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Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'Lindsey Schutters

Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023Lindsey Schutters

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Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

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Gen Z is spending less on TVs and buying a handful of devices that can do more things. Source: Tech Daily/Unsplash

Maps finds load shedding accelerated the Gen Z shift to streaming

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Africa's energy landscape transitions to base load-capable renewables

11 Jun 2019

3 trends energising Africa's power sectors

Paul Grota 11 Jun 2019

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Dr John Ngoni Zvimba 11 Jun 2019

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Creating a decentralised power generation model

10 Jun 2019

Work still needs to be done on Zero Harm

Work still needs to be done on Zero Harm

Stanford Mazhindu 10 Jun 2019

Mpumalanga High Court rules in favour of SSC Group

Mpumalanga High Court rules in favour of SSC Group

10 Jun 2019

An aerial view of the Brumadinho dam collapse in Brazil. Photo by HO / Minas Gerais Fire Department

Mining houses open up their tailings dam strategies

7 Jun 2019

Ripple effect of carbon tax on Customs and Excise Laws

Ripple effect of carbon tax on Customs and Excise Laws

Virusha Subban and Matthew Tout 7 Jun 2019

Tim Frankish, managing director, Solar Saver

Solar power makes strides in innovation

6 Jun 2019

Paulino Jerónimo, CEO of the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels

Angola launches licensing strategy

6 Jun 2019

Conservation and biodiversity - the upside of mine rehabilitation

Conservation and biodiversity - the upside of mine rehabilitation

5 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Miners at the top of their game, but investors aren't impressed

4 Jun 2019

Montego invests R22m in solar power

Montego invests R22m in solar power

4 Jun 2019

Mixed reactions to Mantashe's two hats

3 Jun 2019

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Thomas Wolfgang Thurner 3 Jun 2019

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

John Yeld 31 May 2019

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019

Solar power could stabilise Nigeria's electricity grid and save it money

Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje 31 May 2019

Carbon Tax Bill: What effect will this have on corporate SA?

31 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Regulatory change and safeguarding against corruption in the Australian mining industry

Scott Harris 30 May 2019

Otto Shikongo, CEO of Debmarine Namibia

What SA can learn about offshore mining from Namibia

Otto Shikongo 30 May 2019

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Massive shareholder support for Lonmin take-over deal

29 May 2019

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

29 May 2019

Emma Dempster, director in the projects and energy sector, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Change to licensing regulations adds a surge to grid

29 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What carbon tax means to energy-intensive businesses

28 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mineworkers' wellbeing imperative to development plan

28 May 2019

Phakamani Hadebe

Eskom's Hadebe resigns for health reasons

27 May 2019

$400m investment into the Gamsberg mine in Northern Cape, CNN reports

$400m investment into the Gamsberg mine in Northern Cape, CNN reports

24 May 2019

2019 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

2019 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

23 May 2019

Image: Western Cape Government

Nersa confirms receipt of energy plan deviation letter

23 May 2019

Africa news

Africa's energy landscape transitions to base load-capable renewables

11 Jun 2019

3 trends energising Africa's power sectors

Paul Grota 11 Jun 2019

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Creating a decentralised power generation model

10 Jun 2019

Tim Frankish, managing director, Solar Saver

Solar power makes strides in innovation

6 Jun 2019

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Work still needs to be done on Zero Harm

Work still needs to be done on Zero Harm

Stanford Mazhindu 10 Jun 2019

Mpumalanga High Court rules in favour of SSC Group

Mpumalanga High Court rules in favour of SSC Group

10 Jun 2019

An aerial view of the Brumadinho dam collapse in Brazil. Photo by HO / Minas Gerais Fire Department

Mining houses open up their tailings dam strategies

7 Jun 2019

Ripple effect of carbon tax on Customs and Excise Laws

Ripple effect of carbon tax on Customs and Excise Laws

Virusha Subban and Matthew Tout 7 Jun 2019

Paulino Jerónimo, CEO of the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels

Angola launches licensing strategy

6 Jun 2019

Conservation and biodiversity - the upside of mine rehabilitation

Conservation and biodiversity - the upside of mine rehabilitation

5 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Miners at the top of their game, but investors aren't impressed

4 Jun 2019

Montego invests R22m in solar power

Montego invests R22m in solar power

4 Jun 2019

Mixed reactions to Mantashe's two hats

3 Jun 2019

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Thomas Wolfgang Thurner 3 Jun 2019

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

John Yeld 31 May 2019

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019

Solar power could stabilise Nigeria's electricity grid and save it money

Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje 31 May 2019

Carbon Tax Bill: What effect will this have on corporate SA?

31 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Regulatory change and safeguarding against corruption in the Australian mining industry

Scott Harris 30 May 2019

Otto Shikongo, CEO of Debmarine Namibia

What SA can learn about offshore mining from Namibia

Otto Shikongo 30 May 2019

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Massive shareholder support for Lonmin take-over deal

29 May 2019

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

WSP helps restore stable electricity access to 20,000-plus customers in Zim

29 May 2019

Emma Dempster, director in the projects and energy sector, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Change to licensing regulations adds a surge to grid

29 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What carbon tax means to energy-intensive businesses

28 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mineworkers' wellbeing imperative to development plan

28 May 2019

Phakamani Hadebe

Eskom's Hadebe resigns for health reasons

27 May 2019

$400m investment into the Gamsberg mine in Northern Cape, CNN reports

$400m investment into the Gamsberg mine in Northern Cape, CNN reports

24 May 2019

2019 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

2019 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

23 May 2019

Image: Western Cape Government

Nersa confirms receipt of energy plan deviation letter

23 May 2019

#IABSummit19: Dudu Mkhwanazi to speak on the connected city

#IABSummit19: Dudu Mkhwanazi to speak on the connected city

Jessica Tennant 23 May 2019

Konkola copper mine. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Zambia threatens to liquidate Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines

22 May 2019

Source: Environment News South Africa

2nd draft of Proposed Financial Provisioning Regulations published for comment

Garyn Rapson 21 May 2019

Laurence Smith, executive, Graphic Image Technologies

Beef up visual security to clamp down on illegal mining

Laurence Smith 21 May 2019

Rendering of Japan's 2020 Olympic stadium. Source: Renewable Energy World

How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energy

Niki J P Alsford 20 May 2019

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

20 May 2019

New guideline on medico-legal investigations of mine deaths

Kate Collier 20 May 2019

Eskom chief executive, Phakamani Hadebe

#AUW2019: Investors won't fund fossil fuels

Nicci Botha 17 May 2019

UCT GSB professor joins prestigious global initiative to end energy poverty

UCT GSB professor joins prestigious global initiative to end energy poverty

UCT Graduate School of Business 17 May 2019

Story of Zambian solar energy company wins global case study competition

Story of Zambian solar energy company wins global case study competition

UCT Graduate School of Business 17 May 2019

#AUW2019: Customer mistrust hampers power utility digitalisation

#AUW2019: Customer mistrust hampers power utility digitalisation

16 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#AUW2019: Is the Eskom debt trap real?

Nicci Botha 15 May 2019

Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe

#AUW2019: Coal still critical to IRP, Radebe says

Nicci Botha 15 May 2019