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Fuel levy drop to cushion SA as petrol price reaches record-high

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CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 playMinal Patel

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SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at riskRod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young

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5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

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Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirsSechaba Mokhethi

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Construction of solar facility set to power 60,000 households

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CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

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North-West University (NWU) 21 Oct 2025

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InPursuit Renewable Energy’s Hleziphi Mtshizane on developing energy solutions for Africans by Africans

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South Africa's R2.2tn investment aims to end power cuts, boost economy

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Mantashe announces imminent end to shale gas moratorium

17 Oct 2025

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Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

15 Oct 2025

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Shell and Sunlink approve major LNG project in Nigeria

14 Oct 2025

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Oil price hits 5-month low following Trump's tariff threats

Erwin Seba 13 Oct 2025

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Setting a gold standard: Dekra Industrial wins Noscar Award for 11th year in a row

10 Oct 2025

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G20 South Africa: Govt plans nuclear energy expansion

10 Oct 2025

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Mine matters: Why you need to pay attention to your workforce’s mental well-being

Reinette Lotz 10 Oct 2025

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#JoburgIndaba: Can mining growth and transformation co-exist in South Africa?

Maroefah Smith 9 Oct 2025

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R550m Invest International grant powers Johannesburg’s new waste-to-energy project

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#JoburgIndaba: Anglo American CEO on South Africa's "unsupportive policy for exploration"

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Transnet inks 25-year deal to double Cape Town port's diesel storage

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AfriForum halts Eskom-Nersa settlement agreement

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G20 South Africa: New legacy project to combat "crippling" energy inefficiencies

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Wetility unveils OneBill: Set to skyrocket solar adoption

Wetility unveils OneBill: Set to skyrocket solar adoption

MultiChoice 7 Oct 2025

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QatarEnergy gets 27% interest in North Cleopatra block from Shell

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South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

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Monde Bala named CEO of Eskom's transmission subsidiary

Monde Bala named CEO of Eskom's transmission subsidiary

2 Oct 2025

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Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Lab unveils dialogue platform

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#AEW2025 Awards: Meet all the winners

2 Oct 2025

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#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

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#AEW2025: South Africa named a priority market by ExxonMobil for LNG

1 Oct 2025

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Eskom's turnaround: R23.9bn profit and decreased load shedding

1 Oct 2025

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Nationwide strike in Nigeria threatens oil supply after mass layoffs at Dangote refinery

Isaac Anyaogu 30 Sep 2025

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ExxonMobil seeks security guarantees for massive Mozambique LNG project

30 Sep 2025

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Achieving zero harm in SA mines: The role of information ecology

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