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Ruthenium highlighted again in what could be another big boost for platinum group metals
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2024 Ruthenium, one of the six platinum-group metals (PGMs), is once again being given major research attention in view of it being exceptionally suited... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, ahead of the 2024 elections (26/05/2024)
27th May 2024 Firstly, I wish to speak to you about the country’s readiness for the forthcoming elections. →
Uncertainty over coal jobs ahead of South Africa elections
By: Reuters 27th May 2024 Growing up surrounded by the towering smokestacks of coal-fired power stations, 22-year-old Siya Mokoena's life is inextricably linked to the coal... →
South African election could spell the end of ANC dominance
By: Reuters 27th May 2024 South Africans will vote on Wednesday with widespread anger over power cuts, joblessness and corruption threatening to end the dominance of the... →
Unintended consequences?
By: Terence Creamer 24th May 2024 It is highly unlikely that South Africa would have made the progress it has in stabilising electricity supply and setting in place initiatives to... →
Green hydrogen must be allowed to decarbonise optimally, Junior Indaba hears
By: Martin Creamer 23rd May 2024 Green hydrogen must be made cheap enough to decarbonise optimally at a time when the delay in emission reduction needs to be reversed if the world... →
Presidency insists 22.5 GW private IPP pipeline won’t be disrupted by Eskom move to reserve grid for public projects
By: Terence Creamer 22nd May 2024 The Presidency does not anticipate that Eskom’s move to reserve scarce grid capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
As municipal debt programme falters, Eskom CFO calls for mechanism to ensure the utility gets paid
By: Irma Venter 22nd May 2024 Municipal debt remains one of Eskom’s biggest challenges, says Eskom CFO Calib Cassim. “At the end of March, we were sitting at around R75-billion... →