Energy & Transport

Volvo has unveiled an electric heavy-duty truck rental programme in South Africa, amidst a growing demand for clean mobility on the continent.

African countries are welcoming a new era of more progressive EV adoption policies in a bid to increase the number of EVs on their roads.

The continent's air traffic is rising faster than most other regions in the world, thanks to a combination of factors including the opening of new routes and a transition to wide-body planes.

Africa's geothermal potential is huge, particularly in the Rift Valley, which extends from the Horn of Africa to Malawi. In East Africa alone, the potential capacity is over 20 GW. Kenya is the leading producer of geothermal energy in Africa and aims to produce over 50% of its power from geothermal energy by 2030.

They're young, fierce, and not afraid to tackle their governments, global leaders and corporate polluters head-on.

“Taxi drivers and owners are very interested and intrigued by the idea of an electric minibus taxi, and are constantly asking us when the first electric minibus taxi will arrive on our shores”, says Justin Coetzee, GoMetro CEO.