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Khi Solar One is Africa's first concentrated solar power plant. Situated outside of Upington in the Northern Cape, the 140-hectare plant will produce 50 megawatts of power by using 4 200 concave mirrors to reflect and concentratea large area of sunlight onto a small area on a 205 metre tower.

 

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South Africans speak English, but that doesn't mean you'll always understand us. Our "robots" are nothing like R2D2, "just now" doesn't mean immediately, and...

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane will hold discussions with organised business and labour in the mining industry to understand the challenges that face the sector, but also the opportunities that will help to continue growth and development in South Africa.

Former president Thabo Mbeki has thrown his weight behind Africa's brain gain, which he believes can spark an African Renaissance. He will be among numerous important guests at the Speed Meet Jozi in Sandton today. It is hosted by Homecoming Revolution and Brand South Africa.

With its R700-million, 10-year equity equivalent investment programme, IMB South Africa will work with the Department of Trade and Industry to build a research hub at Wits University, as well as foster enterprise development and grow deep skills in the country.

Cash from the sale of the state's 13.91% stake in Vodacom - to the Public Investment Corporation, which acts for the Government Employees Pension Fund - will finance the multibillion-rand allocation to Eskom. The deal is believed to be worth nearly R29-billion.

The state will not privatise basic services, such as electricity and sanitation, but South Africans can expect load shedding for the next three years while it finishes new power stations. Already, Medupi has passed the 700MW milestone and will be fully operational by the end of June.

A simple plastic heart valve designed to treat rheumatic heart disease in a cost-effective and accessible way has been developed by a South African company, helping the 1.4-million sufferers of the disease - the vast majority of whom live in the developing world.

Visitors to some of South Africa's most luxurious private lodges will soon be able to fly directly to their bush getaways thanks to the imminent acquisition of four new Cessna aircraft by independent airline SA Airlink.