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Energy & Climate

Africa’s Battery Gap: How Grid-Scale Storage Becomes the Missing Layer in the Solar Buildout

Africa’s BESS market 2026: South Africa’s Kenhardt facility, BESIPPPP pipeline, and why battery storage is now the critical missing layer in Africa’s clean energy buildout.

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Luno Launches Prediction Markets in Nigeria and South Africa — and Tests Regulatory Boundaries

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Policy

Luno Launches Prediction Markets in Nigeria and South Africa — and Tests Regulatory Boundaries

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

Luno launches prediction markets in Nigeria and South Africa. Analysis of the regulatory classification question and what it means for crypto product expansion in Africa.

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Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars?

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Energy & Climate

Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars?

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

The Africa EV market has an infrastructure gap and a manufacturing gap. The charging problem gets the attention. The question of who builds the vehicles — and whether Africa captures any of that industrial value — is the harder and more consequential one.

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South Africa's Grid Workaround: How SolarAfrica's $94M SunCentral 2 Is Giving Businesses a Way Out of Eskom

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Energy & Climate

South Africa’s Grid Workaround: How SolarAfrica’s $94M SunCentral 2 Is Giving Businesses a Way Out of Eskom

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

SolarAfrica SunCentral 2 wheeling deal — how the $94M facility works, who benefits, and what it means for South Africa’s corporate renewable market.

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South Africa's 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There

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Energy & Climate

South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

South Africa EV manufacturing tax deduction 2026 — 150% deduction design, target beneficiaries, and whether it creates a genuine EV manufacturing hub.

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South Africa's Largest Private Solar+Battery Project Breaks Ground — And It's Designed to Decarbonise Sasol and Air Liquide

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Energy & Climate

South Africa’s Largest Private Solar+Battery Project Breaks Ground — And It’s Designed to Decarbonise Sasol and Air Liquide

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

Sola NAOS-1 South Africa solar BESS project — scale, wheeling structure, Sasol and Air Liquide offtake, and financing of the largest private renewable system.

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South Africa's MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa's Media Industry Can Learn

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Policy

South Africa’s MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa’s Media Industry Can Learn

BETAR Newsroom
March 13, 2026

South Africa MDPMI Google R688M — final report findings, payment structure, and lessons for African media platform regulation.

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South Africa's VAT on Digital Platforms Takes Effect April 2026. Who Pays?

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Policy

South Africa’s VAT on Digital Platforms Takes Effect April 2026. Who Pays?

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

South Africa VAT on digital platforms April 2026 — who is liable, what changes, and compliance implications for global and local platforms.

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South Africa's CARF Crypto Reporting Framework: What Exchanges Must Disclose to SARS

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Policy

South Africa’s CARF Crypto Reporting Framework: What Exchanges Must Disclose to SARS

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

South Africa CARF crypto reporting 2026 — SARS disclosure requirements, OECD framework implementation, and compliance timeline for exchanges.

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South Africa's Draft AI Policy: What the Consultation Document Actually Proposes

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Technology

South Africa’s Draft AI Policy: What the Consultation Document Actually Proposes

BETAR Newsroom
March 10, 2026

South Africa’s draft national AI policy 2026 — key proposals, gaps, and what the consultation document means for the tech sector.

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South Africa

Africa’s Battery Gap: How Grid-Scale Storage Becomes the Missing Layer in the Solar Buildout

Luno Launches Prediction Markets in Nigeria and South Africa — and Tests Regulatory Boundaries

Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars?

South Africa’s Grid Workaround: How SolarAfrica’s $94M SunCentral 2 Is Giving Businesses a Way Out of Eskom

South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There

South Africa’s Largest Private Solar+Battery Project Breaks Ground — And It’s Designed to Decarbonise Sasol and Air Liquide

South Africa’s MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa’s Media Industry Can Learn

South Africa’s VAT on Digital Platforms Takes Effect April 2026. Who Pays?

South Africa’s CARF Crypto Reporting Framework: What Exchanges Must Disclose to SARS

South Africa’s Draft AI Policy: What the Consultation Document Actually Proposes

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