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Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy
Kenya will be taking centre stage at this year's Africa Oil Week (AOW), set for November, with cabinet secretary for petroleum and mining John Munyes confirming his attendance. AOW will be held...
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Boom in online trading bodes well for construction sector
According to Databuild CEO Morag Evans, the unprecedented boom in online trading triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic bodes well for the construction industry in terms of logistics-related property...
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How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape
South African businesses which have endured on-off rolling blackouts for the past 12 years are not alone in their power supply woes.Read more... | Send to a friend
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UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks
The UN Security Council on Wednesday, 15 September, urged Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to resume African Union-led talks to reach a binding deal "within a reasonable timeframe" over the operation of a...
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Special Tribunal to hear application to set aside R11m in Eskom contracts
Source: Sergii Gnatiuk â [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Special Tribunal is expected to hear an application by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to review and set aside R11 million...
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Eastgate's solar trees continue to efficiently generate energy, provide light
Liberty Two Degrees' (L2D) Eastgate Shopping Centre introduced three solar trees late last year to the centre's rooftop piazza to provide a source of renewable solar energy to the centre and increase...
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Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses
Kenya's biggest telecoms operator, Safaricom, is in talks with Kenya Power to install a 31.7bn shillings ($288m) smart metering system for the utility to slash power losses.Read more... | Send to a friend
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South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how
Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power utility, is facing a litany of challenges. The Conversation Africa asked Professor Anton Eberhard, director of the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape...
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Nathaniel Wakefield joins PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative judging panel
Nathaniel Wakefield, director at Batley Partners, has joined the judging panel of the 2021 PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative. The annual design competition, which has been running for 29 years, is...
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Align your brand with cutting edge trends
Now in its 17th year, Bizcommunity's BizTrends is a highlight of the business calendar, a go-to source for South African, panAfrican and global business trends. The month-long celebration of trend...
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Construction starts on Westown, Shongweni's first mixed-use development
Situated in Shongweni on the outer-west region of the eThekwini Metropolitan area, construction of retail and mixed-use development Westown is now underway. The project, with a strong urban...
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Numsa to stage national strike in engineering sector
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will stage a national strike in the country's engineering sector from 5 October after wage talks reached a deadlock, the union said on...
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SA plans next phase of new 2,500MW nuclear plant
South Africa is forging ahead with plans for a new 2,500-megawatt nuclear power plant in a bid to boost energy security and wants to end the procurement process by 2024, the deputy energy minister said...
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1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has awarded 1 Discovery Place in Sandton a five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification. Paragon Interface, part of the Paragon Group, was...
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SA explores tech solutions to water challenges
Water and sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu has called on stakeholders in the water sector to rally behind ensuring that water supply exceeds demand. Mchunu made the call while addressing the fifth...
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Sanedi spotlights building energy performance ahead of COP26
Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) next month, the South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) is placing emphasis on the decarbonisation of commercial...
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Tackling energy security in SA - key approaches to meeting present, future...
Access to affordable and reliable electricity supply is essential for emerging economies across Africa, both as a basic need of living in the 21st century and a crucial component for participating in...
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2021Q3 CIDB SME Business Conditions Survey notes widespread dissatisfaction
The vast majority of respondents (70%) in the 2021Q3 CIDB SME Business Conditions Survey are dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years
Water-scarce Egypt aims to more than quadruple desalination capacity by granting private companies concessions from its sovereign wealth fund to build 17 plants over the next five years with...
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SA seeks over R400bn of finance for shift from coal
South Africa is seeking cheap finance for more than R400bn of electricity infrastructure as part of its plans to move away from heavily polluting coal, a senior presidency official said on Thursday, 21...
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