Economic development professional, currently in Pretoria and previously in Nigeria & East Africa. Former lawyer/ business owner in City of London and Balkans.
Three or four months after the end of most harvests, Sudan and South Sudan food security situation very bleak: North Darfur and South Kordofan facing the greatest measured difficulty.
Air pollution causes health harms including asthma, cancer and stroke. Particulate matter (PM) from burning solid fuels is a major component of this.
A consultation on proposals to reduce particulate emissions from domestic combustion is now open:
https://t.co/1MKxMsm1ft
The 🇬🇧 and the International Partners Group is backing 🇿🇦’s green transition.
We have provided over $2.6bn of funding through the JETP, including over $110m of funding for ‘just’ projects in communities most affected.
📖 read the details here @News24: https://t.co/goS0Qhm7e0
On the occasion of 🇿🇦's Freedom Day, His Majesty King Charles extends His congratulations to President @CyrilRamaphosa & the people of 🇿🇦
As partners in the G20 and the Commonwealth, 🇬🇧 & 🇿🇦 collaborate on critical global issues from climate change to economic growth.
#UKwithSA
Great to go up to the coal mining region and see women run SMEs and other SMEs providing alternative jobs. Good to see a waste to wealth business, an energy access innovation and also separately drone and renewable energy businesses. # Just Energy Transition.
This #EarthMonth we're highlighting female owned SMEs supported by 🇬🇧s Growth Gateway programme under the #JETP.
✨Green Guru Solutions ♻️s agricultural waste & farms black soldier flies for animal meal & fertilizer.
✨Sola4Africa builds affordable solar water heaters & dryers
This #EarthMonth we're highlighting female owned SMEs supported by 🇬🇧s Growth Gateway programme under the #JETP.
✨Green Guru Solutions ♻️s agricultural waste & farms black soldier flies for animal meal & fertilizer.
✨Sola4Africa builds affordable solar water heaters & dryers
In 2024, global power capacity grew by 585 GW, with #renewables contributing 564 GW—a commanding 93% share, while non-renewables added only 21 GW. This signals a structural shift in how the world secures its energy. Scaling renewables is no longer just a climate goal, it’s a strategic imperative for global energy security and resilience.📊 Read more: https://t.co/5WSgaz2Muu
#RetweetPlease | Please sign and share, so we can get #JusticeForDidi. "Petition to Oppose Bail for the Accused Cecil Kekana in Didi Lekganyane's Murder": https://t.co/KnUfnhwmB9
Community leaders in northern Nigeria are stepping up to support the #malaria vaccine rollout in hard-hit Kebbi State, ensuring children receive all four doses needed for full protection in this high-risk region. https://t.co/G1VwPaAYAo
We urgently want to see a return to a ceasefire.
Diplomacy is the only way to achieve security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
My statement on the situation in Middle East this morning:
@AntonEberhard What is the rationale for the WACC (even submitted)? Even the MDB concessional loans in dollars are around 4% - without allowing for potential Rand fluctuation. Rand loans are higher.