Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is confident that government will be able to positively intervene in Eskom’s tariff-hike application for the 2025/26 financial year at the... 

The official launch of the National Transmission Company South Africa as an independent subsidiary of Eskom Holdings did indeed represent an important milestone in the restructuring of South... 

Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane has announced the first four of what will be seven new executive appointments, which he says are being made to address current business challenges and to support the... 

Energy and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s special adviser, Silas Zimu, has implored South African coal producers to temporarily sell coal to State-owned utility Eskom at a reduced... 

JSE- and NYSE-listed DRDGOLD’s production for the quarter ended September 30 increased by 7% quarter-on-quarter to 1 319 kg (42 407 oz), primarily owing to a 13% increase in tonnage throughput,... 

A policy decision to allow electricity-intensive companies operating in South Africa to enter into negotiated pricing agreements (NPAs) with Eskom is set to contribute 5.7% to any tariff increase... 

The report on Monday by Johannesburg Stock Exchange- and A2X-listed Merafe Resources shows ferrochrome production to be edging back up maginally. Ferrochrome is a key ingredient of stainless steel... 

Exxaro Resources, one of South Africa’s biggest coal producers, wants to become a major player in the country’s manganese mining industry. After losing out on a copper mine in Botswana last year,... 

The so-called second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises under the Government of National Unity (GNU)... 

This week: Pan African’s masterstroke gold operation gets going under budget, ahead of schedule; South Africa needs to transition to renewable energy, Eskom chair tells Joburg Indaba; and, Battery... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed confidence that government and the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) are close to finding the “sweet spot”... 

An interactive website about the challenges and opportunities that South Africa faces in the country’s transition to cleaner energy is now available at this link - The Road to a Just Energy... 

South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff increases being sought by State-owned Eskom could... 

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has finalised a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an independent power producer (IPP) for an 80 MW solar power plant to service its Zondereinde operation, near the... 

It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little more than a convenient fig leaf for policy... 

South Africa needs to transition into renewable energy in a way that continues to protect the country’s energy availability, Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati told the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday.... 

A second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises has been launched under the Government of National Unity... 

Fears around what the outcome of the upcoming US Presidential elections will mean for the green energy transition and fight against climate change are somewhat overblown, Presidential Climate... 

The electricity subcommittee of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has recommended the approval of four more electricity trading licences, dismissing the objections raised by... 

The mining sector shed 6 926 jobs in the second quarter, according to Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), bringing the total number of workers still employed in... 

The relationship that vanadium development company Vanadium Resources (VR8) is striking up with China Energy International Group could give the Steelpoortdrift project developer an answer to many... 

The role business has played in shaping South Africa’s democracy over the past 30 years and in supporting the 1996 Constitution’s objectives of “healing the divisions of the past” and “improving... 

Leading green energy company G7 Renewable Energies is making headway in advancing South Africa’s transition to a green economy with various wind energy projects in progress for the purpose of... 

South Africa’s ambitious Integrated Resource Plan serves as a “comprehensive roadmap” for meeting the country’s projected electricity demand, balancing financial considerations with climate change... 

Few would disagree that the current financial and operational model for electricity distribution is no longer fit for purpose. This lack of sustainability is reflected in the continual rise in the... 

South Africa recorded a landmark 160 days with no loadshedding, the longest period in over four years. However, maintaining future grid stability will require a doubling down on wind investment as... 

The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has welcomed the attention that South Africa’s impending “gas cliff” is finally enjoying from government through Electricity and... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has formally published Eskom’s much-anticipated and much-criticised allowable revenue application for the coming three years ahead of what is... 

Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to replace natural gas imports from southern Mozambique,... 

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and helium company Renergen says its LNG Virginia plant, in the Free State, has resumed LNG production after yearly maintenance of the entire plant and the notified... 

This year’s Joburg Indaba will focus on the local mining sector’s role in fostering inclusive economic growth amid an everchanging economic and political landscape, says events organiser Joburg... 

Urgent action is required to arrest South African municipalities’ ever-rising debt to water boards, which has increased 151% since 2019, highlighting a severe financial crisis within the water... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has labelled a mooted increase in Eskom’s electricity tariff of 36% “untenable” and “unaffordable” and has promised to work on an outcome... 

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has appointed Dr Reuel Khoza to its board and announced the resignation of CFO Neal Reynolds. Reynolds will leave the company to pursue new opportunities after... 

South African coal miner Seriti Resources said it plans to cut as many as 1 137 workers across two opencast operations because the mines are unprofitable. The Middelburg Mine Services and... 

The latest independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in Limpopo is even more emphatic on the economic viability and wealth creation... 

Zambia’s biggest mines are turning to a surprising power source as the copper-producing nation battles an unprecedented energy crisis: South African electricity company Eskom Holdings, which until... 

By: Jacques Farmer - MD at PRISMA Training Solutions The mining industry faces a dual challenge: ensuring a reliable power supply while minimising its environmental impact. As the world transitions... 

The haste at which the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is moving to remedy the embarrassment of having to withdraw the Ministerial determination opening the way for the... 

South Africa will need about 150 GW of renewable-energy generation and associated transmission infrastructure by 2050, meaning it needs to build about 6 GW of renewable-energy capacity each year.... 

Breathalyser specialist Alco-Safe is continuously expanding its offerings related to alcohol testing, drug testing and substance abuse awareness in efforts to make the mining workplace safer.... 

Germany is willing to help fund the R390-billion ($22-billion) that South Africa said it needs to incorporate more solar and wind power into the national grid and ensure its energy security. The...