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Wine and food tourism experts talk growth
Trends in tourism – visitors seeking experiences – and ways to market South Africa's excellent wine and food tourism industries were unpacked at the...
Transcript: 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by Bill Gates
In his address for the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, Bill Gates spoke under the broad theme of "living together". He touched on a...
South Africa’s first green theatre production
The Power Struggle is a new conceptual theatre project featuring comedian Nik Rabinowitz and actor Sne Dladla. The production uses music and comedy to tell the history of how the world uses power and energy, while educating audiences about the importance of renewable energy.
Minister Brown: we are not close to a blackout
At a press briefing held on 15 April, 2015, Public Enterprises minister, Lynne Brown, has assured South Africans that despite the implementation of stage three of load shedding, the country is not close to a power blackout.
Chamber of Mines turns on Africa’s first platinum fuel cell
The Chamber of Mines building in Johannesburg will now be powered by a 100kW fuel cell that runs
on platinum and natural gas - a showcase of the potential South Africa has to become a significant
player in the manufacture of platinum power fuel cell technology.
Sunbird to supply Eskom with Ibhubesi gas
Sunbird Energy, an Australian listed energy company, has signed a 15-year gas sales term sheet
which will see it supplying gas to Eskom. South Africa's national energy utility plans to use gas
rather than costly diesel to power its generators.
Eskom’s Medupi power station produces first electricity
The first of Medupi power station's six units was connected to South Africa's national power grid on
Monday, marking "an exciting milestone" toward full commercial power of the Limpopo plant,
Eskom boss Tshediso Matona said.
‘Game-changers’ for the Western Cape: 2015 State of the Province Address
In her State of the Province Address delivered on Friday 20 February, Premier Helen Zille outlined the Western Cape government's five strategic goals to build a highly skilled, innovation driven, resource efficient, connected and high opportunity society for all. Read the full speech here.
Financial benefits for SA from renewables exceed costs
In just one year, the financial benefits for South Africa from using renewable energy
sources totalled R5.3-billion, exceeding the costs of wind and solar projects by almost
R1-billion, an independent study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
has found.
UWC unveils hydrogen generator
The University of the Western Cape, together with local South African partners, has unveiled a 2.5Kw hydrogen fuel power generator prototype unit which can be used to produce electricity in remote areas that do not have access to the national grid.
