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Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

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On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil searchLiezl Human

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

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Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

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Sars calls for public comment on renewables tax incentives

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jul 2024

Minister Ramokgopa is transitioning to phase two of South Africa's electricity crisis.

With load shedding under control, Ramokgopa tackles affordability

Lindsey Schutters 30 Jul 2024

Tech is coming to save the gold market. Source: Patrick Hendry/Unsplash

Jewellery sector slows but tech keeps gold market shining

Lindsey Schutters 30 Jul 2024

Gwede Mantashe is dovetailing with the President's plans, which is a great improvement from the last administration.

New levy on gas and petroleum pipelines announced

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jul 2024

Nkomati Mine is a key part of ARM's pivot to cater to the renewables market.

African Rainbow Minerals takes full ownership of Nkomati

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jul 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater says it has recovered from the cyberattack with minimum disruption.

Sibanye-Stillwater delays interim results after cyberattack

Lindsey Schutters 26 Jul 2024

‘5-in-1 Trade Show’ brings important industries, buyers and sellers together

‘5-in-1 Trade Show’ brings important industries, buyers and sellers together

Electra Mining Africa 25 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

23 Jul 2024

Anglo American Platinum interim results show more headwinds in the PGM market

Amplats posts mixed results as local job cuts loom

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jul 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

S.African homeowners' appetite for alternative power solutions declining, Absa says

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jul 2024

Anglo American had a good Q2 production performance that is overshadowed by the De Beers and Amplats businesses.

Diamonds and platinum drag down strong Q2 Anglo production

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jul 2024

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

16 Jul 2024

Koeberg will join a growing list of nuclear power stations that are extending their lifespan beyond 40 years

Nuclear power is back on the table for South Africa

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jul 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater website still down after cyberattack

Sibanye-Stillwater website still down after cyberattack

15 Jul 2024

Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

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Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

10 Jul 2024

Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

Gen Z is spending less on TVs and buying a handful of devices that can do more things. Source: Tech Daily/Unsplash

Maps finds load shedding accelerated the Gen Z shift to streaming

9 Jul 2024

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

8 Jul 2024

Balancell is moving to a larger facility because the demand has grown exponentialy.

Balancell is keeping SA in the battery game

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jul 2024

TotalEnergies injected some positivity in its share price when news broke of its intention to exit the offshore gas project in South Africa.

Despite SA plans, TotalEnergies still plays key role in Africa

4 Jul 2024

From left: Axel Lorenz, CEO of Process Automation at Siemens Digital Industries, Mariana Vaz Sigoli, Siemens Hydrogen Center of Competence, Jan Grimbrandt, CEO of Boson Energy and Liran Dor, CTO of Boson Energy

Siemens and Boson Energy partner on waste-to-hydrogen tech

4 Jul 2024

Good news for motorists as fuel prices decrease

Good news for motorists as fuel prices decrease

3 Jul 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater has shed 8% of its workforce since January 2023

11,000 jobs lost in 18 months at Sibanye-Stillwater

Lindsey Schutters 3 Jul 2024

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Municipal tariff hikes deliver a shocking financial blow to workers

Abigail Moyo 3 Jul 2024

TotalEnergies withdrawal blow to Mantashe gas masterplan

Wendell Roelf and America Hernandez 3 Jul 2024

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrated a court victory outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Tania Broughton 2 Jul 2024

Africa news

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

TotalEnergies injected some positivity in its share price when news broke of its intention to exit the offshore gas project in South Africa.

Despite SA plans, TotalEnergies still plays key role in Africa

4 Jul 2024

The high-tech solution is based on the RITM-200 reactor

Egypt will benefit from floating nuclear plant

11 Jun 2024

Undeterred ExxonMobil pushes forward with Mozambique LNG project

Wendell Roelf and Manuel Mucari 3 May 2024

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