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While South African’s celebrate the lifting of many Covid-19 restrictions and the full reopening of the economy, the news is not all good as Eskom has reported a severely constrained power system, resulting in continued load shedding. This latest round of load shedding comes as ten generation units at seven power stations have suffered breakdowns […]

Covid-19 has amplified the existential crisis facing the fossil fuel industries, and has potentially accelerated the global transition to cleaner energies, with far-reaching consequences for economies in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2020, energy consumption and demand are forecast to drop to levels not seen in 70 years, pushing the fossil fuels industry to the brink and

South Africa’s state-owned power utility, which relies on coal to generate most of the nation’s electricity, issued a request for bids to build its first battery-energy storage system, according to a tender document seen by Bloomberg. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. has received funding from institutions including the World Bank and African Development Bank, which it

Did you know that it was the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa made lithium batteries a reality? How about the CAT scan? Yes, that it is a South African invention too. It’s a little-known fact but according to the Sable Network, South Africa “is a world leader in everything from cell culturing

Fibre optic coverage continues to grow in all parts of the world, although it does not do so at the same rate in all areas or countries. While in Spain we can boast of having one of the largest fibre-optic networks to the home in the world, other territories experience a different situation. Whether due

The response to Covid-19, both globally and more so in the UK, has been the perfect example of data-driven decision-making. Transport data formed a key part of this intelligence, with the monitoring of the movement of people and goods, and its impact of lockdown, being core to the Government’s daily briefings. The last three months

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted mining operations across the globe but, as lockdowns lift and miners adjust to new ways of working, we look at whether coronavirus could be the spark for an autonomous revolution. At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic’s worldwide economic and social disruption around early April, analysis by GlobalData showed that

PwC’s 2020 Mine report paints a picture of a mining sector in relatively rude health, with Covid-19 likely to shave just 6% off earnings in 2020. This, after a 4% gain in Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) in 2019. Contrast this with the latest Global Trade Update from the United Nations Conference

Dubai: Security cameras in Dubai will be used to detect people’s temperature on the streets and alert police about violations in social distancing in public places to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, a Dubai Police official has said. Brigadier Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi, Director General of the Artificial Intelligence Department at Dubai Police, said

South Africa is currently one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. And it’s increasingly being viewed as a pariah that isn’t contributing as much as it could to the international fight against global warming and climate change. With a lot of other countries now moving away from fossil fuel-based electricity, there’s considerable pressure for South Africa to