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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

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Anglo American, Sibanye look to renewables to drop Eskom reliance

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2026

Steam rises at sunrise from the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility Eskom near Sasolburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

Eskom hikes and rising fixed charges squeeze households and SMEs

15 May 2026

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Economy

Inflation edges up, but bigger price pressures still loom for South Africa

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2026

Economy

Reserve Bank holds repo rate as fuel price shock looms

Katja Hamilton 26 Mar 2026

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Employee Wellness

Why your employees' financial stress is your stress... and what to do about it

24 Mar 2026

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Environment & Natural Resources

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 27 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Red Energy’s Jakes Joubert: Top energy trends every South African business needs to know

Jakes Joubert 26 Jan 2026

Image credit: Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash

Energy

How to gain energy independence amid Eskom price hikes

1 Jul 2025

Energy & Mining

Eskom tariffs to rise by 12.7%

Wendell Roelf and Nqobile Dludla 30 Jan 2025

The property sector can no longer afford not to invest in alternative energy

Property

The property sector can no longer afford not to invest in alternative energy

18 Jun 2024

ESG

Franchise businesses should invest in solar power

16 Aug 2023

Atlantis Foundries, Energy Partners sign PPA on Western Cape solar project

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Atlantis Foundries, Energy Partners sign PPA on Western Cape solar project

13 Jul 2023

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Agribusiness

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Paul Makube 6 Jun 2023

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Employee Wellness

Productivity faces decline as young workers threaten to 'act their wage'

16 Mar 2023

Cape Town is deploying rooftop solar plants to reduce load shedding

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Cape Town to plug in to IPPs

2 Dec 2020

Alexandra Felekis

Energy

Radebe hints at private investment to meet IRP agenda

Alexandra Felekis 4 Apr 2019

Ingula pumped storage scheme. Image: Eskom

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Making sense of energy in a chaotic environment

Nicci Botha 25 Oct 2016

Will Eskom avoid the utility death spiral?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Will Eskom avoid the utility death spiral?

Graham Schwikkard & Aaron Burton 2 Aug 2016

IPPP should rather focus on solar energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

IPPP should rather focus on solar energy

8 Mar 2016

Tower 'is too small for a single specialist focus'

Retail & Hospitality Property

Tower 'is too small for a single specialist focus'

12 Feb 2015

Solar electricity makes good financial sense

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Solar electricity makes good financial sense

29 Sep 2014

Inaugural VinPro Santam Cellar Conference successful

Exhibitions & Events

Inaugural VinPro Santam Cellar Conference successful

14 Aug 2014

Changing holidays, economy affect consumer buying patterns

Trends

Changing holidays, economy affect consumer buying patterns

Johan Engelbrecht 12 Sep 2013

Repo rate remains unchanged at 5%

Administration

Repo rate remains unchanged at 5%

25 Jan 2013

Finance

Repo rate unchanged at 5%

25 Jan 2013

Banking & Finance

Consumption-based society strains economy

John Loos 30 Aug 2011

Sunny side of the electricity bill

Technology

Sunny side of the electricity bill

4 Nov 2009

Banking & Finance

No change to bank rate

1 Feb 2008