Eskom has been granted air-pollution exemptions for eight coal power stations, including Kendal pictured here, that would otherwise have been forced to shut on April 1. The decision was not... 

This week we profile Victor Masuku, MD of Cummins Southern Africa, a provider of innovative power solutions whose portfolio includes advanced diesel and natural-gas engines, cutting-edge hybrid and... 

Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) will have 120 BYD electric buses on the road by the end of the year, says company engineer Gideon Neethling. GABS has already deployed the first 20... 

Steel group ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is considering taking a larger equity stake in the JSE-listed group and will conduct a... 

The 89 MW Castle Wind Farm, a facility dedicated to supplying renewable energy to multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African operations, has achieved... 

Government officials from Botswana will meet with South Africa’s electricity ministry this week after power-import costs more than doubled, worsening a supply crisis. Breakdowns at Botswana’s main... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has granted Eskom air-pollution exemptions for eight power stations that would otherwise have been forced to close on April 1. He... 

Concor recently showcased its engineering and construction expertise at Eskom’s Kusile power station in Mpumalanga by taking on a critical project to restore the power station’s boilers. This was... 

Enlit Africa, the continent’s foremost gathering for the power, energy and water sectors, is to Cape Town from 20-22 May 2025, under the bold theme Challenge the Status Quo. Convening industry... 

Enlit Africa, the continent’s foremost gathering for the power, energy and water sectors, is to Cape Town from 20-22 May 2025, under the bold theme Challenge the Status Quo. Convening industry... 

The Western Cape government says it remains on track to reach its target of generating 5 700 MW of its own energy by 2035, and could even become a net exporter of renewable energy by 2032. Premier... 

Southern Africa, like much of the rest of the continent, has long struggled with inadequate electricity supply. Yet, amid the chronic shortages, some countries find themselves sitting on surpluses... 

Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George will on March 31 announce a decision regarding Eskom’s application for additional minimum emission standards (MES) exemptions for... 

This week we profile Gift Nyambe, GM: Technical at Air Products, a manufacturer of atmospheric gases 

South Africa has made significant progress in boosting its renewable-energy sector; however, several issues need to be addressed to facilitate the country’s transition away from coal-dominated... 

Industry association Energy Council of South Africa is confident that South Africa will remain out of sustained loadshedding for the next three to four years, owing to the rapid growth in... 

South Africa has elevated water to the top of its agenda, with the three spheres of government having agreed to, and implementing, a range of measures to mitigate the country’s pressing water... 

February new-vehicle sales in the domestic market improved by 7.3%, to 47 978 units, compared with the same month last year. It is also the second month this year that importer Suzuki has taken... 

Listening recently to a live rendition of Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as South Africa descended into yet another unwelcome bout of loadshedding, it did not require much imagination to compare... 

South African midtier mining company Ndalamo Resources has acquired the Wonderfontein coal mine, in Mpumalanga, from Umsimbithi Mining. This acquisition marks Ndalamo’s first wholly owned operating... 

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 

Power utility Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding from 18:25 on March 19, stating that it would remain in effect until 05:00 on March 20. This followed the loss of five generation units before... 

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 

Demand for electricity in South Africa continued to trend down in 2024, a new Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) report confirms. It shows that peak demand was a per cent lower... 

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Jon Gericke spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly. Reported here is this Friday’s At the Coalface transcript: Gericke:... 

Diversified metals explorer and developer Orion Minerals has highlighted significant progress on the project. 

Given upcoming commemorations of Water Week – which takes place between March 20 and 26 – water and sanitation organisation the Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa... 

As many regions across South Africa, including the City of Johannesburg and eThekwini, continue to grapple with significant water supply challenges and extended outages, the growing threat of water... 

Cape Town businesses and households have broken through the R55-million earnings mark from the start of the city’s Cash for Power programme in 2022/23, until January 31 this year. Cape Town is the... 

Following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s delivery of the national Budget speech on March 12, Minerals Council South Africa says the mining sector’s employees will be impacted on in various... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals' work programmes during the interim period to December 31, 2024, focused on the progression of definitive feasibility studies (DFS) for the company’s flagship... 

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce... 

The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed exasperation and disappointment over the most recent implementation of Stage 3 loadshedding by Eskom over the weekend starting... 

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 March 2 and was meant to have been returned to... 

An influential South African government agency recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations on Thursday as it published a ten-year study which found that people living near them were... 

The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to line ministries can no longer... 

As South Africa grapples with the return of Stage 6 load shedding, the International Commodity Summit 2025 set to convene from July 14-17 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)... 

South Africa’s biggest gold mining company is well down the track with its solar build amid group operating free cash flows increasing by 46% to a new half-year record of R10.4-billion in the six... 

There is no one-size-fits all approach to incorporating sustainable energy into a business. Each company must assess its specific energy needs, operational constraints, and long-term goals to... 

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hilton Baartman as...