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SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Joburg Indaba, The Inanda Club, Sandton, Johannesburg (03/10/24)
4th October 2024 More encouraging to us is that, not only are the discussions and the theme of this Indaba aligned to the government’s strategic priorities of... →
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
By: Schalk Burger 4th October 2024 South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff... →
Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just sixth of climate aid
By: Reuters 26th September 2024 South Africa's donor-funded climate programme has spent just over a sixth of its allotted $11.6-billion, with a focus on expanding the power grid... →
African Rainbow Minerals crowns grade as king, declares war on reef waste on PGMs front 
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2024 Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of... →
Publication of Eskom’s 36% tariff submission by Nersa heralds formal start of consultation showdown
By: Terence Creamer 24th September 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has formally published Eskom’s much-anticipated and much-criticised allowable revenue... →
Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to... →
Indian billionaire Adani is eyeing Kenya’s main airport, and the govt is backing the deal. But are the official talking points factual?
By: Africa Check 20th September 2024 On 11 September 2024, Kenya's main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or JKIA, was grounded for a day as aviation workers went on strike. The... →
Hope beyond hype?
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 The current scepticism surrounding the prospects for green hydrogen in South Africa and globally is only natural. A gap was inevitably going to... →
