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1y ago
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) says the construction of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) depot, in Selby, is nearing completion, with Phases 2A and 2B complete, while Phase 2C remains under way. Phase 2C of the Selby BRT depot's construction includes the facility's working space,... ..read more
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1y ago
Energy and chemicals multinational Sasol has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Sasol Financing USA (the issuer) has priced an offering of $1-billion of dollar-denominated notes due 2029. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 8.750% a year and will be general unsecured obligations of... ..read more
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1y ago
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is calling on mining houses to register all their tailings or mine residue deposit dams that classify as dams with a safety risk on its database. This comes as the department, through the directorate responsible for Dam Safety Regulations, updates its... ..read more
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1y ago
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to rapidly reduce, and ultimately end, the impact of electricity loadshedding (scheduled rotating power cuts, imposed by national electricity utility Eskom) on the province. He did so in his keynote address at the... ..read more
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1y ago
Global commodity prices are expected to decline this year at the fastest clip since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, clouding the growth prospects of almost two-thirds of developing economies that depend on commodity exports, the World Bank’s latest ‘Commodity Markets Outlook’ report states.... ..read more
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1y ago
Both hydrogen and battery technologies are expected to operate in the power sector, but in different areas, says independent risk management and assurance firm DNV. Hydrogen is expected to play a role as a form of dispatchable generation, which allows for the seasonal storage or production of... ..read more
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1y ago
Frozen food manufacturer McCain Foods has officially launched the second of three Farm of the Future farms in Lichtenburg, North West. This follows the launch of the group’s first Farm of the Future, in Canada, in 2020, and precedes another to be built in Europe in the coming years. ..read more
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1y ago
Cabinet reports that a target has been set to save about 1 000 MW, or the equivalent of one stage of loadshedding, through demand side management (DSM) measures, but has provided no details as to what initiatives will be introduced and at what cost. Presenting the outcomes of Cabinet’s April 26... ..read more
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1y ago
South African Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala and UK Trade Envoy and MP Andrew Selous have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the two countries share experience, expertise and best practices in the prioritisation, financing, procurement and management of... ..read more
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1y ago
Nonprofit organisation The Green Connection has described the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) decision to grant TotalEnergies Exploration and Production South Africa environmental authorisation to conduct exploratory drilling off the southwest coast, as irresponsible. The... ..read more