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Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg on 31 March 2026 after the government announced it would reduce its fuel levy for a month to stop fuel prices from rising further. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Central Energy Fund gets R10bn for fuel levy relief in South Africa

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No excuses for environmental harm: SCA mandates Eskom action plan for Kusile

By Jones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh 20 Oct 2026

A drone view shows Sasol’s petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. In 2024, Eskom and Sasol signed an agreement to explore LNG to unlock gas-to-power and help mitigate South Africa’s imminent gas shortage. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

#AEW2026: ExxonMobil warns SA needs a solution for its growing gas needs

By Maroefah Smith 19 Oct 2026

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Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB achieve financial close on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

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Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

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Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

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How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

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Environmental concerns over TotalEnergies’ exploration in SA dismissed

16 Oct 2026

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Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

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Lance Dickerson 16 Oct 2026

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#AEW2026: Eni, Dangote, TotalEnergies and more win big at African Energy Awards

15 Oct 2026

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Riverstone Wetland Estate secures green certification with major energy savings in sight

14 Oct 2026

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo

Petrol price could rise by nearly R5 in November, suggests CEF data

12 Oct 2026

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South Africans urged to rethink household costs as easy savings dry up

12 Oct 2026

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Fuel prices in SA: R10bn from govt could bring relief to the pumps

9 Oct 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026

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Fuel prices may stay high after the war ends, warns SA Reserve Bank

7 Oct 2026

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Following PetroSA’s contaminated-fuel scandal, the AA calls on govt to act

5 Oct 2026

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AI is the energy story: A dual challenge and opportunity for Africa

1 Oct 2026

A general view of the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) is seen in Durban. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/ File Photo

Central Energy Fund needs over R8bn to drop SA’s dependence on imported fuels

23 Sep 2026

TotalEnergies sweeps in as fuel supplier after Namibia drops Vitol

22 Sep 2026

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Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

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Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel to power White Desert’s polar trips

15 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

More fuel shortages to come, warns Africa’s biggest oil refinery

Robert Harvey 10 Sep 2026

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Africa50 infrastructure fund plans to more than double project value in five years

Duncan Miriri 9 Sep 2026

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Andrew Winstone 8 Sep 2026

The cost of power: Eskom seeks Nersa approval for price hike

7 Sep 2026

Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga is one of Eskom’s coal-fired power plants. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Eskom in a coal mind: SA open to AI data centres, but at what electricity price?

3 Sep 2026

Land near Cape Town Airport where two huge data centres are planned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

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