Leading international and South African companies and institutions will network on Monday 7th April at the Franschhoek Wine Valley to discuss the future of the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market. Southern Africa is seen by multiple analysts as one of the most important regions to develop renewable energies globally. Recently, the CSP Today Markets Report 2014 highlighted the small size of the market and the uncertainty of MW capacity allocated to CSP as the most important barriers to market entry in South Africa, as determined by stakeholders. The new IRP dissipates doubts on these issues opening a whole new window... Continue Reading
Over six hundred professional Africans attended the Homecoming Revolution Africa London Expo held at Olympia this weekend to find out about opportunities back home. Hailed a success by attendees and exhibitors alike, this 2 day event actually trended on Twitter in South Africa and USA. Comments Angel Jones, CEO & Founder of Homecoming Revolution, “This was a pan-African launch and we were delighted at the high quality of African professionals who are very serious about returning home.” “What makes the Homecoming Revolution platform unique,” continues Jones, “is that employers engaged candidates in an inspirational environment that included motivating case studies,... Continue Reading
Each season fashion week in New York offers emerging fashion designers who take a unique approach to conceptualizing apparel. Concepts can range from colours, shape texture and a combination of everything that the creative mind can conceive. This season TeKay Designs, a couture studio based in Houston Texas, presented Queen of the Brides, a collection of gowns with accessories that are historic and have a cultural significance. TeKay’s presentation opened with an acoustic chorus sound track, chromatic luminance and a branded light projection. Ethnic diversity was applied to model selection; as each model graced the catwalk with authoritarian elegance. But... Continue Reading
March 2014, Johannesburg – Today on International Woman’s Day, The Hope Factory is saluting women in South Africa who have a ‘never-say-die’ attitude – the women who inspire change. Puso Fisher is one such person. Fisher is the owner of Ofensay Photography & Events in Johannesburg. She says, “In my view success is not an event. It is the outcome of preparation and persistence.” This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is: Inspiring Change. It encourages advocacy for women’s advancement everywhere in every way. It calls for challenging the status quo for women’s equality and vigilance to inspire positive change.... Continue Reading
GAUTENG, 20 FEBRUARY 2014 – Next month Cape Town plays host to what is fast becoming sub-Saharan Africa’s leading event dedicated to the power generation industry. Over 2,000 industry heavyweights will descend on the Mother City from 17 – 19 March to discuss current and future power-generating trends as well as the needs and resources within this region of the world at Power-Gen Africa 2014. One of the exhibitors at this year’s event is IWC – South African leaders in cooling towers and cooling solutions in Africa, offering fully integrated solutions, from cooling towers to glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) manufacturing and plate heat exchangers (PHE) supplied by... Continue Reading
