Tag: Energy
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21 Mar 23 NewsUK and Kenya hold first-ever Economic Partnership Agreement Council to secure jobs and increase trade (GOV.UK)
On Tuesday 21 March, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Investments, ...
African States should keep track of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as implementation advances
08 Mar 23 BlogOn December 13, 2022, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the implementation of an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mec...
Is the Future of Africa’s Trade Corridors Green?
08 Mar 23 BlogTrade corridors are transportation routes that connect major centres of economic activity, such as cities, ports, and industrial areas, to facilitate the movement of goods and serv...
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07 Mar 23 NewsStainless steel sector well-positioned to supply African markets, despite loadshedding challenge (Engineering News)
The biggest hurdle stainless steel production and fabricat...
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21 Feb 23 NewsAgriculture growth projects stalled by load shedding crisis (IOL)
Further deterioration in the electricity crisis has been a major cause of delay in the implementation of agr...
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16 Feb 23 NewsSugar industry making progress on implementing master plan (Engineering News)
The advent of the Sugarcane Master Plan has been a crucial intervention aimed at stabilising the...
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03 Feb 23 NewsCoal industry can innovate to contribute to energy transition (SAnews)
Mineral Resources and Energy Deputy Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has called on the coal industry to fi...
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31 Jan 23 NewsTrade Statistics released for December 2022 | South African Revenue Service
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for December 2022 recording a ...
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24 Jan 23 NewsPandor hopes SA will learn from Greece’s renewables-based energy system (SAnews)
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, believes that the experience...
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18 Jan 23 NewsGovernment Support Will Help Transform Poultry Industry, Ensure Food Security (The Department of Trade Industry and Competition)
The support that government provides to black-owne...
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12 Dec 22 NewsLocal news
South African economy slowly recovering post-pandemic – TIPS (Engineering News)
The latest ‘Real Economy Bulletin’ (REB), published by economic research ins...
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07 Dec 22 NewsLocal news
South African cement industry to approach Itac for general tariff protection (Engineering News)
Cement and Concrete South Africa (CCSA) is preparing an application for...
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06 Dec 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa could lose 100 000 jobs if car manufacturing doesn’t decarbonise, Gungubele warns (Engineering News)
South Africa’s manufacturing sector needs to move...
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02 Dec 22 NewsLocal news
After challenging season, citrus industry moves to mitigate new and old risks (Engineering News)
South Africa’s citrus growers industry has, despite achieving a marg...
COP27 outcomes – a reality check
30 Nov 22 BlogThose who follow the climate agreement conferences of parties are now used to the emotional roller-coaster that comes with them. COP26 looked to be a real success until the last se...
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29 Nov 22 NewsLocal news
the dtic Relaunches Agro-Processing Scheme to Increase Uptake (the dtic)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has relaunched the Agro-Proc...
Floating LNG vessels in Africa: Africa’s gas future is floating offshore
20 Nov 22 BlogThere is a growing trend in sub-Saharan Africa to deploy Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) technology to develop gas resources. Although generally much smaller (in terms of out...
Downbeat start to funding South Africa’s carbon transition
20 Nov 22 BlogThe release of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) shortly before the opening of COP 27 in the Egyptian City of Sharm El Sheikh was rather subdued. The...
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15 Nov 22 NewsCOP27 news
Climate Financing, Water Revealed as Key Objectives at COP27 (Environmental Leader)
As COP27 enters its final week, financing global sustainability programs continue t...
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13 Nov 22 NewsUpdates from COP27
Namibia Minister launches Conference Outcome at COP27 Africa Day event (UNECA)
Africa Day took place on Tuesday the 8th November 2022 at the Africa Pavilion at...