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South Africa's Standard Bank Group is to help replace kerosene lamps with hand-held LED lights in 1.5-million homes in Tanzania, funding the scheme by buying the carbon credits generated through the large-scale replacement of fossil fuel lighting.

The South African government is ready to contribute its share of the costs of building a multi-billion rand solar park in the Northern Cape, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters tells investors, urging them to get involved in a "milestone" renewable energy project for the country.

Ministers and ambassadors were among the first people to travel on the rapid rail Gautrain, which will be running from OR Tambo International airport in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Ministers and ambassadors were among the first people to travel on the rapid rail Gautrain, which will be running from OR Tambo International airport in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
• OR Tambo spreads its wings

Moving to cleaner energy sources holds enormous opportunities for South Africa's economy, with preliminary research showing that 300 000 jobs could be created by the industry over the next few years, says Economic Development Minister Ibrahim Patel.

Table Mountain in Cape Town is among the world landmarks that will go dark from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on 27 March, as part of the Earth Hour initiative which calls on individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn off their lights for one hour to show their support for action on climate change.

Paper giant Sappi and car manufacturer Volvo have launched a new scheme to plant more indigenous trees around South Africa. The GreenForBlue project encourages Volvo drivers to sponsor the planting of trees to offset their cars’ carbon emissions.

Kulula.com, one of South Africa’s successful low-cost airlines, is not only green in livery but green in purpose, as it launches Project Green, its environmental greening initiative.