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POWER CRISIS: South Africa can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says
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POWER CRISIS: South Africa can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says
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POWER CRISIS: South Africa can keep coal-fired plants running longer ...
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Anglo American rejects BHP's $39 billion takeover proposal: Anglo American rejected rival miner BHP Group's 31.1 billion pound ($39 billion) takeover proposal on ...
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Anglo American rejects BHP's $39 billion takeover proposal
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Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed - Oxpeckers: A pilot project in Mpumalanga’s energy heartland aims to capture air pollution and store it in the ...
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Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed - Oxpeckers
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Amid decline, coal seeks new champions in Washington: The industry's most influential bipartisan backers are leaving, but others will take their place — at least ...
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Amid decline, coal seeks new champions in Washington
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Montana coal funded my idyllic childhood. Did it cause harm?: A reader who grew up in Billings, Mt., recalls the lifestyle her family enjoyed thanks to ...
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Montana coal funded my idyllic childhood. Did it cause harm?
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Top G20 Ministers Back 2% Wealth Tax for Global Billionaires | Common Dreams: "It is time that the international community gets serious about tackling ...
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Top G20 Ministers Back 2% Wealth Tax for Global Billionaires | Common ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message: President Joe Biden on Monday will celebrate Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in grants for ...
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Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message
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Business Class from Copenhagen, Denmark to Johannesburg, South Africa for only €1440 roundtrip (lie-flat seats)
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Business Class from Copenhagen, Denmark to Johannesburg, South Africa for ...
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Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform: President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged for decisive economic reforms to address the monopolistic ...
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Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform
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SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal ends following climate target row: The SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal has formally ended following a row ...
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SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal ends following climate target ...
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections: The Economic Freedom Fighters leader also said his deputy, Floyd Shivambu ...
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections
Quick Glance: Malema Warns of Escalating Power Outages and Praises Finance Minister Candidacy
  • EFF leader Julius Malema defended his statement that the party would consider entering a coalition with the ANC if EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu was appointed as finance minister.

  • Malema warned that Eskom will move to stage six load-shedding after the elections and strongly criticized the current officials in charge.

  • He emphasized that Shivambu is an expert on the country's economy, the continent, and the world at large, and has not stolen any money.

  • Malema stated that the escalation of power outages after the elections is due to the incompetence of officials, not sabotage.
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Tumble in storage battery costs to boost shift to renewables, says IEA: An expected sharp fall in battery costs for energy storage in coming years will ...
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Tumble in storage battery costs to boost shift to renewables, says IEA
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer: The latest outlooks, plus recent research, suggest an unusually hot June through August.
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save: A new $50 million state rebate program for electric vehicles aims to make them affordable for ...
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save
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DA outlines economic plan to create 2-million jobs in five years: The DA unveiled its economic policy, the first in 10 years, which it says is the correct ...
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DA outlines economic plan to create 2-million jobs in five years
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Sugar in baby food: why Nestlé needs to be held to account in Africa: The WHO has called for a ban on added sugar in products for babies and young children under ...
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Sugar in baby food: why Nestlé needs to be held to account in Africa
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Cloud seeding was not the cause of the storms in Dubai: It was the worst storm since regional records began 75 years ago. There was quickly speculation about ...
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Cloud seeding was not the cause of the storms in Dubai
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The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis | by Anne O. Krueger - Project Syndicate: Anne O. Krueger urges developed countries to back efforts by the IMF and the ...
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The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis | by Anne O. Krueger - Project ...
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Land Rover confirms reveal date of South Africa-bound Defender Octa: Land Rover confirmed on Thursday its new high-performance Defender Octa model will be ...
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Land Rover confirms reveal date of South Africa-bound Defender Octa
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“Sorry, we’re hiding behind a cheap excuse”: The great moral philosopher was born 300 years ago. What would Kant have said about climate protection ...
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“Sorry, we’re hiding behind a cheap excuse”
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Renewable energy — beyond the rush to solar in SA: In going solar, SA companies are winning the battle but losing the war when it comes to running fully on ...
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Renewable energy — beyond the rush to solar in SA
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe: 2023 was a year of extremes: heat, fires, high water levels. Climate change has brought new weather ...
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe
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Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt: Nationals leader David Littleproud has conceded turning to nuclear power would mean ...
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Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt
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All the brave and selfless recipients of the Order of Luthuli in Gold: The late Kenneth Hlako Rachidi and Peter Cyril Jones are two of the nine Order of Luthuli ...
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All the brave and selfless recipients of the Order of Luthuli in Gold
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Steve Biko’s oft-quoted ‘black man, you are on your own’ is more relevant than ever
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Steve Biko’s oft-quoted ‘black man, you are on your own’ is more relevant ...
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Durban's Travel and Tourism Indaba sets out to woo travellers from Africa: South African plans to harness the spending power of intracontinental travel in ...
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Durban's Travel and Tourism Indaba sets out to woo travellers from ...
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Petersberg Climate Dialogue: Who finances climate protection?: The Azerbaijani President travels to Berlin - it's about the climate. Why a small event with many ...
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Petersberg Climate Dialogue: Who finances climate protection?
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Hungry and powerless: Households battle to access basic necessities: Nearly half of South African adults are struggling to afford food and electricity ...
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Hungry and powerless: Households battle to access basic necessities
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Time to vote them out — the relentless cynicism of South Africa’s foreign policy: It is nothing less than risible that the ANC has suddenly become champions of ...
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Time to vote them out — the relentless cynicism of South Africa’s foreign ...
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REVIEW | Why the over-priced Honda CR-V is a tough sell: Once upon a time Honda was among contenders pushing respectable volumes in South Africa.
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REVIEW | Why the over-priced Honda CR-V is a tough sell
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Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives, young people: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is emerging as a key surrogate for President ...
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Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives ...
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Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023: New report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming twice as fast as the ...
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Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023
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Scientists say Oman, UAE deluge ‘most likely’ linked to climate change: A study has found climate change caused by fossil fuel emissions is the likely reason for ...
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Scientists say Oman, UAE deluge ‘most likely’ linked to climate change
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather ...
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The Basketball Africa League, a boon for talents and sports infrastructure | Africanews
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The Basketball Africa League, a boon for talents and sports infrastructure ...
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Stop the Bleed: The JSE’s partial solution to its listings problem: The JSE is planning its biggest shake-up in a generation. The question is: will the changes ...
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Stop the Bleed: The JSE’s partial solution to its listings problem
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Ramaphosa hails progress in building South Sudan: President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Sudan's journey to statehood, commending progress made towards ...
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Ramaphosa hails progress in building South Sudan
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Climate activists sentenced after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate: The outrage after the paint attack on the capital's landmark was huge and the cleaning work ...
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Climate activists sentenced after paint attack on Brandenburg Gate
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New Kia Picanto lands in Mzansi: we have pricing and specs: The updated third-generation Kia Picanto has arrived in South Africa sporting fresh new exterior ...
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New Kia Picanto lands in Mzansi: we have pricing and specs
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’: On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a ...
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’
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Full range of LDV vehicles is headed for South Africa: Forming part of China's SAIC Motor, LDV announced on Friday its full range of passenger and commercial ...
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Full range of LDV vehicles is headed for South Africa
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South Africa faces upside risk to inflation, financial conditions - Central Bank: There are upside risks to the inflation outlook
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South Africa faces upside risk to inflation, financial conditions - ...
Quick Glance: Challenges for South Africa in Inflation and Financial Conditions, According to Central Bank Governor
  • Lesetja Kganyago, the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, warned of upside risks to the country's inflation outlook.

