Carbon tax showdown could cost SA billions in investment, tax revenue
South Africa’s carbon tax is under renewed threat as government weighs whether to suspend the tax temporarily, delay the implementation of its stricter second... Read more.
Zimbabwe bans lithium exports to force local processing
Zimbabwe has stunned global commodity markets by banning the export of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates with immediate effect. This is part of a broader... Read more.
R3.4bn wind farm in crisis after Sibanye rejects force majeure claim
A R3.4-billion private wind farm built to supply clean electricity to mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater has fallen into financial distress after the mining company... Read more.
Budget speech: Pleas for biodiversity crisis funding as SA nature reserves collapse
The Endangered Wildlife Trust made a clarion call ahead of the Budget Speech for the formal recognition of the findings of the State of Provincial Reserves report... Read more.
Sasol cuts external coal purchases after a R700m efficiency upgrade
Global chemicals and energy giant Sasol has begun reducing its reliance on external coal suppliers after commissioning a R700-million destoning plant designed to... Read more.
Deadly mud rush hits EKapa diamond mine in Kimberly as history threatens to repeat itself
Five mineworkers are presumed dead following a catastrophic mud rush at the Ekapa diamond mine in Kimberley, in what has become one of South Africa’s most serious... Read more.
African Energy Bank launches R16bn oil and gas funding
The newly formed African Energy Bank (AEB) has announced the rollout of $10-billion (R160-billion) in first-phase funding, targeting major oil and gas projects in... Read more.
Engie secures 240 MW solar project in the Free State
South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme Bid Window 7 has named Engie as a preferred bidder for a 240-megawatt solar photovoltaic... Read more.
R400bn needed to upgrade SA’s failing water systems
South Africa needs an estimated R400-billion to repair and upgrade its failing water and sanitation infrastructure, a scale of investment that highlights the depth... Read more.
Indaba pushes for beneficiation and African unity for critical minerals
Critical minerals, industrialisation and geopolitical leverage took centre stage at the Invest in African Mining Indaba this past week as African governments warned... Read more.
