Kieran Whyte from Baker McKenzie outlines some of the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the energy, mining and infrastructure sector in Africa. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in mass production shutdowns and supply chain disruptions due to...
As South Africans settle into the routine and inconvenience of load shedding and planning their activities around shifting electricity supply, it is businesses that are taking the biggest hit through the loss of operational capabilities,...
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) has issued its first ever green bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance institution focused on the private sector, part of the World Bank Group. It is a 10-year facility with the...
While Eskom previously said load-shedding would continue for 18 months, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe yesterday told Parliament that it’s expected to continue for a minimum of two years. However mining and energy advisor Ted Blom, says...
