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Eskom delays Koeberg Power Station maintenance outage

Eskom delays Koeberg Power Station maintenance outage

9 Dec 2022

Understanding Eskom's high failure rate

Understanding Eskom's high failure rate

Neil Thomas Stacey 9 Dec 2022

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Bhargav Acharya 7 Dec 2022

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Ari Rabinovitch 7 Dec 2022

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

6 Dec 2022

Second annual Solar Power Africa conference to explore strategies for energy security

Second annual Solar Power Africa conference to explore strategies for energy security

5 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

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ABB to pay South Africa R2.5bn in State Capture reparations

1 Dec 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

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UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2022

3-year extension granted, but are building owners taking EPC seriously?

3-year extension granted, but are building owners taking EPC seriously?

30 Nov 2022

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

29 Nov 2022

Northern and Western Cape to cooperate on green hydrogen initiative

Northern and Western Cape to cooperate on green hydrogen initiative

29 Nov 2022

Sibanye board approves $616m spending on Finland lithium project

Sibanye board approves $616m spending on Finland lithium project

29 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

Felix Onuah and MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Nov 2022

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

Liezl Human 25 Nov 2022

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

Helen Reid and Clara Denina 24 Nov 2022

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

24 Nov 2022

Nestlé invests in solar power at Hammanskraal factory

Nestlé invests in solar power at Hammanskraal factory

23 Nov 2022

Au and PGM Resource Atlas handed over to Council for Geoscience

Au and PGM Resource Atlas handed over to Council for Geoscience

23 Nov 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Abay Yimere 21 Nov 2022

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AfDB invests $20m in private equity fund targeting renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Nov 2022

Seifsa, Memsa honour excellence in metals, engineering and mining equipment sectors

Seifsa, Memsa honour excellence in metals, engineering and mining equipment sectors

18 Nov 2022

Greener pastures: Is South Africa ready to profit from green hydrogen?

Greener pastures: Is South Africa ready to profit from green hydrogen?

Promit Mukherjee and Shafiek Tassiem 18 Nov 2022

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Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Ari Rabinovitch 7 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

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