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Coal, Oil & Gas

Africa Energy sees first output from South Africa's largest gas field by 2033

Wendell Roelf 19 Jun 2025

Yellow Door Energy’s hybrid solar installation at Waterberg Boerdery farm in Limpopo, one of the largest growers and suppliers of potatoes in South Africa (Image supplied)

Energy

South Africa's energy landscape’s dramatic turnaround

Forbes Padayachee 26 May 2025

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Morongoa Ramaboa 20 May 2025

A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

Source: © Mail & Guardian Paste technology can reduce the risk of particle segregation, improve the stability of deposited tailings and eliminate the pond on top of tailings deposits and potentially lower overall costs

Science & Engineering

Using proven approaches to rehabilitate legacy mines

Shameer Hareeparsad 17 Apr 2025

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

Source: © 123rf Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward

Energy

Eskom’s limited emissions exemptions: A complex balancing act, practical steps going forward

Robin van Wyk 11 Apr 2025

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Tax Law

Updated carbon tax framework and its impact on high-emission industries

9 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Review Africa Eskom announced on 23 March 2025 that the final 800 MW unit at its Kusile coalfired power station had achieved first synchronisation with the national grid

Energy

SA power system constrained in March, EAF largely unchanged

7 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions

Wendell Roelf 1 Apr 2025

Lovemore Kamuzangaza, country managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe

Mining

Technology paves the way for sustainable mining in Africa

Lovemore Kamuzangaza 11 Feb 2025

Can SA speed up its EV transition to combat record-high emissions?

Fuel & Energy

Can SA speed up its EV transition to combat record-high emissions?

Joubert Roux 10 Dec 2024

South Africa switches on its first solar EV charging station

Fuel & Energy

South Africa switches on its first solar EV charging station

28 Nov 2024

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane speaks to Reuters at the Eskom Head Office, in Johannesburg. Source: Reuters/Lelethu Madikane

Energy

There may just be no load shedding this summer

Tannur Anders 27 Aug 2024

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Agro-processing

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Sfundo Parakozov 2 Jul 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Sustainable Development

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

An aerial view of Kriel Power Station run by state electricity utility Eskom in Delmas, in Mpumalanga. Source: Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem

Energy

Eskom chair reiterates need for private investment

Joe Bavier 22 Feb 2024

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana wasted no time in a rapid 2024 Budget Speech delivery.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Treasury takes crucial step towards energy security

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2024

A man walks beneath electricity pylons during frequent power outages caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

DMRE finally gazettes IRP2023, major plant build on cards

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf 5 Jan 2024

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

DMRE launches bid window for electricity generation

Wendell Roelf 15 Dec 2023

Supplied image: Nicolway NSE solar system

Food, Water & Energy Security

Importance of solar literacy as renewable energy adoption increases

Ryno Bosman 1 Dec 2023

Inaugural Sanedi annual energy conference. Source: Supplied

Energy

South Africa’s collaborative approach to energy transition

22 Nov 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Climate Change

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Energy

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

Source: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Economy

#BRICS2023: South Africa, China sign power deals during Brics summit

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2023

Minister of Electricity in the Presidency Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Source: x.com

Energy

Municipalities' unpaid dues to Eskom rise to R63.2bn

Promit Mukherjee 21 Aug 2023

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Climate Change

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Investec to fund coal until 2030

Promit Mukherjee 30 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

SA central bank tweaks interest-rate decision model

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Markets & Investment

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Promit Mukherjee and Carien du Plessis 19 Jun 2023

Is this a powerless power minister?

Energy

Is this a powerless power minister?

Jason van der Poel 5 Jun 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Energy

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Wendell Roelf 19 May 2023

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Energy

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 15 May 2023

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Energy

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Issued by Enlit Africa 5 May 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

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Energy

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Nyasha Chingono 22 Mar 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

Source: GIBS Business School. Chairman of the new Resource Mobilisaton Fund.

Economy

Introducing the new Resource Mobilisation Fund

Katja Hamilton 9 Mar 2023

How greater investment in wind power can help tackle SA's energy crisis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How greater investment in wind power can help tackle SA's energy crisis

Janek Winand 8 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

Manufacturing

SA factory activity slumps in Feb on record load shedding - Absa PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 1 Mar 2023

Wet coal, poor weather, breakdowns exacerbate load shedding

Energy

Wet coal, poor weather, breakdowns exacerbate load shedding

27 Feb 2023

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Energy

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Carien du Plessis 22 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