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Jul 2016

Acsa Solar Power-Driven Airports — Winner: Energy Efficiency And Carbon Management Award

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

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No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs