Southern Africa’s leading electricity utilities and regional grid operators will convene at the Power Africa Today Conference during African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town from 12–16 October, placing…
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Morocco overtakes South Africa in AfDB industrialisation index as governance and execution redefine Africa’s manufacturing competitiveness
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyIndustriesinnovationMultilateral InstitutionsSDGs & National Development PlansSouthern AfricaSustainability reportingurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 501 views 4 minutes readMorocco has overtaken South Africa for the first time in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 2025 Africa Industrialisation Index, marking a symbolic shift in Africa’s industrial landscape as policy execution,…
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South Africa’s Drakenstein climbs into top five for Municipal financial sustainability, offering a governance blueprint for African cities
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureMultilateral InstitutionsSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 421 views 4 minutes readDrakenstein Municipality has emerged as one of South Africa’s most financially sustainable local governments after completing a multi-year fiscal turnaround that lifted it from 51st place nationally in 2017 to the country’s…
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South Africa’s virtual power plant push signals new phase in Africa’s distributed energy transition
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsRenewable energySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 669 views 5 minutes readSouth Africa is moving closer to deploying what could become Africa’s largest residential virtual power plant following a partnership between energy technology companies Plentify and Deye, a development that reflects the continent’s…
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Rising xenophobic violence tests African unity as economic pressures deepen regional risks
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon Marketscircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceRegionsSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 513 views 5 minutes readThe resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa is drawing renewed attention from African governments and regional institutions, with Ghana formally requesting intervention from the African Union (AU) as concerns…
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WSP strengthens its Africa One Water offering to help clients reshape water resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureindustryinnovationLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 700 views 5 minutes readWater security is emerging as one of Africa’s most pressing infrastructure and development priorities as climate variability, ageing water networks, rapid urbanisation and rising demand place increasing strain on the…
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IGAD moves to strengthen regional climate-smart agriculture centres as Eastern Africa confronts rising food security risks
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)East AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyRegionsSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 522 views 4 minutes readThe Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has launched a regional effort to strengthen climate-smart agriculture by validating an assessment of Regional Centres of Excellence designed to accelerate agricultural innovation, improve food system resilience and…
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Soweto green infrastructure drive aims to build climate resilience and expand South Africa’s green economy
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyBusinesscircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 1.5K views 5 minutes readSoweto is scaling up investment in nature-based infrastructure as part of a broader effort to strengthen climate resilience, reduce flood and heat risks, and stimulate green economic opportunities in one…
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World Bank ends 45% climate finance target, raising questions over future climate funding for Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityLaws, Standards & FrameworksPolicy & GovernanceRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 1.2K views 4 minutes readThe World Bank has removed its target of directing 45 percent of its financing towards climate-related projects, a policy shift that has triggered concern among development experts over the future…
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Amazon invests in South Africa’s Spekboom Restoration Project to remove carbon, create 11,000 jobs and boost Africa’s nature-based economy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 1K views 5 minutes readAmazon has committed to one of the world’s largest private-sector investments in nature-based carbon removal, backing a landscape restoration programme in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that aims to rehabilitate more…
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