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Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollutionAngela van der Berg

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 greenwashingJo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond

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 refineryRobert Harvey

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It’s not looking good for Sibanye-Stillwater’s workforce at Kwezi

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

By Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 2 days

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

By Robert Harvey 3 days

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It’s not looking good for Sibanye-Stillwater’s workforce at Kwezi

9 Sep 2026

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

Duncan Miriri 9 Sep 2026

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Andrew Winstone 8 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

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

7 Sep 2026

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Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

African Rainbow Minerals’ profits go platinum, raking in R3.2bn

4 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

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

Electra Mining Africa: More to see, learn and experience

Electra Mining Africa: More to see, learn and experience

Electra Mining Africa 2 Sep 2026

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How SA mining can weather the storm as El Niño risk rises

2 Sep 2026

A drone view shows the Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe

Sasol profits fuelled by high oil prices

1 Sep 2026

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Former Microsoft and Petronas HR head joins Seriti Green as CPO

1 Sep 2026

Eskom’s interim group chief executive Calib Cassim speaks during a media briefing at Eskom Megawatt Park in Sunninghill. Image credit: Reuters/ Siphiwe Sibeko

Eskom CFO, key to its profitable turnaround, announces retirement

31 Aug 2026

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South Africa could go platinum, says Northam Platinum CEO

Nelson Banya 31 Aug 2026

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Insurers warn South Africans on fuel-storage limit as shortages loom

31 Aug 2026

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#WomensMonth | Engen’s Vanessa Moorthi-Moodley is giving women a seat at the petroleum table

Maroefah Smith 28 Aug 2026

Harmony Gold’s Phakisa Shaft is a deep-level underground gold mining operation located near Odendaalsrus in the Free State. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Harmony strikes gold with 87% rise in profit, reaching a record dividend

Nelson Banya and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 27 Aug 2026

Shell seeks small auto businesses for new growth programme

Shell seeks small auto businesses for new growth programme

27 Aug 2026

A police officer interacts with security personnel at the gate of a disused mine near Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said 14 illegal miners were killed and scores of others injured at the disused mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

South Africa digs deep: Anti-illegal mining operation prospers

26 Aug 2026

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Electra Mining Africa 26 Aug 2026

A drone view shows solar panels in front of a mine as South Africa’s mining firms accelerate investment in renewable energy projects to diversify power supply, reduce costs and meet decarbonisation targets after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom, at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Anglo American, Sibanye look to renewables to drop Eskom reliance

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2026

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#WomensMonth | Engen’s Bongiwe Mkhwanazi isn’t afraid to dream big

Maroefah Smith 25 Aug 2026

Dust-A-Side puts its haul road treatments up against molasses

Dust-A-Side puts its haul road treatments up against molasses

Dust-A-Side 25 Aug 2026

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New Tvet centre to equip youth for renewable energy careers

24 Aug 2026

View of South African utility Eskom's electricity pylons in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Jozi makes power play and settles more than R5bn Eskom debt

24 Aug 2026

Shell opens applications for 2026 entrepreneur development programme

Shell opens applications for 2026 entrepreneur development programme

24 Aug 2026

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