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Sibanye's $1.2bn cancelled Appian deal costs it $215m

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When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 centsLlewellyn Leonard

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

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Eskom's Koeberg Unit 2 granted 20-year licence extension

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Botswana and Angola contend for control of De Beers

ArcelorMittal purchase halt places 622 Beeshoek mine jobs at risk

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NUM and Eskom kick off wage negotiations

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When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents

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hevron and Astron Energy will extend the existing Caltex Usage Rights and Debrand Agreements (URDA) for South Africa and Botswana until December 2026. Source: Supplied

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Safripol's 10-Megawatt Sasolburg renewable energy plant shows sustainability is good for business

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Sun rises behind the cooling towers of Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, near Witbank. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Vodacom gets ready for first virtual wheeling project in SA

Nqobile Dludla 8 Oct 2023

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Energy dept welcomes appeal decision for proposed offshore drilling

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Neal Froneman speaking at The Joburg Indaba. Source: x.com

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO warns of crisis as platinum price plummets

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FRD launches economical Crawler Drill customised for southern Africa

FRD launches economical Crawler Drill customised for southern Africa

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Haul trucks are seen at Kumba Iron Ore, the world's largest iron ore mines in Khathu, Northern Cape. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Anglo American cutting head office jobs in several countries

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IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

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One of the two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers which scoop up and transfer coal into and out of the yard is seen at Africa's largest coal export facility, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, 2018. Source: Reuters/Tanisha Heiberg

Thungela says coal terminal workers' strike not impacting exports

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South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Wendell Roelf 2 Oct 2023

Kusile units return, load shedding drops to stage 2

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Huawei installs Africa's first 1MW battery to solve Rectron load shedding problems

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Brian Benza 29 Sep 2023

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AngloGold Ashanti moves to Wall Street, but keeps secondary JSE listing

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27 Sep 2023

Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency to fund pipeline

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USAID delegation visits EGA's all-woman solar panel assembly plant

22 Sep 2023

Taskeen Hasrod to represent South Africa in international FameLab competition

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Mpumalanga gas agreement shows potential of LNG economy in Africa

Mpumalanga gas agreement shows potential of LNG economy in Africa

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AGL named official logistics sponsor for Africa Energy Week 2023

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Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

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