https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/647.html South Africa news 15 Markets & Investment news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/647.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:50:03 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/solar-storage-live-africa-trinasolars-zaheer-khan-on-why-south-african-businesses-are-chasing-the-sun-399118a South African businesses are increasingly relying on the giant ball in the sky for their energy solutions. To offset Eskom’s soaring tariffs and harness the African sun, they are choosing solar energy to generate electricity. 1-266943 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/rising-energy-costs-pose-risks-to-south-africa-mining-exports-399428a According to United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) chief executive Malcolm Curror, the current state of the world’s energy and oil markets may have a long-lasting effect on South Africa's mineral export sector. 1-266773 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/job-cuts-loom-as-glencore-challenges-eskom-electricity-offer-733132a According to a Glencore executive, the company's South African ferrochrome unit could walk away from talks with the government over a discounted electricity package due to what it sees as unfavourable conditions. 1-266662 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-opportunities-sa-shifting-energy-landscape-offers-400889a South Africa’s energy shifting energy and the opportunities the change offers was discussed at the recent industry showcase that took place at the Ener-G-Africa (EGA) solar manufacturing facility in Paarl. 1-266605 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gold-fields-damang-gold-mine-lease-is-up-for-grabs-511030a Ghana is assessing three bids from local investors to take over Gold Fields’ Damang gold mine, which requires up to $1bn of investment to revive, the mining regulator told Reuters, nearly a year after the government seized control of the asset. 1-266546 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-eyes-domestic-production-to-counter-global-oil-shocks-177616a The government is continually engaging with stakeholders in the petroleum sector on fuel supply stability and security of fuel supply, as global disruptions continue. This, according to the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, who delivered a keynote address at the fifth Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference, which kicked off in Cape Town. 1-266518 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-demand-drives-ruthenium-prices-to-new-highs-733632a Ruthenium, a minor metal in the platinum-group metals (PGMs), has surged to an all-time high as supply constraints and growing demand linked to artificial intelligence tighten the market, analysts and producers said. 1-266462 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-fuel-supply-secure-despite-global-tensions-says-government-066725a The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has reassured South Africans that the country currently faces no immediate risk of fuel shortages, despite rising global oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting international markets. 1-266337 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-power-utility-eskom-tried-to-block-a-gold-mine-from-going-solar-but-lost-in-court-177856a South Africa’s national energy policy says: build more renewable power facilities and build them fast. 1-266308 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/natutal-gas-championed-as-africa-transition-fuel-amid-energy-crisis-399948a The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has made a robust defence for natural gas development, framing it as essential to industrialisation and a “just and realistic energy transition” for the continent. The minister was speaking at the 11th edition of the Africa Gas Forum held on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town. 1-266223 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa