From the “Bee in my Bonnet column” – I wonder if the Mayor has...
AFTER an infuriating week of queueing for hours and being affected by loadshedding in Council controlled offices, I wondered if our executive mayor, Geordin...
SA’s not ready to recycle solar panels – our new 30-year problem
With more than R2.2 billion worth of solar panels imported into South Africa during the first half of 2022, and the pace of imports set to...
Stop-start blackouts hinder SA’s plastics industry
PLASTICS SA Executive Director Anton Hanekom says, the local plastics industry is no exception when it comes to experiencing the negative impact of relentless...
MOU signed to speed renewable role out
HITACHI Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sun Africa and its sister company, UGT Renewables, to collaborate on utility-scale solar photovoltaic power...
Mixing energy sources pays dividends for businesses
REMEMBER the time before loadshedding when we had an abundant, reliable and stable electricity supply and we could plan our expansion and production schedules...
Reports confirm Cape Town as business relocation destination
A recently released FNB report with insights into the key drivers behind the sales and movement of commercial property owner-occupiers is a clear sign...
The state of the WC property development and construction industry
TWO reports launched last year were the bellwether indicators of the state in which the property development and construction sectors now find themselves, and...
Analysing South Africa’s 2023’s budget expectation’s with PWC South Africa
By Mzwandile Mamaila, Cape Business News Journalist
THE PwC South Africa 2023 National Budget Predictions took place on the 15th of February. Chief Economist of...
3 Steps to Commissioning a solar power system (photovoltaic) for maximum performance
DESPITE great engineering, no system is failproof. That’s where commissioning comes in, establishing a baseline of performance for customer acceptance and follow-on maintenance. Commissioning...
Accelerating energy infrastructure development in Africa
BY 2050, it’s expected that Africa will be home to 2 billion people. To secure the necessary socio-economic development of such a large population,...
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