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AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Data & Analytics

AI data centres could make electricity more expensive

Brutus Mogotlo 2 Sep 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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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

Image: South African protest against coal - Kgara Kevin Rack

Environmental Law

South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 14 Apr 2025

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Energy

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

Benson Boone and RAYE join 2024 Global Citizen Festival lineup

Events

Benson Boone and RAYE join 2024 Global Citizen Festival lineup

Issued by OnPoint PR 29 Aug 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

Energy

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Buildings. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

Energy transition is an ANC election campaign obstacle

Joe Bavier 16 May 2024

Lance Dickerson, MD of Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA’s crucial shift to high-voltage battery energy storage systems

Lance Dickerson 21 Feb 2024

Gwede Mantashe is a strong advocate for developing the SA gas economy.

Coal, Oil & Gas

DMRE's Gas Act amendment points to major industry overhaul

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jan 2024

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

Nuclear Power

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

Load and haul operations at Thungela's thermal coal mining operation, Isibonelo Colliery (formerly Anglo American), in Mpumalanga. Source: Philip Mostert/Anglo American/Handout/Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Insurers restrict coal coverage in response to climate concerns

Clara Denina and Sarah McFarlane 1 Sep 2023

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Elizabeth Pineau and John Irish 23 Jun 2023

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Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist announced

13 Jun 2023

SA expects to add 5,500MW of renewable energy to the grid by 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA expects to add 5,500MW of renewable energy to the grid by 2026

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

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Management & Leadership

Just energy transition will need collaborative leadership to bring power to the people

Brian Eagar 25 Apr 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Significant intervention needed to ease SA's electricity crisis - CSIR

Energy

Significant intervention needed to ease SA's electricity crisis - CSIR

Sindy Peters 24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Investors welcome Eskom debt relief plan

Markets & Investment

#Budget2023: Investors welcome Eskom debt relief plan

Rachel Savage 23 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Coal, Oil & Gas

Zimbabwe to start operating new coal power unit by March

Florence Tan 9 Feb 2023

Why international organisations hold the key to an accelerated just energy transition

Energy

Why international organisations hold the key to an accelerated just energy transition

Alana Kruger 19 Jan 2023

6 reasons 2023 could be a very good year for climate action

Climate Change

6 reasons 2023 could be a very good year for climate action

Wesley Morgan 18 Jan 2023

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

Sustainability

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

6 Dec 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Energy

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Climate Change

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Energy

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Ryno Jordaan 14 Nov 2022

Kusile Unit 1 'chimney' failure forces shutdown

Energy

Kusile Unit 1 'chimney' failure forces shutdown

3 Nov 2022

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Energy

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Bhargav Acharya 28 Oct 2022

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Climate Change

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Aled Jones 29 Sep 2022

Ramaphosa's latest intervention to expedite the shift to renewable energy is good news

Energy

Ramaphosa's latest intervention to expedite the shift to renewable energy is good news

Lee Smith 14 Sep 2022

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Energy

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 4 Aug 2022

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Hartmut Winkler 13 Jul 2022

#INWED22: 4 women in engineering contributing to ABB's success

Construction & Engineering

#INWED22: 4 women in engineering contributing to ABB's success

23 Jun 2022

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

Energy

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

David Richard Walwyn 9 Jun 2022

#StartupStory: LC Dynamics - a company that builds solar PV window blinds

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: LC Dynamics - a company that builds solar PV window blinds

Imran Salie 26 May 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

South Africa's energy transition package: still in green and brown camouflage

Energy

South Africa's energy transition package: still in green and brown camouflage

Franziska Müller 24 Nov 2021

SA government taken to court over plan for new coal-fired plant

Energy

SA government taken to court over plan for new coal-fired plant

Alexander Winning 18 Nov 2021

Climate finance for a transition away from coal: a chance to change history in South Africa

Energy

Climate finance for a transition away from coal: a chance to change history in South Africa

Emily Tyler 16 Nov 2021

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Energy

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal and Emma Rumney 3 Nov 2021

South Africa should not rush move away from coal, Mantashe says

Energy

South Africa should not rush move away from coal, Mantashe says

Helen Reid and Alexander Winning 7 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Energy

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

NPO coalition calls on government to abandon plans for new coal-fired power, threatens legal action

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

NPO coalition calls on government to abandon plans for new coal-fired power, threatens legal action

27 Sep 2021

South Africa faces isolation if it sticks with coal, Eskom CEO says

Energy

South Africa faces isolation if it sticks with coal, Eskom CEO says

Alexander Winning 1 Sep 2021

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Mining

The coal price has skyrocketed in 2021 - what does it mean for net zero?

Michael Tamvakis 17 Aug 2021

Clean sources, job security are crucial to SA's energy future

Energy

Clean sources, job security are crucial to SA's energy future

11 Jun 2021

Wind and solar power need to be adopted more quickly to avoid fossil gas traps

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind and solar power need to be adopted more quickly to avoid fossil gas traps

5 May 2021

Ntombifuthi Ntuli, CEO, Sawea

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

A case for net zero carbon economy

Ntombifuthi Ntuli 28 Apr 2021