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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

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 leadershipLindsey Schutters

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 cutsLindsey Schutters

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

By Lindsey Schutters 2 days

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

By Lindsey Schutters 3 days

Chelsea Rebelo. Source: supplied

#INWED2021: More females would consider engineering if they knew the options, says Chelsea Rebelo

23 Jun 2021

Glencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

Hereward Holland 22 Jun 2021

Fortune seekers are seen as they flock to the village after pictures and videos were shared on social media showing people celebrating after finding what they believe to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi outside Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, 14 June 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South African "diamond rush" unearths only quartz crystals, officials say

Emma Rumney 21 Jun 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Action needed to combat illegal mining

18 Jun 2021

Kusile Power Station. Image: Wikipedia

Eskom promises to complete Kusile on time

18 Jun 2021

A 1,098 carat diamond, discovered in Botswana and believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, is seen in this undated handout picture received June 16, 2021. Debswana Diamond Company/Handout via Reuters.

Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

Brian Benza 17 Jun 2021

Eskom's former chairman Jabu Mabuza looks on during the release of the company's 2018/19 interim results at its head office at Megawatt Park, in Sunninghill, South Africa, November 28, 2018. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa's former Eskom chairman dies aged 63 - statement

Nqobile Dludla 17 Jun 2021

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Mahmoud Mourad, Nayera Abdallah and Raya Jalabi 17 Jun 2021

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021

Katlego Letsoalo, monitoring and evaluation specialist, Safety and Sustainable Development Department, Minerals Council South Africa. Image: Mining Indaba

#YouthMatters: The mining industry needs more young leaders, says the Minerals Council's Katlego Letsoalo

Nicci Botha 15 Jun 2021

KZN premier calls for order amid reports of illegal mining in KwaHlathi

14 Jun 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

New electricity self-generation thresholds a welcome relief

New electricity self-generation thresholds a welcome relief

Kieran Whyte 11 Jun 2021

Clean sources, job security are crucial to SA's energy future

Clean sources, job security are crucial to SA's energy future

11 Jun 2021

Cloetesville Primary receives its Electrical Performance Certificate. Image: Stefan Els

GreenX Engineering helps Cloetesville Primary to achieve EPC certificate

11 Jun 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Ramaphosa lifts embedded generation threshold to 100MW

Nicci Botha 10 Jun 2021

Why Southern Africa's interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy

Why Southern Africa's interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy

Hartmut Winkler 10 Jun 2021

Image: Getty/Gallo

Mining firms with higher ESG ratings outperform the market

9 Jun 2021

Vale to pay $2.5bn to settle liabilities in Mozambique mine corridor

Marta Nogueira 9 Jun 2021

Wessel Badenhorst, office managing partner, Hogan Lovells

How to get SA's foreign direct investment in mining right

Wessel Badenhorst 8 Jun 2021

July Ndlovu, CEO, Thungela Resources

Thungela starts trading on JSE after unbundling from Anglo American

7 Jun 2021

#YouthMatters: Mining industry well-positioned to train young people

#YouthMatters: Mining industry well-positioned to train young people

Carol Brandt 7 Jun 2021

Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter

Eskom's De Ruyter cleared of misconduct

3 Jun 2021

Covid-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Covid-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Ian Goldin 2 Jun 2021

Another round of loadshedding hits the country

Another round of loadshedding hits the country

2 Jun 2021

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

1 Jun 2021

A police car is being filled with fuel at a gas station next to the sign of Italian energy Eni company in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt February 6, 2021. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Eni, BP in talks over oil and gas assets in Algeria

Ron Bousso, Dmitry Zhdannikov & Stephen Jewkes 1 Jun 2021

John Manuell, local division manager for process industries, ABB South Africa

3 transformative trends in mining

John Manuell, 31 May 2021

NJ Ayuk, Africa Energy Chamber executive chairman

Net zero? Not for Africa. Not yet.

NJ Ayuk 28 May 2021

Caspar Herzberg, president, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric

Deregulation and technology will fulfil South Africa's power needs

Caspar Herzberg 28 May 2021

Africa news

Glencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

Hereward Holland 22 Jun 2021

A 1,098 carat diamond, discovered in Botswana and believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, is seen in this undated handout picture received June 16, 2021. Debswana Diamond Company/Handout via Reuters.

Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

Brian Benza 17 Jun 2021

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Mahmoud Mourad, Nayera Abdallah and Raya Jalabi 17 Jun 2021

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021

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Fortune seekers are seen as they flock to the village after pictures and videos were shared on social media showing people celebrating after finding what they believe to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi outside Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, 14 June 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South African "diamond rush" unearths only quartz crystals, officials say

Emma Rumney 21 Jun 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Action needed to combat illegal mining

18 Jun 2021

Kusile Power Station. Image: Wikipedia

Eskom promises to complete Kusile on time

18 Jun 2021

Eskom's former chairman Jabu Mabuza looks on during the release of the company's 2018/19 interim results at its head office at Megawatt Park, in Sunninghill, South Africa, November 28, 2018. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa's former Eskom chairman dies aged 63 - statement

Nqobile Dludla 17 Jun 2021

Katlego Letsoalo, monitoring and evaluation specialist, Safety and Sustainable Development Department, Minerals Council South Africa. Image: Mining Indaba

#YouthMatters: The mining industry needs more young leaders, says the Minerals Council's Katlego Letsoalo

Nicci Botha 15 Jun 2021

KZN premier calls for order amid reports of illegal mining in KwaHlathi

14 Jun 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

New electricity self-generation thresholds a welcome relief

New electricity self-generation thresholds a welcome relief

Kieran Whyte 11 Jun 2021

Clean sources, job security are crucial to SA's energy future

Clean sources, job security are crucial to SA's energy future

11 Jun 2021

Cloetesville Primary receives its Electrical Performance Certificate. Image: Stefan Els

GreenX Engineering helps Cloetesville Primary to achieve EPC certificate

11 Jun 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Ramaphosa lifts embedded generation threshold to 100MW

Nicci Botha 10 Jun 2021

Why Southern Africa's interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy

Why Southern Africa's interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy

Hartmut Winkler 10 Jun 2021

Image: Getty/Gallo

Mining firms with higher ESG ratings outperform the market

9 Jun 2021

Vale to pay $2.5bn to settle liabilities in Mozambique mine corridor

Marta Nogueira 9 Jun 2021

Wessel Badenhorst, office managing partner, Hogan Lovells

How to get SA's foreign direct investment in mining right

Wessel Badenhorst 8 Jun 2021

July Ndlovu, CEO, Thungela Resources

Thungela starts trading on JSE after unbundling from Anglo American

7 Jun 2021

#YouthMatters: Mining industry well-positioned to train young people

#YouthMatters: Mining industry well-positioned to train young people

Carol Brandt 7 Jun 2021

Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter

Eskom's De Ruyter cleared of misconduct

3 Jun 2021

Covid-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Covid-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Ian Goldin 2 Jun 2021

Another round of loadshedding hits the country

Another round of loadshedding hits the country

2 Jun 2021

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

1 Jun 2021

A police car is being filled with fuel at a gas station next to the sign of Italian energy Eni company in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt February 6, 2021. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Eni, BP in talks over oil and gas assets in Algeria

Ron Bousso, Dmitry Zhdannikov & Stephen Jewkes 1 Jun 2021

John Manuell, local division manager for process industries, ABB South Africa

3 transformative trends in mining

John Manuell, 31 May 2021

NJ Ayuk, Africa Energy Chamber executive chairman

Net zero? Not for Africa. Not yet.

NJ Ayuk 28 May 2021

Caspar Herzberg, president, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric

Deregulation and technology will fulfil South Africa's power needs

Caspar Herzberg 28 May 2021

Obuasi Mine. Image: AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti suspends Obuasi output, cost guidance after underground collapse

Tanisha Heiberg 27 May 2021

Digitorials: More than a press release

Digitorials: More than a press release

Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Renewable energy is the new oil

Nato Oosthuizen & Alun Rich 26 May 2021

Image: Rio Tinto

Richards Bay Minerals GM gunned down

25 May 2021

#YouthMatters: Featuring the future!

#YouthMatters: Featuring the future!

Bizcommunity.com 25 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Addressing post-pandemic challenges in the mining industry

24 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Schedule 2 licence cap should be increased to 50MW

24 May 2021

DWS to oppose court application on deployment of Cuban engineers

DWS to oppose court application on deployment of Cuban engineers

24 May 2021

East Manganese on course to commence production in July

21 May 2021

Green Connection: Energy budget still reeks of too much fossil fuel

Green Connection: Energy budget still reeks of too much fossil fuel

20 May 2021

Have your say on new energy vehicles green paper

Have your say on new energy vehicles green paper

19 May 2021

Glencore to restart operations at Mutanda copper, cobalt mine in 2022

Pratima Desai 19 May 2021

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