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President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Buildings. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy transition is an ANC election campaign obstacle

Joe Bavier 16 May 2024

Shaking up the annual report scene through excellence

Shaking up the annual report scene through excellence

Litha Communications 16 May 2024

Lily Mine was the scene of a 2016 disaster where three miners were trapped underground in a container after a ground collapse.

Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook mines

16 May 2024

The age of generative AI increases energy and water usage with a negative effect on climate goals.

Microsoft's climate goals challenged by generative AI investment

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

IAE: Africa needs $277bn yearly for 2030 SDGs

15 May 2024

Latest trends in machines tools market on display at Machine Tools Africa

Latest trends in machines tools market on display at Machine Tools Africa

Machine Tools Africa 2024 14 May 2024

Minister in The Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa gave an Energy Action Plan update from Kusile powerstation

Eskom defies odds, delivers 47 days of uninterrupted power

Lindsey Schutters 14 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.

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

Sappi signs milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading

Sappi signs milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading

Sappi 8 May 2024

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BHP’s Anglo American takeover bid: Spotlight on SA’s patent system

Gerard Verhoef 8 May 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Power Cuts worsened by ‘comeback load’ from geysers

Jon Kornik 7 May 2024

The Alpamarca open pit mine in Peru is Volcan Compañia Minera's biggest operation.

Integra Capital acquires Glencore's Volcan stake

Lindsey Schutters 7 May 2024

A protestor holds a placard as she joins a demonstration against oil major Royal Dutch Shell's plans to start seismic surveys to explore petroleum systems off the country's popular Wild Coast, at Muizenberg beach in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Shell confirms intention to exit SA

Wendell Roelf 6 May 2024

Plants are displayed at the booth of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

$1.3bn Exxon Nigeria asset sale could be approved

Camillus Eboh and Isaac Anyaogu 3 May 2024

Undeterred ExxonMobil pushes forward with Mozambique LNG project

Wendell Roelf and Manuel Mucari 3 May 2024

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefs the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan

Ramokgopa says end of load shedding ‘within reach’

Lindsey Schutters 2 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

John Yeld 2 May 2024

Fuel prices: Motorists to pay more for petrol in May

Fuel prices: Motorists to pay more for petrol in May

30 Apr 2024

Gwede Mantashe addressing the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Thembalethu Society in Thembalethu Zone 3, George.

DMRE invites public input on draft Gas Master Plan 2024

30 Apr 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024

Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

Lindsey Schutters 30 Apr 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

If the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition.

BHP eyes global copper dominance with Anglo American buyout

Lindsey Schutters 25 Apr 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction

EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

Lance Dickerson, cofounder and MD of Revov

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Lance Dickerson 24 Apr 2024

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

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Could better international money transfers be key to giving SA’s solar importers a competitive edge?

23 Apr 2024

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Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

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Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

22 Apr 2024

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Undeterred ExxonMobil pushes forward with Mozambique LNG project

Wendell Roelf and Manuel Mucari 3 May 2024

Plants are displayed at the booth of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

$1.3bn Exxon Nigeria asset sale could be approved

Camillus Eboh and Isaac Anyaogu 3 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024

Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

Lindsey Schutters 30 Apr 2024

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President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Buildings. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy transition is an ANC election campaign obstacle

Joe Bavier 16 May 2024

Shaking up the annual report scene through excellence

Shaking up the annual report scene through excellence

Litha Communications 16 May 2024

Lily Mine was the scene of a 2016 disaster where three miners were trapped underground in a container after a ground collapse.

Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook mines

16 May 2024

The age of generative AI increases energy and water usage with a negative effect on climate goals.

Microsoft's climate goals challenged by generative AI investment

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

IAE: Africa needs $277bn yearly for 2030 SDGs

15 May 2024

Latest trends in machines tools market on display at Machine Tools Africa

Latest trends in machines tools market on display at Machine Tools Africa

Machine Tools Africa 2024 14 May 2024

Minister in The Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa gave an Energy Action Plan update from Kusile powerstation

Eskom defies odds, delivers 47 days of uninterrupted power

Lindsey Schutters 14 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.

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

Sappi signs milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading

Sappi signs milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading

Sappi 8 May 2024

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

BHP’s Anglo American takeover bid: Spotlight on SA’s patent system

Gerard Verhoef 8 May 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Power Cuts worsened by ‘comeback load’ from geysers

Jon Kornik 7 May 2024

The Alpamarca open pit mine in Peru is Volcan Compañia Minera's biggest operation.

Integra Capital acquires Glencore's Volcan stake

Lindsey Schutters 7 May 2024

A protestor holds a placard as she joins a demonstration against oil major Royal Dutch Shell's plans to start seismic surveys to explore petroleum systems off the country's popular Wild Coast, at Muizenberg beach in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Shell confirms intention to exit SA

Wendell Roelf 6 May 2024

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefs the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan

Ramokgopa says end of load shedding ‘within reach’

Lindsey Schutters 2 May 2024

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

John Yeld 2 May 2024

Fuel prices: Motorists to pay more for petrol in May

Fuel prices: Motorists to pay more for petrol in May

30 Apr 2024

Gwede Mantashe addressing the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Thembalethu Society in Thembalethu Zone 3, George.

DMRE invites public input on draft Gas Master Plan 2024

30 Apr 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

If the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition.

BHP eyes global copper dominance with Anglo American buyout

Lindsey Schutters 25 Apr 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction

EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

Lance Dickerson, cofounder and MD of Revov

The fundamental flaw in SA’s renewable power investment

Lance Dickerson 24 Apr 2024

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Could better international money transfers be key to giving SA’s solar importers a competitive edge?

23 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels

Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

Local consortium awarded UK grant for green H2 export study in EC

22 Apr 2024

Galp Energia says Mopane oil field contains 10bn barrels

Sergio Goncalves 22 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis

Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Western Cape invests R116.6m in energy resilience, solar

19 Apr 2024

The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.

Western Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary

Solar industry: ‘South Africa shouldn’t waste public money on local manufacturing’

Lindsey Schutters 18 Apr 2024

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

GreenCape 18 Apr 2024

Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

Lindsey Schutters 17 Apr 2024

The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

Liezl Human 17 Apr 2024

Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023

Nigeria suffers 5th grid collapse of 2024

Isaac Anyaogu 15 Apr 2024

OPEC courts Namibia as country embraces energy resources

Natalie Grover and Wendell Roelf 15 Apr 2024