Renergen, Total South Africa ink LNG distribution agreement . Emerging domestic natural gas and helium producer Renergen and Total South Africa have signed an agreement for the joint marketing and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Total’s servic...

IEA makes case for $3-trillion global clean-energy stimulus plan . The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a ‘Sustainable Recovery Plan’ on June 18 that outlines the case for a $3-trillion global clean-energy stimulus plan over the coming three years to help re...

Midvaal municipality pursues pioneering electricity distribution PPP model . The Midvaal municipality, in southern Gauteng, has issued a pioneering tender through which it is seeking to enter into a long-term concession agreement with a private entity to manage, operate and fin...

In open letter to SOE Council, BLSA appeals for ‘radical transparency’ . Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has written an open letter to the members of the newly appointed Presidential State-owned Enterprises Council. In it, the organisation calls for full transparenc...

Regulatory authority fast-tracking ventilator licensing . In response to the shortage of ventilators in the health-care system as a result of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) says it has dr...

Used car market to grow as new vehicles face price surge . The depreciation of the rand could see new-car prices increase by up to 10% over the next quarter, says National Automobile Dealers' Association (Nada) chairperson Mark Dommisse.

He says the dealersh...

South Africa should consider zero-based budgeting, finance minister says . South Africa should think about moving to a zero-based budget, the finance minister said on Friday, ahead of an emergency budget dealing with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Finance Min...

Public renewables ownership in South Africa could aid in removing potential barrier to decarbonisation . A new study of electricity sector reform in South Africa warns that opposition to private ownership has the potential to become a barrier to decarbonisation and recommends further research into how pub...

New refinery offers hope on clean fuels; Toyota SA to start hybrid production in 2021 . There has been no progress on introducing cleaner fuel to South Africa since government withdrew the regulations regarding the Clean Fuels Two (CF2) programme in 2017, says Toyota South Africa Motors (...

Ford, Volkswagen to join hands on EV, bakkie projects . US car maker Ford Motor Company and its German counterpart Volkswagen have signed agreements that will expand their global alliance to medium pickups (one-ton bakkies) and other commercial and electric...