Why South Africa's latest plan for state-owned power giant could work: Is change finally on the horizon for South Africa's power utility? Gavin Fordham/ flickrSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new plan for the country’s beleaguered state owned power utility, Eskom. During his State of the Nation Address on 7 February, Ramaphosa announced that Eskom … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s latest plan for state-owned power giant could work | The Conversation
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Nigeria is punching below its weight despite massive soft power capacity | The Conversation
Nigeria is punching below its weight despite massive soft power capacity: French president Emmanuel Macron with Nollywood artists during a live show in Lagos, Nigeria. EPA-EFE/Ludovic Marin The increasing use of soft power in foreign policy by great powers such as the US (prior to Donald Trump’s administration) and China has sparked interest among African policymakers and … [Read more...] about Nigeria is punching below its weight despite massive soft power capacity | The Conversation
African Utility Week returns to Cape Town in May with latest updates and success stories in power, energy and water
African Utility Week returns to Cape Town in May with latest updates and success stories in power, energy and water: Mother City to welcome back 10 000+ energy and water professionals Photo: Spintelligent “The African Utility Week conference has a longstanding reputation of producing innovative, topical and high-level content, discussion and engagement” says event director Evan … [Read more...] about African Utility Week returns to Cape Town in May with latest updates and success stories in power, energy and water
SA News: How South Africa could fix distressed power utility Eskom
How South Africa could fix distressed power utility Eskom: Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s government will ann... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews 'If we pay R70bn, Vodacom must close shop tomorrow': "We certainly not going … [Read more...] about SA News: How South Africa could fix distressed power utility Eskom
African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies | The Conversation
African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies: shutterstock The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources – including poor revenue collection – has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets. One route to raise capital has been the issuing of sovereign bonds on … [Read more...] about African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies | The Conversation
