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South Africa’s Upstream Petroleum Bill could do better
6th October 2023 The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill is taking too long to develop and appears to ignore many of the lessons that should have been... →
Ramokgopa underscores importance of engineers in tackling transmission, infrastructure challenges
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 27th September 2023 South Africa and Africa face considerable transmission and infrastructure challenges, which are hindering energy security and, consequently,... →
Government’s desperation for shale gas placing South Africa at risk
21st September 2023 At the recent Southern African Oil and Gas Conference held in Cape Town, Dr Bongani Sayidini from the Petroleum Agency of South Africa announced... →
Nigeria power grid collapse causes nationwide blackouts
By: Reuters 14th September 2023 Nigeria's electricity distribution companies reported "a total system collapse" on Thursday, causing widespread blackouts across Africa's biggest... →
Towards a Brics Climate Club
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th August 2023 As the world reels from climate disasters, with little progress on climate change multilateral negotiations, it’s time for new alliances to... →
The mighty dollar is rhetorically endangered but safe, for now
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th July 2023 Brazilian President Lula da Silva attacked the global economic order at last month’s international financing summit in Paris, criticising the... →
Antidevelopment – the paradox of development
By: Saliem Fakir 7th July 2023 It has been said by some that those who desire to ensure we have a more sustainable planet and oppose fossil fuels are antidevelopment. Indeed, the... →
South Africa needs to deal with 'energy poverty' – Mantashe 
By: Bloomberg 30th June 2023 South Africa must balance the need to cut emissions with increasing electricity access and developing its natural resources, according to the... →
