ANC calls for ‘state of disaster’ to end SA’s energy crisis
Johannesburg – South Africa’s governing ANC party has asked top officials to declare a national state of disaster to... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
SA not ditching coal ‘just like that’, Cyril Ramaphosa cautions
Johannesburg – Coal-rich but energy-starved South Africa will not immediately abandon its fossil-fuelled electricity generating plants as it transitions... Read more
30 Jan, 2023
Italy’s Eni signs $8 billion gas deal as Meloni visits Libya
Tripoli – Italian energy giant Eni signed an $8 billion gas deal with Libya’s state-run National Oil Corporation Saturday... Read more
29 Jan, 2023
South Africa gets 280 million euros in EU grants for green transition
Johannesburg – The European Union announced on Friday it would invest more than 280 million euros ($303 million) in... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
South Africa’s crippling power cuts not sparing the dead
Johannesburg – The power crisis that has struck South Africa can leave citizens and businesses deprived of electricity for... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Why South Africa can’t keep the lights on?
Johannesburg – From dairy farms failing to keep milk refrigerated to chickens suffocating en masse due to failing ventilators... Read more
27 Jan, 2023
WATCH | ‘Load shedding is killing jobs’ – Hundreds protest South Africa’s energy crisis
Johannesburg – Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
PICS | Uganda launches first oil drilling programme
Hoima – Uganda on Tuesday officially launched an oil drilling programme as it seeks to join the club of... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Power cuts in South Africa are playing havoc with the country’s water system
Anja du Plessis, University of South Africa South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Power cuts in South Africa: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off
Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years. These have worsened... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
