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Protesters outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town in August 2025. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks TauMatthew Hirsch

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Contractors urged to act as fuel costs squeeze margins

11 May 2026

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Oil rises $4 after Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal

Florence Tan and Siyi Liu 11 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

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Easigas adds QR-code seals to gas cylinders so buyers can spot illegal refills

6 May 2026

Massive fuel hike for May: Petrol up R3.27, diesel up R6.19

Massive fuel hike for May: Petrol up R3.27, diesel up R6.19

4 May 2026

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg after the government announced reducing its fuel levy for a month to stop fuel prices rising even further. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa extends temporary fuel levy relief amid Iran war

29 Apr 2026

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Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

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

Sasol targets major EU market shift with sustainable jet fuel

Wendell Roelf 23 Apr 2026

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As SA diesel prices skyrocket, solar and storage emerge as heroes

Nigel Sun 21 Apr 2026

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BHP and JSE join forces to boost African mining exploration

16 Apr 2026

A vehicle passes a Shell gas station in Wijchen, Netherlands. Image credit: Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

Shell in talks to sell 600 South African petrol stations in $1bn deal

15 Apr 2026

BP dives back into oil with major Namibian exploration push

13 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. A satellite view of smoke billowing at a Saudi Aramco oil facility after a reported attack, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 8 April, 2026.

Oil climbs as strikes on Saudi facilities stoke anxiety, Hormuz near standstill

Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu 10 Apr 2026

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Hundreds killed in Lebanon, oil surges

Katja Hamilton 9 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

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South Africa's fuel price mechanism to receive a major overhaul

8 Apr 2026

Exxaro Resources and Eskom Holdings have signed a new long-term coal supply agreement (CSA), ensuring the continued delivery of coal from Exxaro’s Matla Mine to the Matla Power Station until 30 November 2043. Image supplied.

Eskom and Exxaro sign 17-year coal supply deal to boost SA's energy security

7 Apr 2026

Air Products delivers innovative new solution to the market with Magmix 3 Compact

Air Products delivers innovative new solution to the market with Magmix 3 Compact

Air Products South Africa 30 Mar 2026

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Rising energy costs pose risks to South Africa's mining exports

25 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Stocks rise and oil retreats on Mideast ceasefire reports

Tom Westbrook 25 Mar 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

Job cuts loom as Glencore challenges Eskom's electricity offer

Job cuts loom as Glencore challenges Eskom's electricity offer

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nqobile Dludla 23 Mar 2026

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Fuel prices drive inflation dip: February 2026 CPI falls to 3.0%

20 Mar 2026

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

17 Mar 2026

South African environmental governance tested as govt reviews offshore drilling appeals

South African environmental governance tested as govt reviews offshore drilling appeals

12 Mar 2026

South Africa's fuel supply secure despite global tensions, says government

South Africa's fuel supply secure despite global tensions, says government

11 Mar 2026

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Is an oil-induced economic slowdown inevitable? Experts weigh in

John Loos 9 Mar 2026

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Oil prices surge to highest since 2022 at over $119 a barrel on Middle East war

Shadia Nasralla 9 Mar 2026

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