Cape Town’s solar PV applications reach record levels

The appetite for rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has reached record levels in Cape Town, with March now the best month on record for new applications to install solar energy, says Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. This comes as residents look to capitalise on incentive programmes to help end load-shedding over time. 
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Mantashe, regulator lose court bid against anti-nuclear activist

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) have lost a court bid concerning an anti-nuclear activist. In January this year, the Western Cape High Court ruled that the minister’s decision to fire anti-nuclear activist Peter Becker from the board of SA’s nuclear safety regulator was unlawful. 
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