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Electrician Morithi Manasoe Working On Installing Solar Panels. Photo: Supplied

Malawi’s solar push bypasses its poorest

A peer-reviewed study finds wealth inequality is locking the poorest households out of solar electrification

Farm 58 is phase one of a three-phase project that leads to a new industrial zone known as North Port on Walvis Bay’s northern outskirts. Graphic supplied

Walvis Bay’s Cleanergy plant leads the way in green hydrogen technology

An inside look at a green hydrogen plant that has made the most visible progress of nine projects under development in Namibia

Futuristic: The Volvo EX30 looks like a concept and goes from 0-100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds.  (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)

Volvo EX30: Futuristic driving meets the challenges of electric charging in South Africa

While the car itself ticks all the boxes, the infrastructure in our country still does not adequately support electric vehicles This content is restricted to registered users and…

GreenCape wins Organisation of the Year at the 2023 Charge Awards

The Ethical Agency shares GreenCape’s mission of advancing sustainability and green economy solutions

Lungile Tom, Acting Head: Project Finance at the DBSA.

DBSA continues to create clean energy generation initiatives for local communities

The Embedded Generation Investment Programme is a commitment to a sustainable, energy-efficient future

Blackouts: West Pretoria power station. The country has experienced load-shedding for years, largely as a result of plants breaking down. Photo: Gustav Butlex

Fix Eskom’s power stations to stop the energy crisis

The state must take control of energy supply to increase capacity with funding from the Public Investment Corporation and the South African Reserve Bank rather than relying on…

Medical personnel at the Nairobi National Vaccine Depot where the country’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines are preserved in cold storage, checks on vaccines in a cold-room in Nairobi. (Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP)

New refrigeration tech a boon for Africa

Cold-chain and refrigeration capacity are among the priorities of the programmes supported by the African Centres of Excellence, the University of Birmingham and the United Nations

Former Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter.

Q&A Sessions: ‘I cannot fix Eskom. But we can fix this’ — André de Ruyter

Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power…

South Africa’s cities opt for clean energy

Efforts to reduce carbon emissions will hinge on the transport sector

South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

How designing ‘green’ buildings can help to combat the climate crisis

South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But the City of Johannesburg’s new draft green buildings policy aims to change that

African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming

EU methane emissions policies will affect Africa’s energy transition

African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming

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Covid carbon drop hides mass pollution by only 100 corporations

While individuals are doing all sorts of things that would dramatically reduce their carbon footprints, it has little effect.