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Time to act
By: Terence Creamer 21st July 2023 Three recent international publications have underlined just how urgent it is for South Africa to respond to the challenges and opportunities being... →
Fitness for purpose clauses in construction contracts should be approached with caution
14th July 2023 A fitness for purpose obligation is important in allocating design risk, but its appropriateness is often challenged. Risk can be allocated to... →
Stage 6 loadshedding returns
By: News24Wire 12th July 2023 Less than a week after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he was confident that Eskom had enough generating capacity to withstand the... →
Are we being kept in the dark by the Minister of Electricity?
11th July 2023 Barely one day after the Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramakgopa stated that he expected that there would be no increase in loadshedding,... →
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... →
Weather and winter tariff on large users helping to moderate electricity demand 
By: Terence Creamer 26th June 2023 Eskom is expecting demand for the rest of South Africa’s winter months to remain below levels initially assumed when the utility finalised its base... →
S Africa's GDP growth to expand 0.3% in 2023 – Reuters poll
By: Reuters 15th June 2023 South Africa's economy will grow a modest 0.3% this year, softened by a mild contraction this quarter, but will gain just enough momentum in coming... →
Mining council zeroing in on aluminium, copper, silicon, steel in accelerating circular economy
By: Martin Creamer 23rd May 2023 In setting up to accelerate a global circular economy, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) will be focusing on the value chains... →
