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Wild Coast communities mull appeal of SCA gas exploration right ruling 
By: Terence Creamer 3rd June 2024 While dismissing an appeal of a High Court judgment setting aside a right granted to Shell to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s Wild... →
SAMIM withdrawal from Cabo Delgado: uncomfortable truths
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th May 2024 Why is the region turning away from an international terrorist organisation on its doorstep that is growing in influence? On 16 May, Islamic State... →
Delayed coal decommissioning won’t ‘collapse our climate commitments’
By: Terence Creamer 27th May 2024 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is currently assessing the impact of South Africa’s decision to delay the decommissioning of the... →
Ruthenium highlighted again in what could be another big boost for platinum group metals
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2024 Ruthenium, one of the six platinum-group metals (PGMs), is once again being given major research attention in view of it being exceptionally suited... →
Uncertainty over coal jobs ahead of South Africa elections
By: Reuters 27th May 2024 Growing up surrounded by the towering smokestacks of coal-fired power stations, 22-year-old Siya Mokoena's life is inextricably linked to the coal... →
Adnoc, Aramco said to mull bids for Shell South Africa assets
By: Bloomberg 24th May 2024 Abu Dhabi National Oil and Saudi Arabia’s state oil producer Aramco are among companies weighing bids for Shell’s downstream assets in South... →
Presidency insists 22.5 GW private IPP pipeline won’t be disrupted by Eskom move to reserve grid for public projects 
By: Terence Creamer 22nd May 2024 The Presidency does not anticipate that Eskom’s move to reserve scarce grid capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
As municipal debt programme falters, Eskom CFO calls for mechanism to ensure the utility gets paid
By: Irma Venter 22nd May 2024 Municipal debt remains one of Eskom’s biggest challenges, says Eskom CFO Calib Cassim. “At the end of March, we were sitting at around R75-billion... →
