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Solar panels provide electricity for the infrastructure and shade for the animals at Aquinion abalone farm.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar industry powers forward to 2025

8 hours

Digital signage: The future of content production is here

Digital

Digital signage: The future of content production is here

Issued by TQ Group 18 hours

Mining enters its AI era

Mining

Mining enters its AI era

1 day

Outstanding air emission results announced for Sustainable Heating's Biomass Steam Plant in Gqeberha

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Outstanding air emission results announced for Sustainable Heating's Biomass Steam Plant in Gqeberha

Issued by Overall Events & Communication 12 Dec 2024

Igor Sechin went from Putin's deputy to a CEO position at Rosneft

Coal, Oil & Gas

Russian oligarch says we haven’t yet reached peak oil

12 Dec 2024

Greener IT solutions: Asus' vision for 2025 and beyond

Technology

Greener IT solutions: Asus' vision for 2025 and beyond

Issued by ASUS 13 Dec 2024

Growthpoint announces R2bn-plus mixed-use development in Sandton Summit

Mixed-Use Property

Growthpoint announces R2bn-plus mixed-use development in Sandton Summit

Issued by Catchwords 13 Dec 2024

Consumers and businesses are demanding eco-friendly products and services

Retail Services

Consumers and businesses are demanding eco-friendly products and services

12 Dec 2024

Can SA speed up its EV transition to combat record-high emissions?

Fuel & Energy

Can SA speed up its EV transition to combat record-high emissions?

Joubert Roux 10 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

SA welcomes its first 6-Star industrial marvel

9 Dec 2024

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Sustainable Development

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

A woman uses a donkey cart to transport a barrel of water in drought affected areas in Higlo Kebele, Adadle woreda, Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. Michael Tewelde/World Food Programme/Handout via Reuters/ File Photo

Climate Change

Climate Investment Funds board backs $500m Ethiopia nature plan

Simon Jessop 6 Dec 2024

The global demand for AI will drive data centre innovation.

Data & Analytics

Data centre trends in 2025 will support, enable, leverage and regulate AI

6 Dec 2024

The SAFARI-1 research reactor in Pelindaba is a key part of SA's nuclear dominance

Nuclear Power

Nuclear takes centre stage of SA development plans

Lindsey Schutters 5 Dec 2024

Anglo triples Minas-Rio orebody strike length with Serpentina deal

Mining

Anglo triples Minas-Rio orebody strike length with Serpentina deal

Lindsey Schutters 3 Dec 2024

Rail carriages are pictured at the Siggenthal plant of cement maker Holcim in Wurenlingen near Zurich, Switzerland. Source: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

Materials & Equipment

Holcim Lafarge sale ups Chinese ownership of African cement market

Kanjyik Ghosh and Surbhi Misra 3 Dec 2024

Rev. Mbongeni Manqele, CEO of Colossal Aviapartner. Source: Supplied.

Aviation

Colossal Aviapartner embraces sustainable ground handling practices

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 5 Dec 2024

Mine tailings has become major business

Mining

Mantengu gets Compcom nod for Sublime Technologies acquisition

Lindsey Schutters 2 Dec 2024

Mombasa Container Terminal, first to achieve Kenya's Green Terminal label

Shipping

Mombasa Container Terminal, first to achieve Kenya's Green Terminal label

Issued by Africa Global Logistics 2 Dec 2024

Sappi and University of Pretoria Team Up for 'TuksRace'

Sponsorship

Sappi and University of Pretoria Team Up for 'TuksRace'

Issued by Sappi 29 Nov 2024

Image source: faithie –

ESG & Sustainability

ESG trends and how they are impacting the retail sector

Chandni Gopal and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo 29 Nov 2024

AI offers a unique opportunity for South African businesses

4th Industrial Revolution

AI offers a unique opportunity for South African businesses

Issued by ASUS 28 Nov 2024

Source: The Good Things Guy Re.Bag.Re.Use was the only winner from Africa in the Global Alliance World Public Relations and Communication Awards 2024

PR & Communications

Re.Bag.Re.Use: Africa's only winner at the Global Alliance World PR and Communication Awards 2024

28 Nov 2024

South Africa switches on its first solar EV charging station

Fuel & Energy

South Africa switches on its first solar EV charging station

28 Nov 2024

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

Agribusiness

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

John Hudson and Wandile Sihlobo 27 Nov 2024

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

Climate Change

SA welcomes $300bn commitment for climate finance

26 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

How Ninety One is closing Africa’s infrastructure gap

25 Nov 2024

Shopping malls and retail centres redefine retail in South Africa

Commercial Property

Shopping malls and retail centres redefine retail in South Africa

Fayaz Mohamed 25 Nov 2024

Could De Beers be the next Twitter?

Markets & Investment

Could De Beers be the next Twitter?

Savious-Parker Kwinika 21 Nov 2024

Pictured: Forbes Padayachee

Energy

Astute African manufacturers will move to clean power to align with global investor and importer expectations

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 22 Nov 2024

A 3D render of an Oasis BESS site

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

R7bn battery projects reach financial close to boost Eskom resilience

21 Nov 2024

Africa urged to seize aviation opportunities

Aviation

Africa urged to seize aviation opportunities

21 Nov 2024

SA can learn from top trends in the global rail industry

Railway

SA can learn from top trends in the global rail industry

Erick Wessels 21 Nov 2024

Van Loveren winery acquires Survivor Wines

FMCG

Van Loveren winery acquires Survivor Wines

21 Nov 2024

Standard Bank and Soapbox join forces on the UN SDG challenge SA to explore innovative solutions for sustainable business practices

ESG & Sustainability

Standard Bank and Soapbox join forces on the UN SDG challenge SA to explore innovative solutions for sustainable business practices

Issued by Soapbox 19 Nov 2024

Dealers

VW expands solar power investment, reducing carbon emissions by 7,500 tonnes annually

19 Nov 2024

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

R7.6bn loan to implement just energy transition concluded

18 Nov 2024

Creating a climate-smart workforce beyond the boardroom

Climate Change

Creating a climate-smart workforce beyond the boardroom

Auguste Coetzer, Issued by Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment 15 Nov 2024

Finance

Multilateral banks urged to boost funding for Africa's methane reduction

15 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

South Africa’s energy sector at a turning point: Leveraging intelligent technology

Hardware

South Africa’s energy sector at a turning point: Leveraging intelligent technology

Issued by ASUS 14 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Wits team; Anglo American.

Banking

Standard Bank, Soapbox collaborate on SDG challenge

14 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

South Africa’s first six-star Green Star office: Balwin’s green triumph

14 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Growthpoint Properties' 144 Oxford.

Property

Growthpoint wins big with four green building awards at #GBCSA2024

13 Nov 2024

A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024

Hotel Verde secures net zero waste certification

Hospitality

Hotel Verde secures net zero waste certification

12 Nov 2024

Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Climate Change

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova 11 Nov 2024

Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

Sofia Christensen 8 Nov 2024

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Logistics & Transport

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joubert Van Eeden 8 Nov 2024