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

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

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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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Electricity pylon. Wikimedia Commons

Lessons to be learnt from Ghana's excess electricity shambles

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The atmospheric tower destined to the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria. Image: The Gaurdian, Nigeria

Jobs and revenue: The potential of downstream development in Africa

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Dr Martin Clark

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Port of Richards Bay

New LNG terminal kicks off SA's gas plans

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Outgoing Eskom Group Chief Executive Officer, Phakamani Hadebe

Eskom's annual results reveal just how deep in the red it is

31 Jul 2019

Industrial users of gas have brought the energy regulator’s methodology under the scrutiny of the courts.

Constitutional Court ruling ushers in new era for energy regulation in South Africa

Stephen Labson 31 Jul 2019

An artisanal mine. Fairphone/Flickr

The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo

Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stroop & Peter van der Windt 30 Jul 2019

Jabu Mabuza, Eskom's acting CEO and executive chairman

Mabuza takes up the Eskom reins

30 Jul 2019

The AFDA guide to Open Day 2019

The AFDA guide to Open Day 2019

AFDA 30 Jul 2019

A gas-fired power station will be a cheaper option for Eskom than its current diesel plant. Shutterstock

How liquefied natural gas could change South Africa's fortunes

Marie Blanche Ting 29 Jul 2019

Mining remains a people-centric industry. Image: Sibanye-Stillwater

MCSA response: Mining industry focused on more than just technology

29 Jul 2019

Victory for miners as high court approves silicosis settlement

Victory for miners as high court approves silicosis settlement

26 Jul 2019

Community members in Zandspruit west of Johannesburg block roads after their illegal electricity connections were removed. EPA/Kevin Sutherland

Ramaphosa should focus on inequality rather than squeezing poor people

David Dickinson 26 Jul 2019

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

25 Jul 2019

Anglo American's Mokalakwena Mine

Technology is only one part of what mining needs

Terence Corrigan 24 Jul 2019

Karen Breytenbach

IPPO's Breytenbach dismissed: Is this another case of politicking?

24 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Treasury proposes additional R59bn for Eskom

Treasury proposes additional R59bn for Eskom

23 Jul 2019

Strait of Hormuz

What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz?

Rockford Weitz 23 Jul 2019

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

23 Jul 2019

Eskom, GP government work to resolve electricity challenges

Eskom, GP government work to resolve electricity challenges

22 Jul 2019

Eskom and Iscor were formed to feed the railway network’s need for cheap electricity and steel. Shutterstock

South Africa's state owned companies: a complex history that's seldom told

Nancy L Clark 19 Jul 2019

South Africa’s agriculture and food production industries are exempt from the carbon tax - for now. Shutterstock

South Africa's carbon tax matters - for the economy and tackling climate change

Mmatlou Kalaba & Heinrich Bohlmann 19 Jul 2019

Dr Gargi Mishra

Circular economies in the mining sector: More than just recycling

Gargi Mishra 18 Jul 2019

New solar panel research to address SA's growing energy challenges

New solar panel research to address SA's growing energy challenges

17 Jul 2019

Environmental activists celebrate court ruling against a proposed nuclear deal for South Africa. EPA/Nic Bothma

South Africa's nuclear research facility - Pelindaba - needs to be repurposed

David Fig 17 Jul 2019

Vast subsidies keeping the fossil fuel industry afloat should be put to better use

Alex Lenferna 16 Jul 2019

Another Eskom exec resigns

16 Jul 2019

Part of the current mineral sands extraction by the Tormin mine on the West Coast. Photo: John Yeld

State approves Tormin's massive West Coast mining expansion

John Yeld 15 Jul 2019

Mining activities in South Africa’s rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock

How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

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Electricity pylon. Wikimedia Commons

Lessons to be learnt from Ghana's excess electricity shambles

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie 5 Aug 2019

The atmospheric tower destined to the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria. Image: The Gaurdian, Nigeria

Jobs and revenue: The potential of downstream development in Africa

5 Aug 2019

An artisanal mine. Fairphone/Flickr

The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo

Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stroop & Peter van der Windt 30 Jul 2019

World's largest single-site solar project begins commercial operations

World's largest single-site solar project begins commercial operations

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New LNG terminal kicks off SA's gas plans

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Outgoing Eskom Group Chief Executive Officer, Phakamani Hadebe

Eskom's annual results reveal just how deep in the red it is

31 Jul 2019

Industrial users of gas have brought the energy regulator’s methodology under the scrutiny of the courts.

