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Draft Bill targets mining directors with personal liability for environmental breachesWarren Beech and Chantal Murdock

Canninah Dladla, cluster president for sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric, during her panel discussion Future of the Grid: Powering a Sustainable Tomorrow at the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town(Image supplied)

Africa's grid evolution is opportunity for young people

6 Nov 2026

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Who gets the clean energy jobs and contracts? How Ghana and SA’s plans can do more for women

By Elvis Korku Avenyo and Gideon Ndubuisi 5 Nov 2026

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Standard Bank at Growthpoint Properties’ Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha. Image supplied.

Growthpoint helps Standard Bank go green at 21 branches

3 Nov 2026

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Why pharmacies are key to a clean bill of health for SA communities

3 Nov 2026

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GreenCape opens entries for SA’s first Virtual Power Plant Sandbox

30 Oct 2026

A still image from a video shows coloured synthetic diamonds on display at De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research in Maidenhead. Image credit: Reuters/Reuters TV

From De Beers to Petra, govt task team to ease SA’s diamond woes

27 Oct 2026

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No excuses for environmental harm: SCA mandates Eskom action plan for Kusile

Jones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh 20 Oct 2026

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Major development banks step up support for critical minerals value chains

20 Oct 2026

A drone view shows Sasol’s petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. In 2024, Eskom and Sasol signed an agreement to explore LNG to unlock gas-to-power and help mitigate South Africa’s imminent gas shortage. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

#AEW2026: ExxonMobil warns SA needs a solution for its growing gas needs

Maroefah Smith 19 Oct 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026

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Fuel prices may stay high after the war ends, warns SA Reserve Bank

7 Oct 2026

A2X CEO, Kevin Brady has welcomed Sibanye-Stillwater Limited's secondary listing on A2X Markets (Image supplied)

Sibanye-Stillwater Limited to list on A2X Markets

29 Sep 2026

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 Sep 2026

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Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

A drone view shows South Africa’s Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Sasol challenges scientists to unlock access to green hydrogen

14 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

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Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

Angela van der Berg 11 Sep 2026

A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

More fuel shortages to come, warns Africa’s biggest oil refinery

Robert Harvey 10 Sep 2026

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Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

Electra Mining Africa: More to see, learn and experience

Electra Mining Africa: More to see, learn and experience

Electra Mining Africa 2 Sep 2026

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Former Microsoft and Petronas HR head joins Seriti Green as CPO

1 Sep 2026

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#WomensMonth | Engen’s Vanessa Moorthi-Moodley is giving women a seat at the petroleum table

Maroefah Smith 28 Aug 2026

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

26 Aug 2026

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#WomensMonth | Engen’s Bongiwe Mkhwanazi isn’t afraid to dream big

Maroefah Smith 25 Aug 2026

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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

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