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Affordable & Social Housing

From R595,000: Central Park City brings affordable elegance to Johannesburg

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2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners revealed

Logistics & Transport

2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners revealed

18 Aug 2025

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Energy

Exploring solutions to South Africa's costly electricity tariffs for businesses

7 Aug 2025

Rise in e-commerce activity boosts SA’s supply chain sector

Supply Chain

Rise in e-commerce activity boosts SA’s supply chain sector

16 Jul 2025

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Energy

Cape Town to spend R71.2bn on energy projects

8 Jul 2025

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Energy

How to gain energy independence amid Eskom price hikes

1 Jul 2025

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Tourism

SA safari lodges lead solar shift to future-proof tourism

6 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

Yellow Door Energy’s hybrid solar installation at Waterberg Boerdery farm in Limpopo, one of the largest growers and suppliers of potatoes in South Africa (Image supplied)

Energy

South Africa's energy landscape’s dramatic turnaround

Forbes Padayachee 26 May 2025

4 co-located trade shows maximise time and cost savings for industry

Security

4 co-located trade shows maximise time and cost savings for industry

Issued by Securex 2025 26 May 2025

Firexpo 2025: Strengthening fire safety and preparedness in the retail sector

Retailers

Firexpo 2025: Strengthening fire safety and preparedness in the retail sector

Issued by Firexpo 2025 14 May 2025

Facilities Management Expo 2025: Shaping the future of efficient, safe, and smart buildings

Smart Buildings & Cities

Facilities Management Expo 2025: Shaping the future of efficient, safe, and smart buildings

Issued by Facilities Management Expo 2025 5 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Energy

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Cabinet has adopted the SA Renewable Energy Master Plan (SAREM)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Collaboration led to SA Renewable Energy Master Plan adaption

8 Apr 2025

Julien Karambua, Country Manager at Workforce Staffing Namibia says green hydrogen could power Africa's path to energy independence (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Powering Africa's energy path with green hydrogen innovation

Julien Karambua 3 Apr 2025

Source: © SA People There is an urgent need for substantial investment in grid modernisation in South Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa's renewable energy future: Opportunities and challenges

Manuele Battisti 1 Apr 2025

ESG & Sustainability

ESG down but not out: SA's businesses need to step up after Trump’s exit from JET

Mila Vicquery 17 Mar 2025

Lovemore Kamuzangaza, country managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe

Mining

Technology paves the way for sustainable mining in Africa

Lovemore Kamuzangaza 11 Feb 2025

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

Fuel & Energy

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

MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden 11 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Jenna Harris 4 Feb 2025

High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Microgrids dominate battery trends in 2025

7 Jan 2025

Source: Anoop Hariparsad, digital energy business unit leader for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

Property

Microgrids in buildings are crucial to pioneering the future of energy management

Anoop Hariparsad 23 Dec 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

Energy ministry calls for more local content after R17bn spent on renewables

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy ministry calls for more local content after R17bn spent on renewables

Lindsey Schutters 10 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

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

#Windaba2024: Ramaphosa’s climate commission head confirms renewables push

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: Ramaphosa’s climate commission head confirms renewables push

Lindsey Schutters 3 Oct 2024

Clinton Carter-Brown, head of technical at Enertrag South Africa, emphasises that South Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its energy journey (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

4 advantages of the Combined Power Plant Mode

Dr Clinton Carter-Brown 25 Sep 2024

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Sep 2024

Industry specialists to share expertise at Electra Mining Africa seminars

Mining

Industry specialists to share expertise at Electra Mining Africa seminars

Issued by Electra Mining 30 Aug 2024

Climate Change

South Africa aims for net zero emissions by 2050

15 Jul 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Buildings. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

Energy transition is an ANC election campaign obstacle

Joe Bavier 16 May 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction

Infrastructure & Utilities

EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

Planet vs. Plastics: City Lodge Hotels’ eco-initiatives make sustainability easy

Tourism

Planet vs. Plastics: City Lodge Hotels’ eco-initiatives make sustainability easy

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 23 Apr 2024

A lithium processing plant in Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa eyes key role in global shift toward battery-powered future

18 Mar 2024

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 26 Feb 2024

Lance Dickerson, MD of Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA’s crucial shift to high-voltage battery energy storage systems

Lance Dickerson 21 Feb 2024

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

MTN makes big gains in solar renewable energy project

15 Feb 2024

Local firm inks R1bn deal to introduce EV super chargers in South Africa

Fuel & Energy

Local firm inks R1bn deal to introduce EV super chargers in South Africa

7 Feb 2024

The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

Energy

#MI24: Green hydrogen is not coming to save the PGM industry

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2024

Andrew van Zyl, Managing Director, SRK Consulting

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The evolution and resilience of the mining industry

Andrew van Zyl 22 Jan 2024

Aerial view of the Coral Beach estate.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Impower brings BESS solution to Eastern Cape community

22 Jan 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2023: Energy & Mining

19 Dec 2023

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

Nuclear Power

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

DMRE launches bid window for electricity generation

Wendell Roelf 15 Dec 2023

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Dylan Schnetler 11 Dec 2023

EDF Renewables ticks DMRE boxes, gets Nedbank funding to sell to Eskom

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

EDF Renewables ticks DMRE boxes, gets Nedbank funding to sell to Eskom

5 Dec 2023

Joseph Nganga addresses the crowd at the BESS Consortium launch. Source: Supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#COP28: African countries commit to battery storage consortium

4 Dec 2023

Eskom's Hex battery energy storage system is the biggest in Africa. Source: Eskom

Energy

Eskom launches Africa's largest battery storage system

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2023