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South Africa’s energy shift: Off-gridding, solar mini-grids, and rising inequality
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (503+ words) Key topics:Off-gridding and decentralised energy reshape South Africa's power systemSolar mini-grids can reduce risk and exclusion in informal settlementsEnergy...
MBB: The rooftop solar giants transforming South Africa’s energy landscape
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (372+ words) Key topics:Rooftop solar in SA powers businesses, malls, and eases load-shedding.Terra Firma, Solareff, and SolarAfrica lead large-scale rooftop projects.Larges Its major customers include Shoprite, Nestle, Spar, Discovery Investec, Growthpoint, and Redefine Properties.Among Terra Firma's largest installations…...
How home solar and EV batteries could reinvent SA’s power grid
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (499+ words) Key topics: Rooftop solar homes generate up to 40% more power than they useEV batteries could store and sell solar energy back to the gridSmart meters could cut...
The Economist: Elon Musk’s mega-merger makes little business sense
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (306+ words) Key topics:Musk merges SpaceX and xAI to orbit AI data centres via Starlink.xAI burns $1B/month; SpaceX profits may subsidise AI operations.Deal adds regulatory Elon Musk is giving them new life On February 2nd the world's richest man announced…...
BN Daybreak: Musk’s $1.25tn SpaceX-xAI Colossus; Palantir’s "N of 1" Surge; SA’s Secret Tech Weapon
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (463+ words) In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, Alec Hogg covers the global tech shake-up and critical local stories moving the markets.Top stories:Musk's New Titan: Elon...
Tesla Q4: Musk’s “Efficiency Pivot” silences the doubters as margins hit a two-year high
1+ week, 5+ day ago (468+ words) Key topics:Tesla's efficiency pivot lifts margins to a two-year high despite lower deliveriesEnergy Storage division emerges as key profit driver amid EV price It is the pivot points'those moments where a company demonstrates it can chew gum and walk…...
South Africa’s auto industry at a crossroads
1+ week, 6+ day ago (345+ words) Key topics:South Africa builds 16 vehicle models, supporting 115,000 direct auto jobsNissan exits local manufacturing as Chinese brands expand productionMorocco giant " General Motors " was the second brand to start up production in the Eastern Cape city in 1926 Its products included Chevrolet…...
Musk says Tesla’s Optimus robots could go on sale next year
2+ week, 4+ day ago (292+ words) Key topics Tesla Inc. targets public sales of Optimus by late 2026Robots already working in factories, with complex tasks coming nextMusk bets robots and AI wil will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year,…...
IN FULL: Elon Musk’s Davos debut: AI, robots, Mars, and the energy bottleneck
2+ week, 4+ day ago (85+ words) From the World Economic Forum, here's Elon Musk in a wide-ranging Q&A " his first appearance at Davos " in conversation with the chief executive of BlackRoc From the World Economic Forum, here's Elon Musk in a wide-ranging Q&A " his…...