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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

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New Tvet centre to equip youth for renewable energy careers

24 Aug 2026

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The women at GoSolr are lighting up SA’s renewable energy

24 Aug 2026

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

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

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South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: Why it matters for climate justice

Angela van der Berg 20 Aug 2026

Albert Mthembu stands near a former neighbour’s home, which was knocked down to prevent its use after the residents moved away, in Magog, KwaZulu-Natal. Image credit: Reuters/Rogan Ward

SA’s push for cleaner energy comes at a cost for its farmers

4 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

The Bill establishes the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) as a single state-owned national champion by merging PetroSA, iGas, and the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF). Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA National Petroleum Company Bill flagged as “climate-blind”

28 Jul 2026

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Envusa Energy to power Kumba’s Sishen mine with 63MW of solar energy

24 Jul 2026

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Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

21 Jul 2026

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Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

SRK Consulting 17 Jul 2026

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Israeli interest in offshore oil and gas exploration off SA’s West Coast raises questions

9 Jul 2026

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SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold

8 Jul 2026

TotalEnergies logos are seen in a gas station in Nice, France. Image credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

TotalEnergies taken to court in France

America Hernandez and Isaac Anyaogu 2 Jul 2026

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July’s electricity tariff hike is set to give SA a shock to the system

26 Jun 2026

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African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Octahedral, approx. 1.8 carat (6 mm), diamond crystal in kimberlite matrix from Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Diamonds aren’t forever at Petra’s Finsch and Cullinan mines

19 Jun 2026

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

18 Jun 2026

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

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South Africa's power utility enters its clean energy era with Eskom Green

11 Jun 2026

Kumba Iron Ore's Walter Khumo showcasing the newly published books. Image supplied.

A win for South African storytelling as Kumba Iron Ore funds 9 Kuruman authors

11 Jun 2026

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SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

5 Jun 2026

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

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026

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Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

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New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

Oil containers at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

It’s bleak street in SA mining as rising fuel price starts to take its toll

Maroefah Smith 22 May 2026

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Yellow Door Energy 15 May 2026

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