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23 May 2013

15 Apr 2013

The wealth that lies beneath African soil

The numerous renewable energy, economic and infrastructure developments on the African continent make it an attractive investment destination. All that is required to take successful African...

01 Mar 2013

SA: Grizelda Cjiekella: Address by the Acting Premier of the Northern Cape, during the State of the Province Address, Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province (01/03/2013)

SPEECH

Mr Speaker, as the Acting Premier of the Northern Cape province, it is my privilege to deliver the 2013 State of the Province Address under the custodianship and auspices of our glorious Movement...

19 Feb 2013

Private funding required for Africa’s $47bn pipeline of priority power projects

ELECTRICITY

The funding gaps associated with the energy components of the African Union’s $360-billion Programme for Infrastructure Development for Africa (Pida) remain material and will not be closed in the...

08 Jan 2013

SA: Statement by Aurecon South Africa, engineering company, on solving the South African energy crisis (08/01/2013)

STATEMENT

South Africa’s electricity network requires considerable reform over the coming decades if the country is to successfully diversify its generation mix to sources other than coal to meet the...

07 Nov 2012

SA: Statement by Industrial Development Corporation, on concluded R5-billion unlisted private placement green bond with the Public Investment Commission (07/11/2012)

STATEMENT

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has concluded a R5bn unlisted private placement green bond with the Public Investment Commission (PIC) in a bid to ensure that it provides funding to...

06 Nov 2012

Navigating Power Purchase Agreements for the African continent

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

The South African Department of Energy (DoE)'s Independent Power Producer (IPP) Bid Process is currently underway and preferred bidders are in the process of fi nalising the documentation needed to...

31 Oct 2012

Renewable energy rush

FROST & SULLIVAN

“After delays of approximately three months, the Minister of Energy, Dipuo Peters, announced financial closure for the renewable energy projects of the first bid window. These round one...

12 Oct 2012

Eskom eyes African hydropower, transmission prospects

ELECTRICITY

South African electricity utility Eskom has finalised a draft African strategy, which could result it in taking equity as well as operational positions in generation and transmission projects in...

30 May 2012

SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, on the Presidency budget vote debate, Parliament (30/05/2012)

Topics

We meet during an important week in our country, when we mark Child Protection Week. Inspired by the words of President Nelson Mandela who said “there can be no keener revelation of a society's...

22 Feb 2012

Infrastructure allocations could be withdrawn from chronic underperformers

BUDGET 2012

Departments and municipalities that persistently failed to spend, underspent, or misspent their capital expenditure budgets risked losing their allocations, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on...

06 May 2011

Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t: Analysing alternative energy and oil in East Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Alternative forms of energy, including solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric power, are used frequently throughout East Africa. In Kenya, for example, an estimated 60% of generated electricity...

30 Mar 2011

US agency aims to expand lending to green African projects

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

The US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic), which supports US project sponsors in emerging markets and has a current portfolio worth $13-billion in more than 150...

16 Apr 2010

ACDP: Swart: Speech by ACDP Member of Parliament on the Environmental Affairs budget vote, National Assembly (16/04/2010)

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Date: 16/04/2010
Source: African Christian Democratic Party
Title: ACDP: Swart: Speech by ACDP Member of Parliament on the Environmental Affairs budget vote, National Assembly

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23 Oct 2008

Podcast - October 23, 2008

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In today's podcast: Judge Chris Nicholson grants the State leave to appeal his Zuma judgment; Three African trading blocs agree to create a free trade zone; And former peace envoys wan that Bosnia...

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