Electricity | Bizcommunity

Electricity | Bizcommunity

News

3 small business problems that can quickly spiral out of control

SMEs

3 small business problems that can quickly spiral out of control

Larry Hodes 17 hours

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Construction & Engineering

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptions

Katja Hamilton 15 hours

Idris Elba’s Akuna Group opens applications for new AI filmmaking programme in SA

4th Industrial Revolution

Idris Elba’s Akuna Group opens applications for new AI filmmaking programme in SA

23 hours

Image source: Getty Images

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa’s schools reflect an unequal society: What can teachers do about it?

Nhlanhla Mpofu 1 day

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Tourism & Travel

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Robin Fredericks 23 hours

Source: Wikipedia.

Fintech

Investec and Shoprite in talks over potential retail banking deal

1 day

Openserve, Huawei pilot fibre-ready housing in KwaZulu-Natal

Telecoms & Networks

Openserve, Huawei pilot fibre-ready housing in KwaZulu-Natal

1 day

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

R360m Springs Fresh Produce Market solar energy project takes off

1 day

(Image supplied)

Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

23 Oct 2026

What is the best quoting software for manufacturers and printers?

Software

What is the best quoting software for manufacturers and printers?

Issued by QuickEasy Software 22 Oct 2026

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

SMEs

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

Issued by Business Partners Limited 22 Oct 2026

How AI is changing the game: can South Africa’s youth football academies keep up?

Primary & Secondary Education

How AI is changing the game: can South Africa’s youth football academies keep up?

Dr Lehlohonolo Amos Masitenyane, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 22 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

World Energy Day | Why South Africa’s roads should run on sunshine

Joubert Roux 22 Oct 2026

Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 22 Oct 2026

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

Shipping

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

21 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#MTBPS: Fuel-levy relief as SA tackles growth barriers

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

3 of SA’s largest banks launch renewable energy platform

20 Oct 2026

iZinga Assist co-founders Henk Swanepoel and Derek Lubner. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Backed by Shoprite and Primedia, iZinga Assist keeps SA’s NPOs trustworthy

Maroefah Smith 20 Oct 2026

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

20 Oct 2026

Who pays the bills while your family waits for an inheritance?

Law of Succession

Who pays the bills while your family waits for an inheritance?

Issued by Capital Legacy 19 Oct 2026

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Agriculture

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina 19 Oct 2026

Honest engagement to build mining's future

Mining

Honest engagement to build mining's future

Issued by SRK Consulting 19 Oct 2026

Powering the future: Algoa Country’s green economy takes shape

Radio & Audio

Powering the future: Algoa Country’s green economy takes shape

Issued by Algoa FM 19 Oct 2026

Image source: rawpixel.com from

Corporate & Commercial Law

When government fails to pay: The human and economic cost of unpaid contractors

Sharné Zimri 19 Oct 2026

A drone view shows Sasol’s petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. In 2024, Eskom and Sasol signed an agreement to explore LNG to unlock gas-to-power and help mitigate South Africa’s imminent gas shortage. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2026: ExxonMobil warns SA needs a solution for its growing gas needs

Maroefah Smith 19 Oct 2026

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

Logistics & Transport

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

16 Oct 2026

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Render of Newlyn group’s development of Newlyn Logistics Park in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.

Property Development

Newlyn Logistics Park advances as Gqeberha warehouse development expands

15 Oct 2026

Image credit: on

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Your battery was never only for loadshedding

Lance Dickerson 16 Oct 2026

Preparing South Africa's healthcare workforce for a digital future

Medtech

Preparing South Africa's healthcare workforce for a digital future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 14 Oct 2026

Source: GCISS. SA President, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

Free State targets industrial revival with R120bn investment drive

14 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele attends a G24 press briefing at the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 October, 2026.

Economy

Growing debt burden poses significant risk to developing nations, G24 chair says

Rae Wee 13 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

South Africans urged to rethink household costs as easy savings dry up

12 Oct 2026

Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB achieve financial close on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Energy

Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB achieve financial close on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 12 Oct 2026

Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Energy

Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 9 Oct 2026

Property

Green apartment savings can cut R500,000 from your home loan

Issued by Landsdowne Property Group 7 Oct 2026

6 ways farmers can protect their businesses from El Niño

Agriculture

6 ways farmers can protect their businesses from El Niño

Paul Makube 7 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Director: Systems and Partnerships at Social Impact Insights Africa.

Finance

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa cannot afford to mistake stagnation for stability

Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato 6 Oct 2026

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

Commercial & Industrial

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

5 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

Global economic and geopolitical shifts could strengthen Africa's strategic position, says KPMG's Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

AI is the energy story: A dual challenge and opportunity for Africa

1 Oct 2026

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Research

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Issued by NielsenIQ 1 Oct 2026

Image source: Andriy Popov –

HR & Management

South Africa’s formal sector sheds 14,000 jobs in Q2

30 Sep 2026

Underpinned by momentum across every one of its South African businesses, Capitec Limited has grown headline earnings growth 19% to R9.5bn for the six months ended 31 August 2026. Pictured: Graham Lee, CEO (Image supplied)

Markets & Investment

A diversified engine firing on all cylinders: Capitec headline earnings up 19%

30 Sep 2026

“We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre

Data & Analytics

“We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre

Alice Scott 28 Sep 2026

Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

Energy

Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

Detlev Duve, Issued by Dachser 28 Sep 2026

Daily Maverick opens the DM168 e-edition to every registered reader for World News Day

Newspapers

Daily Maverick opens the DM168 e-edition to every registered reader for World News Day

Issued by Daily Maverick 25 Sep 2026

Social Development Minister Dina Pule speaking to Sassa beneficiaries during her oversight visit to the Delft office. Photo: Sindisiwe Tshona

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa: Pensioners complain to minister about deductions from their grants

Sindisiwe Tshona and Abonge Chiya 23 Sep 2026

The cost of coping is changing the way township consumers shop

Marketing

The cost of coping is changing the way township consumers shop

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 Sep 2026