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Dti to lead business delegation to the DRC

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… components; infrastructure; engineering; construction; energy; high-end furniture; agriculture and agro-processing; …

Eastern Cape village to have a warmer winte

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… remote parts of our country" in an endeavour to provide energy to those who need it. "What we are hoping now is that … said. He urged the new electricity recipients to conserve energy reminding them that wasting energy would not only affect them but the entire country. "Do …

Access to HIV services a barrier for disabled people

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… said that the council wanted to focus its resources, time, energy and actions on people with disabilities. "What we need …

Govt, youth to hold a dialogue

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… critical generation in order to tap into their ideas and energy. If not, the growing population can contribute to … no matter how short it is, to channel anger into positive energy," she said. Anger management training would have to be …

Getting SA to work

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… amounts of rands and the many players involved. The three energy Sips, which are part of the 18 Strategic Integrated … of new power generation facilities, support for green energy initiatives and electricity transmission and … in Mpumalanga and Limpopo through transport, water and energy interventions. But Economic Development Minister …

Light shines in rural KZN

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… 15 000 new connections. This is part of the Department of Energy and Eskom's plans to focus on rural development, which …

Brakpan water safe for drinking

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… for drinking water," Mayoral Committee for Water and Energy, Aubrey Nxumalo assured residents. This follows recent …

SA moves towards cleaner energy

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… South Africa has signed a work plan with the International Energy Agency (IEA) that will see the country step closer to realizing its objectives on cleaner energy. Signed by Energy Minister Dipuo Peters and Executive Director of the … SA moves towards cleaner energy

Eskom loan proves investor confidence

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… the loan that will pay for the power utility's renewable energy projects. The loan, which comes from the World Bank's … a catalyst for private sector participation in renewable energy, while it also serves as a catalyst for the local … step forward to South Africa's commitment to renewable energy". He cautioned that renewable energy technology should …

Dept receives bids for renewable energy

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… Pretoria - The Department of Energy says it has received 53 bids to provide renewable energy and intends to announce preferred bidders during the … technologies as per the determination by the Minister of Energy, but wind and solar energy bids are in the lead. …

SA product soon to be UNFCCC accredited

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… paraffin stoves. Households can save around 50 percent of energy used for cooking and food wastage is reduced as food … up co-ops," said Collins. Derek Morgan, Head of the Durban Energy Office, said the product offered multiple benefits. …

Durban's plan to offset COP17 carbon footprint

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… The city though has been more concerned with the impact on energy and water resources. The first Ceba project would be …

Women to find a common voice before COP17

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… are also powerful agents of change, who play a key role in energy consumption, deforestation, burning of vegetation, …

SA will continue to diversify its energy supply

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… - South Africa will continue its efforts to diversify its energy supply, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said. … on Wednesday. He said the visit to Ghana focused on energy, which included both oil and gas. "We have always and we will continue our efforts to diversify our energy supply. In fact, every country in the world whose …

Standardise traditional meds, says Zuma

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… friendly, which was also a bonus seeing that new energy efficiency (EE) building regulations were coming into …

Rates remain unchanged at 5.5%

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… in the emerging economies, driven mainly by food and energy prices," she said. On the weakening of the rand - …

Blending of biofuels draft regulations out for public comment

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… comment. Through the draft regulations the department of energy is striving to promote the blending of locally … framework. Comments should be submitted to muzi.mkhize@energy.gov.za or mashudu.sinthumule@energy.gov.za or mmarena.mphahlele@energy.gov.za, no later …

Acid mine drainage a concern for Gauteng

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… indicated that Gauteng needed to invest in renewable energy and appropriate technologies. The department has both …

SOEs to get climate change policy

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… $250 million loan to Eskom as a means to produce clean energy. A Wind Power Plant in Sere (Western Cape) and the …

Green Accord to create 300 000 jobs

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… Government also sets out to procure 3 725 MW of renewable energy for use in the grid by 2016 - more than the energy usage of Cape Town. The Industrial Development … business to develop benchmarks in support of the National Energy Efficiency Strategy. It commits Eskom to consider new …