https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/648.html South Africa news 15 Sustainability news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/648.html en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:41:51 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/major-development-banks-step-up-support-for-critical-minerals-value-chains-636771a Multilateral development banks (MDBs) will strengthen efforts to help mineral-rich developing economies add more value to their resources by moving beyond extraction into processing, refining and manufacturing, according to an outline of a critical minerals collaboration framework published on Saturday, 17 October 2026. 1-272721 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/no-excuses-for-environmental-harm-sca-mandates-eskom-action-plan-for-kusile-858983a In a recent ruling, Topigs Norsvin (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) considered whether pollution downstream of the Kusile Power Station (Kusile) justified court orders compelling Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (Eskom) and the responsible authorities to comply with their environmental duties. 1-272719 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/exxonmobil-warns-sa-needs-a-solution-for-its-growing-gas-needs-747142a The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, outlined South Africa’s plans to prioritise gas-to-power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to strengthen the reliability of electricity supply. However, at the recent African Energy Week in Cape Town, ExxonMobil’s Anish Patel warned that the country faces a widening gap between gas demand and supply. 1-272652 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/100000-new-jobs-by-2035-mining-sector-aims-to-add-r65bn-to-sas-gdp-292917a The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) aims to create between 50,000 and 100,000 additional jobs by 2035 through its Investment and Growth Strategy, according to MCSA president Paul Dunne at the 2026 Joburg Indaba. He added that sustained annual growth of 3% in the mining sector could add approximately R65bn to South Africa’s GDP. 1-272370 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fuel-prices-may-stay-high-after-the-war-ends-warns-sa-reserve-bank-181836a The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) warned that fuel prices may remain high after the war between the US, Israel, and Iran ends. In its Monetary Policy Review, the SARB noted that the destruction of oil refineries will likely affect fuel prices even after peace is restored in West Asia. 1-272338 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sibanye-stillwater-limited-to-list-on-a2x-markets-636601a Global mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater Limited has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets. Its shares will become available for trade from 6 October 2026. 1-272101 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/manufacturing-production-systems-the-answer-to-sa-mining-production-292527a South African mining now produces less output per unit of labour and capital than it did in 2015. After five consecutive months of year-on-year growth, the latest data from Statistics South Africa show that output fell 4% year-on-year in June, following the May decline. 1-272010 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/phelan-greens-clean-jet-fuel-project-leads-sas-green-hydrogen-push-419509a President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the first wave of six priority green hydrogen projects under South Africa’s national green hydrogen programme, signalling a shift from project planning to implementation and investment. 1-271765 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sasol-challenges-scientists-to-unlock-access-to-green-hydrogen-964034a Sasol has challenged scientists and engineers to help lower the high cost of green hydrogen and prevent promising decarbonisation technologies from remaining indefinitely confined to research laboratories. The company’s vice-president for fundamental science research, Dr Theo Mudzunga, made the remarks during a sub-forum on Green Fuels and Aggregated Multi-type Energy Storage Empowering High-quality Development. 1-271704 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pig-farm-vs-power-station-south-african-court-tells-stateowned-eskom-to-clean-up-its-pollution-742162a About 74% of South Africa’s electricity is generated by coal-fired power stations owned by the state-owned electricity provider, Eskom. 1-271672 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability South Africa