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A general view of the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) is seen in Durban. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/ File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Central Energy Fund needs over R8bn to drop SA’s dependence on imported fuels

23 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Mining

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Mining

The pressures persist, but so does South African mining

7 Aug 2026

Mining

Steenkampskraal and Mintek strike rare mixed-rare-earth beneficiation

24 Jun 2026

Omnia secures fertiliser supply amid Middle East conflict

Agriculture

Omnia secures fertiliser supply amid Middle East conflict

Nelson Banya 8 Jun 2026

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

ESG

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

11 May 2026

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

Sustainability

Sasol targets major EU market shift with sustainable jet fuel

Wendell Roelf 23 Apr 2026

LOOKBOOK: Stella McCartney's new H&M Collection revealed

Fashion

LOOKBOOK: Stella McCartney's new H&M Collection revealed

17 Apr 2026

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Financial Services

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Issued by ITP Communications 15 Apr 2026

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

Circular Economy & Waste Management

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

11 Feb 2026

SDG Namibia One Fund has committed up to $5.15m to support the Zhero Molecules Walvis Bay Project, an industrial-scale green ammonia project on Namibia’s central coast.(Image source: © Mining and Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.15m funding committed to industrial-scale green ammonia project in Namibia

29 Dec 2025

Source:©Eric Isselee via

Agriculture

Heavily subsidised imported sugar is undermining SA's diversification drive

Dr Thomas Funke 3 Dec 2025

Fibre Circle colloquium calls for stronger partners to transform South Africa’s circular paper economy

ESG

Fibre Circle colloquium calls for stronger partners to transform South Africa’s circular paper economy

Dumisani Khumalo, Issued by Fibre Circle 4 Dec 2025

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Mining

Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

15 Oct 2025

Shipping

DHL, Hapag-Lloyd decarbonise supply chains using sustainable marine fuels

29 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel market relief as Nigeria's Dangote refinery resumes naira sales

29 Sep 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa launches progressive project to tackle plastic pollution

18 Sep 2025

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

26 Jun 2025

How falling oil prices could impact South Africa’s HoReCa sector

Food & bev. services

How falling oil prices could impact South Africa’s HoReCa sector

Morne Botes 29 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump tariffs poised to exacerbate woes of ailing petchems sector

4 Apr 2025

Agriculture

The role of sugarcane in securing South Africa's aviation fuel supply

Higgins Mdluli 14 Mar 2025

#MiningIndaba: Anglo pivots to Sasol biodiesel for emissions gains

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#MiningIndaba: Anglo pivots to Sasol biodiesel for emissions gains

Lindsey Schutters 4 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping the travel sector in 2025 and beyond

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping the travel sector in 2025 and beyond

Kelly Jackson 28 Jan 2025

Sasol Secunda Facility Benfield units Phase 1 and 2. The sole purpose of the Benfield is to remove CO2 from the Feedgas from Synthol. The Benfield circulation Regen column releases the CO2 and steam into the atmosphere. Each Benfield has a Feedgas flow rate of 400 000Nm3/hr, of which 12% is CO2. So about 48,000Nm3/h CO2 into the atmosphere per column per hour, seven days a week, 365 days per year. There are 4 Benfield Regen columns on the Sasol Secunda facility. Source:

Markets & Investment

Sasol battles production declines and changing chemicals landscape

Lindsey Schutters 3 Jan 2025

Source: Rufino Uribe via

Agro-processing

SA’s sugarcane output drops by 10% amid drier conditions

12 Nov 2024

Sasol Secunda CTL is a cornerstone of SA's energy transition. Source: Horst Vogel/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

New report shows depth of Sasol Secunda distress

Lindsey Schutters 28 Oct 2024

The newly formed SANPC will operate as a subsidiary of the CEF

Coal, Oil & Gas

New SA National Petroleum Company gets Compcom nod

Lindsey Schutters 20 Sep 2024

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

ESG

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

13 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Sarah Slabbert, consulting analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

Healthcare

#AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

In February 2022, Sibanye-Stillwater successfully concluded the €85m transaction to acquire French mining group Eramet’s Sandouville hydrometallurgical nickel processing facilities near Le Havre, France’s second largest industrial port.

Markets & Investment

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

Aviation

Iata collaborates on aviation, unveils net-zero CO2 roadmaps report

17 Apr 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

Sasol is in for a rough fiscal. Source: Sasol

Health & Safety

Sasol profit down 34% midway through fiscal year

Lindsey Schutters 26 Feb 2024

Peter Hodgkinson, Director for Strategic Growth and Major Projects: Property & Buildings, WSP in Africa

Construction & Engineering

The indispensable role of battery giga factories in a net zero future

Peter Hodgkinson 5 Feb 2024

EU has established its own infrastructure fund for African sustainable aviation fuel. Source: Reuters/Yves Herman

Energy

EU scouts African clean jet fuel projects with 'Belt and Road' type fund

Wendell Roelf 29 Aug 2023

Sasol, Topsoe plan sustainable aviation fuel venture

Sustainability

Sasol, Topsoe plan sustainable aviation fuel venture

Nelson Banya 22 Jun 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Energy

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

ESG

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

6 Feb 2023

South Africa faces a hydrogen skills crisis

Skills Development

South Africa faces a hydrogen skills crisis

Yershen Pillay 20 Dec 2022

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Wendell Roelf 20 Oct 2022

South African engineers are trying to solve the global water crisis

Infrastructure & Utilities

South African engineers are trying to solve the global water crisis

Neil Thomas Stacey 11 Jul 2022

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

7 Jun 2022

Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt

Environment & Natural Resources

Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt

22 Mar 2022

Shell seismic tests approval complied with rules, Mantashe says

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell seismic tests approval complied with rules, Mantashe says

Tim Cocks 14 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Brian Kusel 5 Jan 2022

The cost of coal in South Africa: dirty skies, sick kids

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The cost of coal in South Africa: dirty skies, sick kids

Tim Cocks 17 Nov 2021

Source@Eskom Duvha Power station, approximately 15 km east of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga

Healthcare

The dirty impact of coal on health

4 Nov 2021