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Moving graves and people for coal mines: the devastating costs of mining in South Africa
10th March 2025 About 80% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. The country’s 108 coal mines have resulted in many communities being forced... →
Exasperated Ramokgopa warns of ‘casualties’ after latest loadshedding bout 
By: Terence Creamer 8th March 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed exasperation and disappointment over the most recent implementation of Stage... →
African Rainbow Minerals is confident platinum group metals pricing will increase 
By: Martin Creamer 7th March 2025 Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that... →
Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding from 14:00 today and anticipates to be in this mode until Monday at 05:00
7th March 2025 Eskom has announced that Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from today at 14:00 until Monday, 10 March 2025 at 05:00. This decision comes... →
Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding after losing Koeberg unit again
By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2025 Eskom again resorted to Stage 3 loadshedding on Friday, after a loss of 2 700 MW in 14 hours, including Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken offline on... →
African Rainbow Minerals declares R1bn-plus interim cash dividend
By: Martin Creamer 7th March 2025 The board of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has declared an interim dividend of R4.50 a share amounting to R1 011-million for the half-year of... →
South African health agency calls for coal-fired power station phase-out
By: Reuters 7th March 2025 An influential South African government agency recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations on Thursday as it published a ten-year... →
What could go wrong?
By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2025 The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of... →
