Media Monitoring, Thursday 2 May

South Africa’s Cape Town plans $213m grid upgrades

The evolving role of national development banks — (African Business)

"Southern Africa drought flags dilemma for loss and damage fund — (Climate Change News)

IDA21: Africa’s call to triple finance a chance for the North to rebuild trust — (African Arguments)

African countries classify trade to win green investment — (The Star)

$4 Trillion is New Annual Financial Target to Save Sustainable Development Goals, says African Development Bank’s Adesina — (African Development Bank)

Economic Report on Africa 2024 – Investing in a just and sustainable transition in Africa — (The B&FT Online)

Is swapping debt to protect nature the key to solving Africa's climate woes? — (Corporate Knights)

How Atomic agency saved Tanzanians from radiation catastrophes — (The Citizen)

Sudan to pursue nuclear energy, exploit gold resources: Energy minister — (Arab News)

Kenya’s nuclear ambitions: A bright future ahead — (Africa24)

The AFC joins the mega-project to transport green energy from Morocco to England — (Afrik21)

AMEA signs 120MW South African solar PPA — (Renews.biz)

South Africa’s Cape Town plans $213m grid upgrades — (Smart Energy)

Daures Green Hydrogen Village Nears Completion, Set To Boost Namibia’s Green Energy Sector — (SolarQuarter)

Namibia set for hydrogen locomotive conversion  — (International Railway Journal)

E-mobility firm IZI delivers five electric buses to Kigali  — (Techtrendske)

Reliable power infrastructure will bolster e-mobility — (PD)

Max and Spiro forge strategic collaboration to drive innovation in electric mobility — (Nairametrics)

Kenya Pioneers Electric Buses in Move Toward Sustainable Transport — (Global Fleet)

Ivanhoe Mines Issues 2024 First Quarter Financial Results, and Overview of Construction and Exploration Activities— (The Globe and Mail)

Zimbabwe: Ariana plans stock market fund raise for Dokwe gold project— (The Africa Report)

Veteran miner Algy Cluff is back in the game with lithium — (Africa Intelligence)

Gem Diamonds finds yet another big stone in Lesotho — (Mining.com)

As BHP weighs firm bid for Anglo, investors fret over cherry-picking assets — (Mining.com)

MC Mining's Uitkomst Colliery increases quarterly output following turnaround plan — (Mining Weekly)

South Africa has one of the world’s largest manganese reserves. So why does it outsource for processing? — (CNN)

Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium — (Africa Intelligence)

East Africa floods: ‘This is the worst I’ve ever come across in my career’ — (Climate Centre)

Kenya floods death toll nears 170 as president vows help for his country's "victims of climate change" — (CBS News)

See the $36 billion Great Green Wall in Africa that's an attempt to hold back desertification — (Business Insider)

Malawi, battling extreme poverty and debt, turns to carbon markets to secure forex reserves   —  (Carbon Pulse)

Better Cotton to Scale Sustainable Cotton Production in Africa — (Sourcing Journal)

Africa’s Food Future: Scaling Up Proven Solutions — (Farmers Review Africa)

African Union and Government of Kenya Sign Host Agreement for the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit — (African Union)

Reshaping the future of sustainable food systems in Africa — (The Exchange)

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Resource Management - Waste — (CSR Wire)

SIG unveils project to reshape Egypt's recycling sector — (GlobalData)

South Africa’s DFFE Commits to Waste Tyre Management — (Environmental Expert)

Six-star green neighbourhood, Newinbosch, ticks all the boxes — (Bizcommunity)

South Africa's Climate Change Bill heads to president to be signed into law  —  (Xinhua)

Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks  —  (Zawya)