World at risk of a blackout
JOHANNESBURG – IT could bring devastation on a scale greater than war and close to a nuclear attack. And Africa, India and developed countries like the United States of America (USA) and Germany are all in peril. These are findings from the recent release of data on “energy risk” and what would happen if the power went off for days, weeks, More...
Huawei honours Prof Arikan, inventor of 5G polar codes
L-R Huawei Founder, Ren Zhengfei and Dr Erdal Arikan JOHANNESBURG – HUAWEI has presented a special award to Turkish professor, Dr Erdal Arikan, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development More...
Sasol ramps up investments in resources-rich Mozambique
Oil and Gas Mozambique MAPUTO – SASOL, South Africa’s integrated energy and chemical company, is investing an undisclosed amount of money but running to “hundreds of millions of Rands” as it intensifies More...
Nigerian army slays terrorists, arrests fuel suppliers
MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – TROOPS have killed five suspected Boko Haram terrorists and arrested several alleged fuel suppliers of the terrorists in northeastern Nigeria. The suspects were neutralised during clearance More...
Africa powers ahead of US on clean coal
JOHANNESBURG – THIS week, experts in Washington praised a little-known laboratory in Johannesburg (South Africa) that has pioneered ways of burning coal with less emission. Professor Rosemary Falcon heads More...
SA energy skills development scheme expanded
Caspar Herzberg,President of Schneider Electric Middle East and Africa, and Dr Naledi Pandor, South Africa Minister of Higher Education and Training, at the signing of the statement of intent JOHANNESBURG – More...
Africa needs billions to attain SDGs
JOHANNESBURG – AFRICA needs investments of US$621 billion to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for universal access to clean water, sanitation and electricity. This is according More...
Marketing of key Mozambique gas project underway
MAPUTO – EXXON MOBIL and Eni have confirmed marketing efforts are underway for the Rovuma liquefied (LNG) project offshore Mozambique. It will produce, liquefy and sell natural gas from the gas fields of the More...
Research platform could solve BRICS energy problems
JOHANNESBURG – THE Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Think Tanks Council (BTTC) has proposed a new platform to help solve renewable energy challenges. BCCT said harmful banking regulations More...
Africa Utility Week awards winners announced
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African Professor, Roland Schulze, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his prominent role in hydrological and applied climate change research over the past 50 years. The More...