Tag: Energy

Local news Key Renewable Energy Market Drivers in South Africa in 2022 (Energy Capital & Power) The need to transition to cleaner sources of fuel in South Africa is made...

The signing, in June, of a framework agreement between the Government of Tanzania and two oil and gas majors, Shell and Equinor (previously Statoil), is an important milestone in g...

Local news Structural growth in South Africa to slow for the rest of this year (Engineering News) While South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth expanded...

Local Key South African trade route blocked as fuel costs surge (BusinessTech) Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route linking the...

Local Fitch maintains SA’s sub-investment rating, stable outlook (Engineering News) Ratings agency Fitch has maintained its stable outlook for South Africa, and affirmed the co...

Local news President Ramaphosa receives Just Energy Transition framework (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Just Energy Transition (JET) Framework will serve as a key ev...

Local news South Africa is still an attractive investment, with billions flowing in: government (BusinessTech) South Africa remains an attractive and lucrative investment destina...

Local news South Africa’s FDI inflows increased to R27.2bn in the first quarter (Engineering News) South Africa recorded foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of R27.2-billio...

Local news Localisation strategies must identify, remove constraints for local producers (Engineering News) Effective localisation strategies must start by identifying the constr...

Local news Minister Thoko Didiza attends World Trade Organisation 12th Ministerial Conference on Agricultural Negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland, 12-16 Jun (South African Governme...

Local news Red tape is strangling small businesses (Mail & Guardian) The fundamental impact of governance failure, overregulation, and burdensome taxation in South Africa is ...

Local trade news Inclusivity, resiliency focus of South Africa’s tourism sector recovery (Engineering News) As South Africa rebuilds its Covid-19-devastated tourism sector, foc...

Local news Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mail & Guardian) The local mining industry is thriving, but infrastructure needs to be improved and changes need to be made for...

Local news Covid-19 sets SA auto industry back three years in achieving masterplan targets (Moneyweb) The Covid-19 pandemic has put South Africa’s automotive industry back by a...

Domestic news AfCFTA not quite the SMME trade silver bullet SA hoped (Daily Maverick) A draft ANC policy document, which was among several discussed at the ANC’s national ...

Local news Removal of poultry import tariffs will destroy domestic jobs, says SAPA (Engineering News) Requests by the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) to suspen...

The idea that we need to decouple economic growth and resource use is promoted by a number of high-level policies, including the European Green Deal and the United Nations Sustaina...

Local news Trade Facilitation and Gender Dimensions in South Africa (World Bank) For South Africa — like elsewhere around the globe — maintaining trade flows during the COVID...

By the end of March, the route plan for South Africa’s return to energy security was looking more murky than ever with possible plans for gas, renewables and nuclear jostling for...

The possibility of a global ban on fossil fuels has ominous developmental implications for much of Africa. Nearly 50 percent of the continent’s exports are made up of hydrocarbon...