Coal’s slow death in Mpumalanga
As the province’s coal sector contracts, jobs evaporate and transition support stalls, municipalities like Steve Tshwete are bleeding revenue…
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Climate groups lambaste Teke’s plea for coal funding
With banks under pressure not to lend to coal producers, a lobby group is asking for a rethink. Civil society groups are having none…
Coal ‘evangelist’ July Ndlovu bows out
The Thungela CEO talks renewables, coal prices, Eskom – and why Gwede Mantashe’s union past is no longer fit for purpose…
Is it a unicorn? Is it a phoenix? No, it’s Sasol!
Sasol execs have reignited fresh market hopes that the petrochemicals group is not a ‘broken’ business…
Sasol makes short work of South Africa’s carbon pledges
Sasol seems to have fudged both its tax contribution and jobs claims as it pushes back against National Treasury’s carbon tax plans…
Behind Trump’s $1bn energy blow to South Africa
It seemed catastrophic when Donald Trump cut $1bn in funding for South Africa’s just energy transition. But it is far from existential…
A mystery, wrapped in an Exxaro enigma
Behind the mystery suspension of Exxaro’s CEO lies a story of rampant factionalism at a company that, analysts say, has done nothing for years…
The Trump effect on commodity markets
It was interesting watching the real-time effect on markets as it became clear that Trump 2.0 was about to unfold. Stock futures soared as…
Darkest before the dawn
Let’s talk about coal, the fuel that’s both loved and loathed, one of the backbones of our economy and the bane of our environment.…
South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’ postponed – not abandoned
Whisper it quietly, but South Africa has now kept the demon of load-shedding at bay for nearly five months. It has, however, come at…
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