Ethan Van Diemen

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen

TREES OF LIFE New research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa programme at the University of the Witwatersrand has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively combat climate change. (Photo: iStock) The study has strong implications for Africa where natural grasslands and savannas are often misguidedly and inappropriately converted to forests, which can actually harm biodiversity and even exacerbate global warming. A new study, published in the journal Nature...

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen

RENEWABLE ENERGY   President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit at Century City Square, Cape Town. on Thuirsday.

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen

The power utility said it planned to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 at the fleet level. Its preferred approach would cost R77bn in capital expenditure and R2.1bn in annual operational expenditure. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says it will cost the South African taxpayer up to R257-billion for the utility to do the necessary upgrades for it to meet government-mandated minimum emission standards. Compliance, in this way, could translate into the equivalent of up to a 10% tariff increase.

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen

The power utility said it planned to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 at the fleet level. Its preferred approach would cost R77bn in capital expenditure and R2.1bn in annual operational expenditure. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says it will cost the South African taxpayer up to R257-billion for the utility to do the necessary upgrades for it to meet government-mandated minimum emission standards. Compliance, in this way, could translate into the equivalent of up to a 10% tariff increase.

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen

Even with a decline in murders in the Western Cape, parts of Cape Town are high-risk murder zones and remain among South Africa’s most dangerous, according to the latest quarterly crime statistics. The City of Cape Town retains its unenviable position as being among South Africa’s leading contact crime hotspots, with four of the five top police stations where these crimes are reported being in the city.