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Zuma invites domestic and foreign investment

South Africa remains open for business and is an attractive destination for investments, says President Jacob Zuma. Addressing a business delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos Switzerland, the President identified manufacturing,...
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Water shedding a possibility for KZN

The eThekwini Municipality is appealing to residents to continue using water sparingly as the current status of the Hazelmere dam level is sitting at 35.06 percent and the water level is dropping consistently. According to a statement released by...
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Namibia exports power to SA

Namibian power utility NamPower is currently exporting electricity to its South African counterpart Eskom, which is struggling to meet demand, an official said. “We are currently exporting up to 200MW of electricity to South Africa,”...

SA energy crisis under the spotlight

As Eskom missed another deadline to bring its Medupi power station online, and its financial woes have led to fears over South Africa’s electricity supply in 2015, world energy leaders will congregate in Johannesburg in a month to discuss the...

Building houses from plastic bottles

Discarded plastic bottles from bottled water and other beverages have become an eye sore in many African countries and efforts to recycle them barely scratch the surface, however there may be another solution capable of solving two African problems...

Renewable energy saves SA millions

Renewable energy has benefited South Africa, a study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has found. The independent study by the CSIR found that renewable energy from the country’s first wind and solar (photovoltaic)...

Sanral not surprised by Moody’s downgrade

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it is not surprised by the downgrade over the e-tolling system by credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service. Sanral chief financial officer Inge Mulder said: “Sanral is solvent,...

Joburg weekend water cuts on hold

Johannesburg Water has put this weekend’s planned water cuts on hold, after initially warning residents that maintenance on a pump station would mean a lack of water. The planned maintenance of Eikenhof Pump Station was supposed to take place from...