Vodacom South Africa’s Midrand campus will add power generation infrastructure to their massive headquarters with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed as part of the telco’s sustainable strategy around energy management. This solution will allow Vodacom’s headquarters to generate around 10.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of its own clean power every year, which is roughly 21% of the…
South African Breweries (SAB) launched its ESG strategy at an event held at its Headquarters in Johannesburg. VP of Corporate Affairs at SAB, Zoleka Lisa said, “We have been thinking long and hard about what it means to be a sustainable company. We need to create growth and value for all our stakeholders and know…
South32’s Hillside Aluminium operation has partnered with Solana Energy to bring sustainable energy to one of South Africa’s most important commercial hubs. Launched in June 2022, the multi-phased project will see the establishment of renewable solar power infrastructure in the Richard’s Bay and King Cetshwayo District (KCD) economic regions, which is expected to add between…
The ongoing turmoil in global financial markets is a symptom of global developments driven by three main mega-trends: climate change, technological advancements and an increase in geopolitical tension. These issues are fundamentally transforming the business environment. While it may be too early to announce “de-globalization”, manufacturing players are fundamentally rethinking their business agendas and global…
South African petrochemical major Sasol SOLJ.J will announce partnerships over the next few weeks with local mining companies to supply green hydrogen for their mining operations, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. A major part of the South African government’s aim to cut climate-warming gas emissions is tied to the private sector’s use of green hydrogen…
Australian-listed Invictus Energy Ltd IVZ.AX has started drilling one of two exploration wells for oil and gas in the northern part of Zimbabwe, Reuters reported on Monday. The 3.5 kilometre (2.17 miles) deep well, situated in the Muzarabani-Mbire area, is part of the Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe, which is 80% owned and operated by Invictus through…
Global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky says as cyberattacks on pipelines, water pumping stations and manufacturing plants hit the news, customers and investors are growing more aware of the need for organisations to take responsibility for the protection of their potential cyber vulnerabilities. Cybercrime can have a significant impact on businesses, and cybersecurity…
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Standard Bank Group, with the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the Motor Industry Retirement Funds (MIRF) and Copartes Pension Fund and the African Union Commission (AUC), have announced the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF) Initiative’s achievement of its first commitment of USD$60 million. The announcement was made at…
Inpixon, the Indoor Intelligence company, Monday announced a collaboration agreement with Schauenburg Systems, an original-equipment manufacturer of mine safety systems and equipment, to sell Inpixon’s real-time location technologies to mining companies in South Africa. Under the agreement the parties will aim to achieve sales of hundreds of thousands of nanoLOC chips and other core technologies…
Deloitte Africa has appointed Jayne Mammatt and Jyoti Vallabh, two renowned sustainability and climate change specialists, in its Audit & Assurance division. Both women will join the firm as Partners – forming part of Deloitte’s effort to help clients to develop, execute and report on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. This includes the…
