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Ingula Unit 4 goes live

Ingula Unit 4 has been handed over for commercial operation, adding an additional 333MW to the grid. According to Eskom, this is the first Ingula unit to be handed over and will assist in ensuring further security of supply. Unit 4 was synchronised...
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Municipalities improve basic service delivery

The number of consumer units receiving services from municipalities increased between 2014 and 2015. The highest percentage increase from 2014 to 2015 in the provision of services was recorded in solid waste management (5.3%), followed by...

Global growth forecast shrinks

The World Bank has downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4% from the 2.9% pace projected in January. This comes as South Africa narrowly avoided a downgrade to ‘junk’ status last week. The global downgrade is due to sluggish growth in...