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The developing energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to unleash economic growth in the region, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) World Energy Outlook Special Report.

Half-a-billion people in Africa have no access to a reliable electricity supply and must use expensive and unhealthy alternatives, like diesel generators. With its Power Africa initiative, the US and its partners plan to change this. It is perhaps the largest of several projects on the go.

Half-a-billion people in Africa have no access to a reliable electricity supply and must use expensive and unhealthy alternatives, like diesel generators. With its Power Africa initiative, the US and its partners plan to change this. It is perhaps the largest of several projects on the go.

The City of Johannesburg plans to give residents access to its R1-billion broadband network when it installs 1 000 wi-fi hotspots throughout the city, mayor Parks Tau said in his state of the city address on Monday.

The City of Johannesburg plans to give residents access to its R1-billion broadband network when it installs 1 000 wi-fi hotspots throughout the city, mayor Parks Tau said in his state of the city address on Monday.

South African state company Eskom and petrochemicals firm Sasol are to partner in exploring the potential of underground coal gasification technology to boost the country's energy reserves.

Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom has joined a growing list of global companies that are considering South Africa as a base for expansion on the continent. The company had a high-level presence at the BRICS Business Forum in Durban on Tuesday.

The government is working hard to ensure that the electricity regulatory regime is conducive to increasing private sector participation in South Africa's energy mix, says the Department of Energy.

State oil company PetroSA and Indian oil and gas exploration company Cairn India Group have signed a farm-in agreement for crude oil and natural gas exploration in the Orange Basin on the west coast of South Africa.

State company PetroSA has partnered with China's Sinopec Group to push construction of the proposed $11-billion Mthombo crude oil refinery project at Coega near Port Elizabeth.