South Africa signs green energy loan
By Mark | November 14, 2011
Power utility Eskom signed a R1.9-billion loan from the World Bank on Monday that will finance the building of South Africa’s largest solar energy and wind power generation projects. Read the rest of this entry »
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Climate Change Q&A: “We Expect the Polluters to Pay”
By Sarah | September 29, 2011
IPS News, 26 September 2011
An interview with Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, chair of the Africa Group of Negotiators for Climate Change.
During the Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu will lead the negotiations on behalf of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN).
Mpanu-Mpanu is also director of the Clean Development Mechanism Designated National Authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe Minister Mangoma cleared of corruption
By Campaigns | June 30, 2011
BBC, 28 June 2011
Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Elton Mangoma has been acquitted of corruption charges.
He was tried over a multi-million dollar fuel deal negotiated with a South African company.
The High Court in Harare ruled that Mr Mangoma did not benefit from the deal and did not flout tender procedures.
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South Africa: Declaration of Civil Society Conference
By Mark | November 2, 2010
29th October, 2010, COSATU
Declaration of the Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010, Boksburg
The Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010 was a historic turning point in the history of South Africa. Over 300 delegates from 56 mass-based civil society organisations, with a combined membership of millions of South Africans, came together to rebuild a strong, mass democratic movement which will work with the people and the government to tackle the massive social problems with which we are confronted. Read the rest of this entry »
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South Africa unveils plans for ‘world’s biggest’ solar power plant
By admin | October 26, 2010
Giant mirrors and solar panels in Northern Cape would reduce carbon emissions and generate one-tenth of the country’s energy needs. Read the rest of this entry »
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South Africa: World Bank Approves Eskom Loan
By Info | April 9, 2010
Article from allAfrica, 9 April 2010
The World Bank has thrown Eskom the lifeline it was so desperately seeking by approving a $3.75 billion loan to help South Africa secure its electricity supply.
The Bank said in a statement late yesterday that the loan – the Bank’s first major lending engagement with South Africa since the fall of apartheid 16 years ago – aimed to benefit the poor directly, through jobs created as the economy bounces back from the global financial crisis and through additional power capacity to expand access to electricity.
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World Bank loan to South Africa?
By Laura | April 6, 2010
There is continuing controversy over the proposed loan of $3.75 billion from the World Bank to Eskom, the South African’s government state owned energy supplier. $3.05 billion of the loan is toward the cost of significantly increasing capacity of coal fired power stations with $485 million toward energy efficiency and $260 million for renewable wind and solar power.
The decision on the loan is expected around the 8 April. Read the rest of this entry »
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