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Summit underscores importance of just energy transition, C&I industry
Published: 19 Nov 24
It is imperative that South Africa and industry decarbonises and, with the transition towards more sustainable forms of energy already occurring, stakeholders should focus on how the transition is implemented in a just manner at the pace that is required, and the steps and strategies this would entail. This was highlighted by Seriti Resources Group CEO Mike Teke, delivering the keynote address during the first day of the C&I Solar+Storage Summit, being held this week in Sandton.
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Small Business Awards celebrate entrepreneurs
Published: 19 Nov 24
The sixteenth 2024 South African Small Business Awards celebrated South Africa's top entrepreneurs and small businesses at a gala breakfast hosted by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), in Johannesburg, earlier this month. The awards honoured 20 small businesses and entrepreneurs, alongside special award winners and main category award winners, in a ceremony attended by prominent figures of the business community. NSBC founder and CEO Mike Anderson emphasised the vital role small and medium-sized businesses play in reducing unemployment and driving innovation in South Africa. He expressed pride in the diversity of entrants, which underscores the strength of South Africa's entrepreneurial landscape. The 2024 South African Small Business Awards was sponsored by Absa, Netstar, Experian, Sage, Toyota and Vodacom Business.
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ARC to release invasive-plant controlling beetles in Umkhomazi
Published: 19 Nov 24
The Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC’s) plant health and protection unit will, on November 25, release a leaf-feeding lady beetle called Mada Polluta in Umkhomazi, KwaZulu-Natal, to act as a biological control agent against invasive yellow bells.
ARC says yellow bells, or Tecoma stans, have become a major ecological threat in South Africa.
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Frank discussion needed about 30% local procurement rule – Macpherson
Published: 19 Nov 24
The country must have a frank discussion about the 30% local procurement rule, which has been abused by the so-called construction mafia, says Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson. Macpherson spoke at the National Construction Summit on Crime-Free Construction Sites, held in Durban on Tuesday.
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NOA Group to supply Old Mutual Real Estate portfolio with wheeled renewable power
Published: 19 Nov 24
Property fund Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company (OMREHC) has entered into an energy supply agreement with commercial and industrial renewable energy company NOA Group Trading to provide electricity for its property portfolio. The wheeling transaction will deliver more than 90% renewable energy penetration, thereby enhancing OMREHC’s renewable energy strategy, which is aimed at decarbonising and reducing energy costs through this bespoke offering of blended solar PV and wind energy.
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Kaspersky, AFRIPOL sign partnership agreement to prevent and fight cybercrime
Published: 19 Nov 24
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky and African Union policing institution AFRIPOL have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at preventing and fighting cybercrime. Covering a period of five years, the agreement formalises and facilitates cooperation between the company and the law enforcement agency in sharing threat intelligence data on the latest cybercriminal activities.
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Sustainability essential for global aviation, and creates great opportunity for Africa
Published: 19 Nov 24
The biggest challenge facing the commercial aviation sector, globally, is sustainability, asserted International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general Willie Walsh, in his address to the 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), being held in Cairo, Egypt. (AFRAA and IATA are the representative bodies for the airline industry, in Africa and globally, respectively.) “By 2050 we must be at net zero carbon emissions,” he highlighted. “This is existential to our future growth, the health of our planet and the prosperity of people everywhere who depend on aviation.”
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Two more battery projects achieve financial close, next set of bidders to be announced within weeks
Published: 19 Nov 24
Two more battery storage projects selected as preferred bids under South Africa’s first public procurement bid window (BW1) for the technology have achieved commercial close. The projects have a combined investment value of R4.7-billion and increase to 360 MW/1 440 MWh the amount of utility-scale storage capacity to have reached the milestone after two other projects reached financial close in mid-October.
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Eskom once again urges prepaid metered customers to recode their meters before Nov 24
Published: 19 Nov 24
State-owned power utility Eskom is once again urging all prepaid electricity customers to update their meters immediately to avoid an unexpected loss of electricity after the deadline of November 24. It is critical that all customers, including those who have not bought electricity in the past six months or more, to buy electricity tokens from authorised vendors by November 24 to prevent the meter from becoming inoperable, losing power and incurring replacement costs, says Eskom Distribution group executive Monde Bala.
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South African pension withdrawals since reform up to R35.1bn
Published: 19 Nov 24
South Africa's tax service said on Tuesday that pension withdrawals in the 11 weeks since a reform took effect allowing people to make partial withdrawals before retirement had risen to R49.6-billion. The South African Revenue Service said on October 11 that R21.4-billion had been paid out since the September 1 reform.
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