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New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

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Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protestKimberly Mutandiro

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Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrongLisette IJssel de Schepper

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

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Eskom in talks with World Bank over nuclear expansion in SAWendell Roelf

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The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

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Peter Hodgkinson, Director for Strategic Growth and Major Projects: Property & Buildings, WSP in Africa

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Tumelo Ramalebana (Puma Energy SA General Manager), Fadi Mitri (Puma Energy Head of Africa),Werner Van Wyk (MBHE Financial Director) and Ben Ouattara (Puma Energy Chief Operations Officer Africa) at the contract signing.

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Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

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