Tag: South Africa
During the visit of Prime Minister Mark Rutte from the Netherlands and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen from Denmark to President Cyril Ramaphosa, a Heads of Agreement has been concluded with...
Sasol has announced that it has established Sasol Ventures to advance Sasol’s decarbonisation and 2050 net zero ambitions through venture capital. It will invest €50 million over the next five...
As Team Europe, the EU and its Member States will invest more than €280 million in grants in South Africa, including €87.75 million from the EU budget, to support policy...
At COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle of the European Investment Bank and CEO Patrick Dlamini of the Development Bank of Southern Africa formally agreed EIB financing in...
South Africa on Thursday released the terms of two climate loans for a combined 600 million euros ($596.7 million) from French and German development banks, saying they were substantially cheaper...
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors approved South Africa’s request for a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables and batteries. The project...
The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds, one of the world’s largest multilateral funds for climate action in developing countries, endorsed new investment plans set to allocate $1 billion...
Possible model for other emerging nations Funds would mostly consist of concessional loans from leading nations Negotiators are racing to finalize terms ahead of COP27 beginning on Nov. 6 in...
Hisense has joined forces with FIFA, through its Football for Schools programme, to help increase environmental awareness among children in South Africa. Football for Schools, a global programme to make football...
Additional energy efficiency initiatives aim to maximise efforts to reduce the company’s reliance on the national grid and minimise impact on the environment Tiger Brands will soon begin rolling out...
Sasol Ltd and Germany’s Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have agreed to conduct research into substances to help produce sustainable aviation fuel on a commercial scale, the South African company said on Tuesday....
South Africa’s government is still analysing details of a $8.5 billion financing package offered by rich Western nations last year to help the country shift away from coal, environment minister...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) priced the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) in support of South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species. Also known as the...
Anyone looking at Absa Group Ltd.’s 2021 earnings statement alone would have no inkling the South African lender had such a tumultuous year in the boardroom. The country’s third-largest bank saw...
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