COAL IS DYING – WHAT NOW FOR SA?20191127141346
COAL IS DYING – WHAT NOW FOR SA?
A look across the globe shows that the last embers of the coal industry are about to burn out. There will be the odd hold-out (President Donald Trump ...
SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS ENERGY SOLUTIONS FIT FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION20191125095734
SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS ENERGY SOLUTIONS FIT FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Getting to grips with South Africa’s energy sector is no easy task. It’s a moving target, with many often-competing interests that need to be deli...
SA NEEDS DRASTIC POLICY CHANGES TO REACH CLIMATE TARGETS20190923195547
SA NEEDS DRASTIC POLICY CHANGES TO REACH CLIMATE TARGETS
A number of policy recommendations such as moratoriums on new coal plants have been suggested to G20 countries, including South Africa, to ensure that...
JOBS NEED TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AS COUNTRIES GREEN THEIR ECONOMIES20190923112724
JOBS NEED TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AS COUNTRIES GREEN THEIR ECONOMIES
The impact of climate change on our everyday lives and how the world can move to a carbon neutral economy takes centre stage this week....
GOVT POLICIES MUST ADAPT FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY20190917092510
GOVT POLICIES MUST ADAPT FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
The pressure is mounting on South Africa and across the globe for the youth to be more involved in policy making as countries scramble to deal with th...
WEF AFRICA AGREES TO EMBRACE 4IR TO REALISE GOALS20190909093204
WEF AFRICA AGREES TO EMBRACE 4IR TO REALISE GOALS
Seven significant outcomes from the World Economic Federation’s (WEF) latest summit on Africa will be the main focuses of the continent for the next...
THE DRONE ECONOMY MAY BE AFRICA’S NEXT 4IR GEM20190906121123
THE DRONE ECONOMY MAY BE AFRICA’S NEXT 4IR GEM
Just as the mobile phone market saw Africa leading the world in various applications, many believe that the use of drones will eventually have the sam...
3 lessons from running an AI-powered start-up in Africa20190819134156
3 lessons from running an AI-powered start-up in Africa
August 19, 20190 comments
In Africa, like everywhere else in the world, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving up the agenda as companies, entrepreneurs and governments work ou...
4IRSA Messages of Support20190808183306
4IRSA Messages of Support
August 8, 20190 comments
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said the summit was a crucial intervention in guiding South Africa’s readin...
DIGITAL ECONOMY SUMMIT: LAST SESSION20190808131058
DIGITAL ECONOMY SUMMIT: LAST SESSION
August 8, 20190 comments
Siya Xuza – a globally celebrated scientist, inventor, and now energy entrepreneur – kicked off the last part of the summit with his story about h...