AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEnergy Innovation: South African university students pitched ways to fund electricity for poor households, use solar power and smart water systems on farms, and manage ageing power stations. Rail Technology: Transnet and Wabtec signed a R6.6-billion support deal for diesel locomotives, including digital condition monitoring to improve reliability and maintenance. Digital Skills: Communications Minister Solly Malatsi says nearly 90,000 ICT jobs are vacant even as young graduates struggle to get work experience. Air Quality: Research found the Johannesburg–Pretoria region exceeded South Africa’s daily air-quality guideline on more than half of days. Green Building: South African property finance professional Tshepiso Kobile and Nigerian investment professional Refiner Anene won a competition recognising work to advance sustainable housing.
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