A credit guarantee vehicle to mobilise private sector capital by derisking projects will be launched in 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his delayed Budget speech. He confirmed... 

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... 

JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact has reported a 4% year-on-year increase in revenue to R13.3-billion for the year ended December 31, 2024, despite a challenging... 

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... 

By: Franc Gray - co-founder of Glint, a solar subscription platform With Eskom tariffs having risen 182% in the last five years and set to continue to rise, many South African homeowners and... 

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... 

South Africans have shown a ‘boer maak ’n plan’ attitude in response to years of rolling blackouts, taking matters into their own hands by installing an estimated 6,178MW of rooftop solar power –... 

The area south of the metallurgical complex at Northam’s Zondereinde mine has been cleared for the construction of the company's first solar power farm. 

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... 

After the conclusion of a year-long electricity ‘wheeling’ pilot project, the City of Cape Town is opening its electricity grid to private electricity sales and trading. During the pilot phase, 562... 

Emerging electricity retail brand Earth & Wire is aiming to achieve financial close on a R40-billion renewables and storage cluster in the Eastern Cape by the third quarter of 2027 and begin... 

State-owned power utility Eskom's collaboration with the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee has resulted in a series of... 

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has appointed Hilton Baartman digital energy director for Anglophone Africa. Baartman is an award-winning executive with a diverse... 

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... 

Despite ongoing challenges in the construction sector, South Africa’s economic outlook is showing encouraging signs of improvement. This was one of the key messages at AfriSam’s Annual Budget... 

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... 

Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where Northam Platinum emphasised the “absolutely... 

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) says it supports efforts by State-owned power utility Eskom and the national government to resolve the growing municipal debt that... 

South Africa has a pressing need to increase energy capacity. However, some of the country’s best solar and wind resource areas – the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape – have run out of... 

The growth of renewable power in South Africa's energy mix, and infrastructure development programmes, such as the State-owned Eskom Transmission Development Plan (TDP) 2024 to 2034, will help to... 

Cape Town is set to accelerate its switch to green energy and limit reliance on erratic supply from the state power utility after winning a €150-million ($157-million) loan from Germany’s KfW... 

In this opinion article, Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay argues that the recent shock return of Stage 6 loadshedding does not signal a return to the dark days of 2023. However, he... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) reports that it registered a further 143 renewables generation facilities with a combined capacity of 1 107 MW and an investment value of more... 

Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has announced its annual Infrastructure Indaba, where industry stakeholders will gather to address national development priorities under the theme... 

Power utility Eskom suspended loadshedding at 05:00 on February 26, following the recovery of generation capacity and the replenishment of emergency reserves. “We maintain our guidance that... 

Automotive and marine engine block casting company Atlantis Foundries has unveiled its 13.5 MW embedded solar generation project, which will help to improve energy security and cost efficiency and... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says it supports efforts to ensure the safety and performance of the national grid and reminds businesses and members of the public of... 

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

Power utility Eskom downgraded loadshedding to Stage 2 from 05:00 on Tuesday, from Stage 4 on Monday. This followed the successful recovery of eight out of ten generation units and the restoration... 

Renewable-energy companies African Clean Energy Developments (ACED), Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS) Africa and NOA Group Trading report that financial close has been reached and... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved, in principle, power utility Eskom’s application for a proposed generation capacity charge (GCC),  but adjusted to reduce the... 

Stable governance is essential for ensuring water security, and the success of bulk water provision is premised on stable accounting authorities, specifically boards of directors. “The consequences... 

Eskom reduced the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 4 in the early hours of Monday morning after having shocked the country by rapidly ramping up the intensity of its rotational cuts to Stage 6 in... 

After taking the shock decision to ramp up loadshedding to Stage 6 in the early hours of Sunday February 23 - having declared Stage 3 on Saturday - Eskom is aiming to bring a halt to rotational...