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Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

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The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

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6 May 2026

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6 May 2026

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5 May 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

17 Mar 2026

Sanitech calls SA mining to trial its new sanitation prototype

Sanitech calls SA mining to trial its new sanitation prototype

13 Mar 2026

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

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#MiningIndaba: How GenAI is reinventing mine maintenance in South Africa

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Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

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Minerals Council steps in to help find miners trapped in mud-rush at Ekapa

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18 Feb 2026

Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

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Engen adds 30 new low-emission Springbok-branded trucks to its fleet

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18 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Placing safety at the core of SA's mining boom

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Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL

Ihsaan Haffejee 13 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: The urgent call for digital tools in tailings oversight

Alastair Bovim 11 Feb 2026

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#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

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Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

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25 Nov 2025

G20: SA, EU sign "unprecedented agreement" on critical minerals

Tim Cocks 24 Nov 2025

ExxonMobil is the latest victim of Europe's failing refining capacity

19 Nov 2025

B20 South Africa: What's next for the Energy Mix and Just Transition

Murray Crow 17 Nov 2025

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Aluwani Museisi 11 Nov 2025

NUM, SACP renew call to stop Eskom’s unbundling plans

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ArcelorMittal purchase halt places 622 Beeshoek mine jobs at risk

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