Новости за 05.10.2021

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said on Tuesday that the message of the climate envoys who visited South Africa in the run up to the COP26 climate talks in Scotland was that there is “substantial concessional financing available” to enable South Africa to pursue a just energy transition. He indicated, however, that the initial focus would likely be on supporting Eskom to build the infrastructure required for decarbonisation, as well as to support vulnerable workers and communities, rather than to address Eskom’s legacy debt.

At the 77th Annual General Meeting of their global representative body on Monday, the International Air Transport Association (Iata), the world’s airlines resolved that they would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This would be in alignment with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to not more than 1.5 °C. Iata’s membership totals 290 airlines, representing 82% of global air traffic. “The world’s airlines have taken a momentous decision to ensure that flying is sustainable,” highlighted Iata director-general Willie Walsh. Читать дальше...

An innovative wireless sensor method of mapping the subsurface of the earth could make exploration cheaper and mining safer, says Professor Musa Manzi, the award-winning director of the Seismic Research Centre of the School of Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. The method, which received acknowledgement in the latest series of NSTF-South32 accolades, has been under test since December.

CEOs of the world’s largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and, despite the Covid-19 Delta-variant slowing down the return to normal, their confidence in the global and local economies over the next three years has returned to levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG South Africa's 2021 'CEO Outlook' survey shows. The survey, conducted in partnership with business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)... Читать дальше...

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) held its fourth industry academic conference – WindAc Africa 2021 – on October 5, with a keynote address delivered by Danish Energy Agency (DEA) director-general Kristoffer Böttzauw. The DEA is a SAWEA strategic partner and a keen supporter of the wind energy sector.

Fuel prices for petrol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will decrease from October 6, while diesel and illuminating paraffin prices will increase. Prices for 93-octane petrol will decrease by 4c/ℓ and prices for 95-octane petrol by 1 c/ℓ.

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) was one of only two African airport and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to be explicitly named by the International Air Transport Association (Iata) as among those seeking to impose “outrageous” increases in the charges they levy on airlines. The other African entity named in this connection was the Ethiopian ANSP. Iata is the representative body of the global airline industry. It pointed out that ACSA was seeking to increase its charges by 38% ...

Events organiser Messe Frankfurt South Africa has appointed Michael Dehn as its new MD, effective October 1. He succeeded Joshua Low who resigned from the company.

Insurance provider Sanlam and financial services provider Absa have decided to combine their investment management businesses, and form a new asset management company, with more than R1-trillion worth of assets under management, administration and advice. The deal involves Absa exchanging its investment management business Absa Investments for a stake of about 17.5% in Sanlam Investment Holdings (SIH).

Market analysis company BlueTech Research says the hydrogen economy could be worth as much as $12-trillion by 2050, but there is concern about the availability of water, particularly in water-stressed countries and regions. The number of green hydrogen projects – where hydrogen is produced through water electrolysis powered by renewable energy – is expected to grow considerably, as is the size of hydrogen plants.

South Africa's biggest metalworkers union on Tuesday launched an indefinite strike, seeking pay rises and threatening to block supplies of parts to make new cars and accessories, industry and union officials said. With around 155 000 members organised in the sector, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has called for a total shutdown of the engineering industry after wage talks with employer bodies reached a deadlock and arbitration failed.