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Mantashe outlines procurement schedules, including for nuclear, as he confirms IRP delay 
By: Terence Creamer 16th May 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has pulled back from his statement that the release of the revised Integrated Resource Plan,... →
Are there 15-million child workers in Nigeria? Senior government official cites 22-year-old data – figure likely higher
By: Africa Check 13th April 2023 There are 15-million child workers in Nigeria, according to the headline of a March 2023 article in the Vanguard newspaper. The article quoted the... →
Orion will now build smaller but get base metals into production far sooner
By: Martin Creamer 15th March 2023 What South Africa’s base metals mining aspirant Orion Minerals has been trying to do over the last two years is to drive a very typical historic... →
South Africa: Two birds with one sunbeam - ESG windfall with the expanded renewable energy tax incentive
10th March 2023 The introduction of an augmented and accelerated capital expenditure deduction for the cost of constructing renewable energy infrastructure in... →
Committee on Appropriations says treasury is a custodian of public finances, it must apply consequence management
9th March 2023 The Select Committee on Appropriations reiterated its position that money can’t be allocated if there is no plan to use it appropriately for the... →
Security must be part of South Africa’s energy rescue plan
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd February 2023 South Africa’s energy situation is dire, and a timeous rescue plan is all that stands between citizens and catastrophe. A key part of that plan is... →
South Africa well on way to unlocking incredible base metals potential – Orion
By: Martin Creamer 31st January 2023 Emerging production hubs in the Northern Cape are opening the way for South Africa to be a producer of future-facing ‘green’ metals to support the... →
Green hydrogen - reflections on the new green gold
By: Saliem Fakir 20th January 2023 South Africa had its first investor and policy summit in Cape Town in late November when President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the hydrogen conference.... →
