FirstRand Ltd. , Africa’s biggest bank by market value, is ending its funding of new coal-fired power stations immediately and will halt the financing of new projects to mine the Continue Reading
The announcement by SAPREF, South Africa’s largest fuel refinery, that it has suspended its operations due to force majeure, will undoubtedly impact the already critical fuel situation in South Africa, Continue Reading
Why No Country Is Safe From the Delta Variant Excess deaths, seen as a more precise way of measuring total fatalities from the coronavirus, rose to their highest level since Continue Reading
Hospital capacity in South Africa’s industrial hub of Gauteng is at risk of being breached by surging Covid-19 cases within days. The densely populated province, which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, Continue Reading
A cloud of methane was detected by satellite near coal mines in South Africa, drawing attention to a lesser-known environmental risk that comes from using the dirtiest fossil fuel. The Continue Reading
The plan of South Africa’s government to lease LNG-to-power ships to solve its electricity crisis has drawn a lot of criticism because of alleged irregularities in the bidding process and Continue Reading
It’s been nearly a decade since South Africa lifted a freeze on shale gas exploration, but the resource-rich nation’s potential ensuing shale revolution never quite materialized. Much attention and expectations Continue Reading
More than half of South Africans are likely to have been infected with Covid-19, the chief executive officer of the country’s biggest health insurer said. While about 48,000 deaths have been Continue Reading
The Komati Power Station, due to be decommissioned in the next two years. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg A photograph in the entrance hall at Komati Power Station shows the plant in Continue Reading
South Africa will suspend use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot in its vaccination programme after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild to moderate infection caused by the country’s dominant Continue Reading
