Solar PV drives strong rebound with help from onshore wind – IEA . After stalling last year, global renewable energy capacity additions are set to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, driven by solar photovoltaic’s (PV’s) strong performance, according to the ...

No immediate risk to supply of crude oil to South Africa . Following the drone attacks on two of Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities in Saudi Arabia recently, South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) executive director Avhapfani Tshifularo told Engineeri...

National action ‘critical’ in combatting climate change, says Momoniat . Appropriate action to help transition the South African economy onto a low-carbon growth path, as articulated in the National Development Plan, is needed, says National Treasury deputy-director general...

Mboweni postpones mini budget by a week . Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni will this year present his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on October 30, about a week later than is the norm.

National Treasury and the chairperson of the Parlia...

Cabinet considers, but fails to approve, IRP update . While Cabinet considered the much-anticipated update to South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity at its meeting on Wednesday, Minister in The Presidency Jackson Mthembu said discus...

SAA aiming to get nine dockets to court – Pikoli . The forensic task team probing malfeasance at South African Airways (SAA) is trying to ensure nine criminal dockets reach court and 84 questionable contracts are laid bare, the airline's head of legal ...

SAA cash injection imminent but airline says it needs more . South Africa's cash-strapped national airline South African Airways (SAA) says a government cash injection of R5.5-billion approved for the 2019/20 financial year is expected at the end of the month bu...

Exxaro to take full ownership of renwables company Cennergi . Diversified resources company Exxaro Resources has concluded an agreement with Khopoli Investments, a subsidiary of Tata Power Company, to acquire Khopoli’s 50% shareholding in independent power produc...

ACSA reports sharp fall in profits, but remains profitable . State-owned Air ports Company South Africa (ACSA) has again reported a profit in its latest annual results, for the 2018/2019 financial year (FY). However, that profit, of R227-million, was 58.9% down ...

Multibillion-rand capex boost in pipeline for OR Tambo airport . Work on the engineering and construction of remote apron stands at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) should start this year, with the R2.4-billion project scheduled for completion in 2022, say...