  • Despite the chaotic impact of adverse El Nino weather in Africa, the latest data does not show indications of price hikes in food.

  • The South African Reserve Bank noted that the inflation rate is expected to reach the target range of 4.5% only by the end of 2025.

  • Kganyago highlighted potential risks from higher oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East and tight global financial conditions resulting from prolonged high interest rates at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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Sealing up your home can save money and fight climate change: An Edina woman knew her house could get drafty in the winter, so she signed up for a home energy ...
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Sealing up your home can save money and fight climate change
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The funding gap has left too many students in SA behind. This needs to change: Education shouldn't be a privilege for the few, yet in South Africa ...
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The funding gap has left too many students in SA behind. This needs to ...
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands: Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands
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Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates
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Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum ...
Quick Glance: Restrictions on Oil and Gas Leasing in Alaska under Biden Administration
  • The Biden administration announced restrictions on new oil and gas leasing on 5.3 million hectares of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to protect wildlife from the impacts of climate change.

  • The decision finalizes proposed protections that drew backlash from environmentalists last year for violating Biden's climate change pledge.

  • The limitation on new leasing faced opposition from Republican lawmakers who criticized the decisions as undermining national security interests.

  • Environmentalists praised the decision, while the oil industry labeled it as misguided and raised concerns about future developments in the reserve.
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South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds: The Labour Market Intelligence report has found that occupational workers lack hydrogen-specific ...
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South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds
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China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south: China is facing increasingly extreme weather events as climate change takes its toll.
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China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south
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Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog says: In a BBC interview, Chris Stark says the PM has not made climate change "as much ...
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Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog ...
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Hamburg: TV drama from Habeck's pen “The Flood - Death on the dike”​: Based on a novel by Robert Habeck and Andrea Paluch, ARD is showing the environmental crime ...
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Hamburg: TV drama from Habeck's pen “The Flood - Death on the dike”​
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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO: UN agency says floods, storms leading cause of casualties and economic losses as impact of ...
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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals: China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report ...
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate ...
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Contaminated cough syrup in Africa no longer available - WHO: The recalled batch of Benylin syrup was made by Johnson & Johnson in South Africa in May 2021 ...
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Contaminated cough syrup in Africa no longer available - WHO
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Contingency reserves won’t be spent on Eskom and Transnet: Godongwana: South Africa will use future drawdowns of its Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency ...
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Contingency reserves won’t be spent on Eskom and Transnet: Godongwana