RC 261008SAfmAngela Ludek
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Private electricity investment, perspective and financial inclusion shaped Quantum, with a new solar project and expanded banking access for informal businesses taking centre stage.
- 03:55
Lionthorne Solar Park in the North West reached financial close, securing long-term power purchase agreements with PPC and PowerX; construction can now begin once funding is committed.
- 03:59
Yellow Door Energy’s John Taylor said private renewable projects are already improving energy security, but government and Eskom must invest in transmission and distribution infrastructure to unlock further growth.
- 04:32
Pindile Namande argued that perspective is personal interpretation rather than reality itself; changing it cannot erase hardship, but can create better choices and responses to difficult circumstances.
- 04:51
Mukuru and Bank Zero are onboarding more than 500,000 customers, raising the monthly spending limit from R25,000 to R250,000 and enabling EFTs, real-time payments and WhatsApp transactions.