Constitutional Court ruling ushers in new era for energy regulation in South Africa

Stephen Labson 31 Jul 2019

Jabu Mabuza, Eskom's acting CEO and executive chairman

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The AFDA guide to Open Day 2019

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A gas-fired power station will be a cheaper option for Eskom than its current diesel plant. Shutterstock

How liquefied natural gas could change South Africa's fortunes

Marie Blanche Ting 29 Jul 2019

Mining remains a people-centric industry. Image: Sibanye-Stillwater

MCSA response: Mining industry focused on more than just technology

29 Jul 2019

Victory for miners as high court approves silicosis settlement

Victory for miners as high court approves silicosis settlement

26 Jul 2019

Community members in Zandspruit west of Johannesburg block roads after their illegal electricity connections were removed. EPA/Kevin Sutherland

Ramaphosa should focus on inequality rather than squeezing poor people

David Dickinson 26 Jul 2019

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

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Anglo American's Mokalakwena Mine

Technology is only one part of what mining needs

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IPPO's Breytenbach dismissed: Is this another case of politicking?

24 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Treasury proposes additional R59bn for Eskom

Treasury proposes additional R59bn for Eskom

23 Jul 2019

Strait of Hormuz

What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz?

Rockford Weitz 23 Jul 2019

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

23 Jul 2019

Eskom, GP government work to resolve electricity challenges

Eskom, GP government work to resolve electricity challenges

22 Jul 2019

Eskom and Iscor were formed to feed the railway network’s need for cheap electricity and steel. Shutterstock

South Africa's state owned companies: a complex history that's seldom told

Nancy L Clark 19 Jul 2019

South Africa’s agriculture and food production industries are exempt from the carbon tax - for now. Shutterstock

South Africa's carbon tax matters - for the economy and tackling climate change

Mmatlou Kalaba & Heinrich Bohlmann 19 Jul 2019

Dr Gargi Mishra

Circular economies in the mining sector: More than just recycling

Gargi Mishra 18 Jul 2019

New solar panel research to address SA's growing energy challenges

New solar panel research to address SA's growing energy challenges

17 Jul 2019

Environmental activists celebrate court ruling against a proposed nuclear deal for South Africa. EPA/Nic Bothma

South Africa's nuclear research facility - Pelindaba - needs to be repurposed

David Fig 17 Jul 2019

Vast subsidies keeping the fossil fuel industry afloat should be put to better use

Alex Lenferna 16 Jul 2019

Another Eskom exec resigns

16 Jul 2019

Part of the current mineral sands extraction by the Tormin mine on the West Coast. Photo: John Yeld

State approves Tormin's massive West Coast mining expansion

John Yeld 15 Jul 2019

Mining activities in South Africa’s rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock

How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan

Bill to fix Eskom is being drafted

12 Jul 2019

Gwede Mantashe, mineral resources and energy minister

R850m set aside for beneficiation initiatives

11 Jul 2019

India's energy challenge

John Defterios 10 Jul 2019

Joe Keenan, CEO of BME

Evolving technology will change the face of mining

Joe Keenan 8 Jul 2019

More than 200 litres of oil spilled in Algoa Bay

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8 Jul 2019

South Deep Gold Fields

Wits, Gold Fields research partnership reaches new depths

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Sawea calls for finalised Integrated Resource Plan

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Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia wins 2019 Ashden Award

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4 Jul 2019

Christiaan Liebenberg, software product manager, BME

Productivity drives mines' approach to technology

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The future of mining lies in good leadership

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The NSTF Brilliants Programme candidates

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