Tag: Energy
Regional Electricity Market under the AfCFTA: Prospects and Challenges for Ethiopia
16 Dec 23 BlogThe African Union (AU) launched the Africa single electricity market (AfSEM) initiative in 2021 to boost the African electricity sector sustainably and promote an integrated contin...
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12 Dec 23 NewsSouth Africa to seek bids for new nuclear power station (Reuters)
South Africa will launch a bidding process for an extra 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by March, as the co...
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08 Dec 23 NewsTransnet increases tug availability at Durban port (SAnews)
The Port of Durban has made significant strides in the improvement of its marine craft status by increasing tug availab...
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04 Dec 23 NewsWhite Paper on electric vehicles released (SAnews)
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has released a White Paper that outlines a comprehensive electric vehicle...
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01 Dec 23 NewsSouth Africa: Cape Town Port Fully Operational After Delays In Container Offloads (allAfrica)
Operations have returned to normal at the Port of Cape Town after reported delays exp...
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09 Nov 23 NewsCabinet decision to allow cheaper cement imports hits local market (New Zimbabwe)
The decision by the cabinet to allow cheaper cement imports is likely to trigger chaos among loca...
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25 Oct 23 NewsPoultry industry welcomes green light for imports (Freight News)
The South Africa Poultry Association (Sapa) has welcomed the opening up of imports to fertile eggs for hatcheries ...
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17 Oct 23 NewsSouth Africa mulls Dutch, Danish entry to $8.5bn climate pact (Engineering News)
South Africa’s Cabinet will consider a proposal on whether to include the Netherlands and Denmar...
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12 Oct 23 NewsSouth Africa Wants to Hand Operation of Rail, Ports to Business After $27 Billion Loss (Bloomberg BNN0
The South African presidency has a plan to reverse the collapse of a state-r...
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09 Oct 23 NewsNew Border Management Authority a boost for SA’s security and development (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to the nation to highlight the import...
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03 Oct 23 NewsSouth Africa mulls trade options as bird flu hits poultry supply (Bloomberg)
South Africa’s government is assessing trade measures and the possibility of vaccination to ease sho...
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02 Oct 23 NewsSA agriculture grows sector at international show (Freight News)
South Africa is participating in the sixth International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Resources being held...
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28 Sep 23 NewsTrade statistics for August 2023 (SARS)
South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181....
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27 Sep 23 NewsSA records trade surplus in July but off a low base (IOL Business Report)
South Africa’s terms of trade deteriorated materially in the first half of 2023 compared to the same pe...
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25 Sep 23 NewsMombasa harbour customers cry foul over ‘illegal’ levies (The East African)
Mombasa port users are worried that rampant flouting of maritime regulations by some shipping lines...
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22 Sep 23 NewsPrince William unveils South Africa’s Abalobi as finalist for Earthshot Prize (Engineering News)
South African community fish catch recording technology company Abalobi has been...
Africa Climate Summit 2023 – Nairobi: Resource page
10 Sep 23 NewsBackground
Climate change and global warming pose significant risks to the global community. Its effects are felt in the physical environment in the form of increasing droughts, f...
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08 Sep 23 NewsSouth Africa to Face Pressure from Trade Partners to Ditch Coal (Supply Chain Brain)
South Africa must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to avoid export penalties bei...
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07 Sep 23 NewsAfrica Climate Summit
Outcome document
The African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action - 6 September 2023
Africa Climate Summit ends with ca...
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01 Sep 23 NewsPrivate sector investment in energy to lift employment, economic growth (Engineering News)
Solar power investment will reduce loadshedding and increase employment growth in 2024, ...