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Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Mantashe reaffirms support for oil and gas
By: Rebecca Campbell 8th October 2024 Ensuring the security of the country’s energy supplies and addressing energy poverty were objectives of the South African government, Mineral and... →
Interactive website launched on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition 
7th October 2024 An interactive website about the challenges and opportunities that South Africa faces in the country’s transition to cleaner energy is now... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Joburg Indaba, The Inanda Club, Sandton, Johannesburg (03/10/24)
4th October 2024 More encouraging to us is that, not only are the discussions and the theme of this Indaba aligned to the government’s strategic priorities of... →
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
By: Schalk Burger 4th October 2024 South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff... →
Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just sixth of climate aid
By: Reuters 26th September 2024 South Africa's donor-funded climate programme has spent just over a sixth of its allotted $11.6-billion, with a focus on expanding the power grid... →
African Rainbow Minerals crowns grade as king, declares war on reef waste on PGMs front 
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2024 Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of... →
Publication of Eskom’s 36% tariff submission by Nersa heralds formal start of consultation showdown
By: Terence Creamer 24th September 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has formally published Eskom’s much-anticipated and much-criticised allowable revenue... →
Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to... →
