South Africa: Sugar Company CEO Dan Marokane to be Named as Head of Power Utility - Reports

Dan Marokane is set to be appointed as chief executive officer of power utility Eskom, South African news website News24 reports. Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Steps In to Resolve Ruling Party's Debt to Ezulweni - South African News Briefs - December 8, 2023

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Uganda: Regional Court Throws Out Multi-Billion EACOP Challenge

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a regional court reportedly dismissed a legal challenge to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project between Tanzania and Uganda, which has drawn… Read more »

South Africa: Extreme Weather Events Cause Surge in Insurance Claims - South African News Briefs - November 16, 2023

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Africa: Sacked Africa Staff Say Twitter Ghosted Them, Want to Take Elon Musk to Court

Fired employees of Twitter (now known as  X) are threatening to file a lawsuit against the business for allegedly not providing the promised redundancy money, BBC reports. Read more »

Uganda: Entrepreneur Turns Waste into Opportunity, One 'Briquette' at a Time #AfricaClimateHope

Isaac Ndyamuhaki, a young Ugandan entrepreneur with a background in forestry, is passionate about using solutions to help communities become more resilient to shocks like… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Canadian Startup Wins DR Congo Methane Rights Despite Failing Criteria - Report

Alfajiri Energy Corporation, a Canada-based start-up operated from a private home, was selected by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to extract methane from the country's… Read more »

South Africa: Govt to Unveil Support Package for Avian Flu-Hit Farmers - South African News Briefs - October 27, 2023

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South Africa: Over U.S.$5,2 Billion Needed For Transnet's Turnaround Plan

Transnet, a pipeline, rail, and port enterprise owned by the South African government, is asking Treasury for more than U.S.$5,2 million (R100 billion) over the course of the… Read more »

South Africa: Official Recalled From Zimbabwe for Diplomatic Travel Bungle - South African News Briefs - October 18, 2023

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South Africa: Transnet Says Operational, Financial Turnaround Plan Completed

Transnet, the state-owned South African rail, port and pipeline company, says it has completed a turnaround plan. eNCA reports that the plan outlines operational and financial… Read more »

Namibia: Canada's ReconAfrica Could Start Drilling Near Protected Okavango Delta in 2024

The newly appointed CEO of Canada's Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) Brian Reinsborough, rejected environmental groups' criticism of the project on Thursday, October 12,… Read more »

Mozambique: Palma Attack Victims Take TotalEnergies to Court

Seven survivors and family members of victims of a militant attack in Mozambique filed a complaint against TotalEnergies for "involuntary manslaughter and failure to provide… Read more »

Africa: Breakthrough Promises Improved Access to TB Treatment Across Africa

An American drug manufacturer has taken an important step to open the way to improved access to the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) across Africa. Read more »

South Africa: Transnet CEO Portia Derby Resigns

Transnet CEO Portia Derby who was appointed to the embattled state-owned entity three years ago, resigned on Friday, September 27, 2023. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Looks to Chinese Backers After Pipeline Funders Withdraw

Uganda is in the closing stages of talks with Chinese bankers to help fund a contentious pipeline project after some Western partners withdrew, a top official said on Wednesday,… Read more »

Kenya: Safaricom Sued for Alleged Intellectual Property Theft

Kenya's largest mobile operator Safaricom failed to stop the hearing of the infringement of intellectual property case which could cost them millions of US dollars, reports… Read more »

Africa: Sierra Leone Karpowership Cuts Should Be a Warning to South Africa - Eco-Justice Organisation

The Green Connection, an eco-justice organization opposing Karpowership's bid to secure 20-year contracts in South Africa, said the power cut in Sierra Leone should be a "warning"… Read more »

South Africa: Karpowership Agrees to Donate Game Farm in Power Plant Deal With Govt

Karpowership agreed to purchase and donate a game farm to a provincial wildlife authority in an effort to speed up permission for one of the three gas-fired power stations it plans… Read more »

Africa: Lawsuit Likely as CAF Cancels Biggest TV Broadcast Deal

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) may possibly start another expensive legal proceeding after unilaterally terminating its current largest broadcast agreement with Qatari… Read more »

Africa: Driving Sustainable Development Through Innovative Financing in Africa

According to AllAfrica's Executive Chairman, Amadou Mahtar Ba, the world is more than halfway through the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals deadline, but for… Read more »

South Africa: Turkish Firm Offers to Cut 20-Year Power Deal to Five Years, But There's a Catch

Karpowership offered to reduce the initial 20-year contract to five years in an apparent effort to get a multibillion rand "emergency" electricity supply arrangement with South… Read more »

South Africa: CEOs From 115 Firms Pledge to Contribute to Economic Revitalisation

CEOs from more than 115 top South African companies, which together employ 1.2 million people and have a market value of R11 trillion, have publicly committed to aiding the nation… Read more »

South Africa: Turkish Firm to Push Ahead With Two Power Plants Despite Environmentalists' Concerns

Karpowership will continue its efforts to win environmental approval for the installation of two ship-mounted power plants in South African ports, Bloomberg reports. Read more »

South Africa: Competition Tribunal Approves Takatso Aviation's Majority Stake In National Carrier

The Competition Tribunal has accepted Takatso Aviation's proposed acquisition of a 51% holding in South African Airways (SAA), but with restrictions, including a ban on layoffs and… Read more »