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Meet the 10 SA innovators solving the country's biggest problems

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Rio Tinto's solar plant to give SA's energy grid a 300GWh boost

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling mattersFelix Dube

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2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

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Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

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Patrice Motsepe steps down from exec role at African Rainbow Minerals

Patrice Motsepe steps down from exec role at African Rainbow Minerals

17 Feb 2026

Vitol joins consortium planning $3bn gas-fired power station at Durban port

Vitol joins consortium planning $3bn gas-fired power station at Durban port

Wendell Roelf 16 Feb 2026

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

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

Merel van der Lei 16 Feb 2026

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Colleen Goko 13 Feb 2026

#Sona2026: Govt eyes green energy, critical minerals to boost economy and jobs

#Sona2026: Govt eyes green energy, critical minerals to boost economy and jobs

13 Feb 2026

Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL

Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL

Ihsaan Haffejee 13 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

12 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Is South African mining ready for the skills of tomorrow?

#MiningIndaba: Is South African mining ready for the skills of tomorrow?

Maroefah Smith 12 Feb 2026

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End of an era: Barloworld delisted after R23bn Saudi acquisition

11 Feb 2026

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

11 Feb 2026

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

11 Feb 2026

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

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

Alastair Bovim 11 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Untapped mineral potential shows South African mining is a sunrise industry

#MiningIndaba: Untapped mineral potential shows South African mining is a sunrise industry

10 Feb 2026

Lili Nupen, co-founder and Director - Mining, Environmental & Energy Law - NSDV

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#MiningIndaba: Harmony Gold's copper venture may take 2 years

#MiningIndaba: Harmony Gold's copper venture may take 2 years

Nqobile Dludla and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 10 Feb 2026

SA's geoscience to get a boost with new CGS and BHP partnership

SA's geoscience to get a boost with new CGS and BHP partnership

10 Feb 2026

Controversial Eskom tariff increase approved after Nersa's recalculations

Controversial Eskom tariff increase approved after Nersa's recalculations

9 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Atana's Karen King and Yolandi Meyer: Engineering for climate resilience in 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Atana's Karen King and Yolandi Meyer: Engineering for climate resilience in 2026

Yolandi Meyer and Karen King 9 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe calls for African unity amid geopolitical tensions

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe calls for African unity amid geopolitical tensions

9 Feb 2026

South Africa Wine urges faster implementation to boost sector growth

South Africa Wine urges faster implementation to boost sector growth

9 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: SA's mining future hinges on investment — MCSA

#MiningIndaba: SA's mining future hinges on investment — MCSA

9 Feb 2026

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South Africa advances landmark trade partnership with China to unlock duty-free exports

6 Feb 2026

Chabisi Motloung appointed as Seriti Green’s very first COO

Chabisi Motloung appointed as Seriti Green’s very first COO

6 Feb 2026

Kumba Iron Ore forecasts 23% profit rise driven by market gains

Kumba Iron Ore forecasts 23% profit rise driven by market gains

5 Feb 2026

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Maroefah Smith 5 Feb 2026

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

5 Feb 2026

Bata Industrials announces participation at Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026

Bata Industrials announces participation at Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026

Bata 5 Feb 2026

Nersa clears up SSEG regulations following Outa article

Nersa clears up SSEG regulations following Outa article

4 Feb 2026

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#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

12 Feb 2026

Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

Gold and gold equities outlook for 2026

James Luke 28 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Sedna's Anton Fester: The digital evolution of safety across Africa’s critical industries

Anton Fester 16 Jan 2026

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Caledonia to capitalise on gold's good fortune in $132m project

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi 15 Jan 2026

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