The Department of Energy has announced it is sending 50 trainees from SA to China for a four-month stint in nuclear power plant operations. In March Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament that it was necessary to “trust” President Jacob Zuma’s promise that all nuclear deals would be open and transparent.
After six months of falling oil prices, investors are starting to worry that the prolonged slump is signaling a weaker global economy.
BHP Billiton’s chief executive Andrew Mackenzie said the global mining giant was switching its focus to energy, with iron ore and coal to receive less emphasis as China’s demand for steel slows.
As South Africa continues the increasingly tedious debate on the pros and cons of hydraulic ‘fracking’ in the country – and, not least, in the Karoo Basin– the leading economies of the world are putting distance between us and them in their pursuit and adoption of the environmentally controversial method of oil and gas extraction. So … Read more
South Africa is a treasure trove of natural resources. Especially when it comes to utilising those resources to ensure that we exploit the year-round sunshine whilst being kind to the environment. We don’t have the best track record of environmentally friendly practice, especially when it comes to large-scale utilities like our power supply. It is … Read more