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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 relianceOlivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya

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#WomensMonth | Transnet, check. Eskom, check. Engen, ultimate dream check! Bongiwe Mkhwanazi isn’t afraid to dream big

By Maroefah Smith 25 Aug 2026

Source: Momentum. Momentum's group economist, Sanisha Packirisamy.

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa’s July inflation drop may not last, Momentum group warns

By Katja Hamilton 20 Aug 2026

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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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AWEaP partners with the University of Limpopo to empower energy entrepreneurs

19 Aug 2026

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Food inflation hits 16-year low

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2026

From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

14 Aug 2026

“Sustainability starts with a genuine commitment to want to achieve meaningful impact,” says Empact’s group sustainability executive Lara Barlow. Image supplied.

Empowering people to prosper: Inside Empact’s first sustainability report

Maroefah Smith 12 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Aug 2026

100% Organic Waste to Landfill Ban in 2027: Waste less, feed more people

100% Organic Waste to Landfill Ban in 2027: Waste less, feed more people

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 5 Aug 2026

Miss Soweto Lungile Siyaphi leads White Star food drive for children and elderly

Miss Soweto Lungile Siyaphi leads White Star food drive for children and elderly

OnPoint PR 3 Aug 2026

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3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

Tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

Tribunal approves Equinix data centres despite activist objections

Sharon Kimathi 29 Jul 2026

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Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

22 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

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

21 Jul 2026

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Former PwC energy manager to spark up EXSA’s regulatory division

15 Jul 2026

Surplus food startup Refreshi reaches 700-store milestone

Surplus food startup Refreshi reaches 700-store milestone

15 Jul 2026

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Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

Hill in siliciclastic strata (mud or siltstones capped by solid sandstone) of Teekloof or Abrahamskraal formation (Beaufort Group) of the main Karoo Basin. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA shale gas exploration on shaky ground as UCT study uncovers earthquake risk

7 Jul 2026

The DFFE food losses and waste strategy: A step closer to a more sustainable food future

The DFFE food losses and waste strategy: A step closer to a more sustainable food future

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 7 Jul 2026

Home food gardens help households weather cost-of-living pressures

Home food gardens help households weather cost-of-living pressures

7 Jul 2026

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

CorpsAfrica South Africa 6 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

Which urinal solution is right for your facility: IoT connected low-flush or completely waterless?

Which urinal solution is right for your facility: IoT connected low-flush or completely waterless?

Zea Gove, Propelair SA 2 Jul 2026

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi founded the Kolisi Foundation to help remove barriers that prevent young people from reaching their full potential. Image supplied.

How Emirates and Siya Kolisi are using rugby to tackle childhood hunger

30 Jun 2026

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What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?

Tim Cocks 29 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

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