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A general view of the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) is seen in Durban. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/ File Photo

Central Energy Fund needs over R8bn to drop SA’s dependence on imported fuels

TotalEnergies sweeps in as fuel supplier after Namibia drops Vitol

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

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TotalEnergies sweeps in as fuel supplier after Namibia drops Vitol

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How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

18 Sep 2026

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

16 Sep 2026

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Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel to power White Desert’s polar trips

15 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

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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Africa50 infrastructure fund plans to more than double project value in five years

Duncan Miriri 9 Sep 2026

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Andrew Winstone 8 Sep 2026

The cost of power: Eskom seeks Nersa approval for price hike

7 Sep 2026

Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga is one of Eskom’s coal-fired power plants. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Eskom in a coal mind: SA open to AI data centres, but at what electricity price?

3 Sep 2026

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 2026

Eskom’s interim group chief executive Calib Cassim speaks during a media briefing at Eskom Megawatt Park in Sunninghill. Image credit: Reuters/ Siphiwe Sibeko

Eskom CFO, key to its profitable turnaround, announces retirement

31 Aug 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

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Electra Mining Africa 26 Aug 2026

A drone view shows solar panels in front of a mine as South Africa’s mining firms accelerate investment in renewable energy projects to diversify power supply, reduce costs and meet decarbonisation targets after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom, at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Anglo American, Sibanye look to renewables to drop Eskom reliance

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2026

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

Maroefah Smith 25 Aug 2026

View of South African utility Eskom's electricity pylons in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Jozi makes power play and settles more than R5bn Eskom debt

24 Aug 2026

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

24 Aug 2026

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#WomensMonth | First woman to lead Engen’s Langlaagte is fuelled up to break more barriers

Maroefah Smith 21 Aug 2026

Fuel shortage disrupts Lufthansa flights from Namibia to Europe

Fuel shortage disrupts Lufthansa flights from Namibia to Europe

Wendell Roelf and Nyasha Nyaungwa 21 Aug 2026

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

21 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

Melissa Graham is ready to strike oil as Engen Lubricants’ new marketing manager. Image supplied.

#WomensMonth | Fuelled by sisterhood, Engen’s Melissa Graham is ready to strike oil

Maroefah Smith 19 Aug 2026

NEVs shift from green option to logistics strategy

NEVs shift from green option to logistics strategy

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Nicole Malan, Head: Africa Power Systems | Schneider Electric.

Nicole Malan appointed Head: Africa Power Systems | Schneider Electric

14 Aug 2026

A flame rises from a gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Nigeria’s Dangote hopes to strike gold in South Africa

Colleen Goko 6 Aug 2026

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Beyond backup power: How SA's commercial property sector is rethinking energy

3 Aug 2026

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Infrastructure boost: Nelson Mandela Bay invests R60m in power reliability

31 Jul 2026

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