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South Africa’s nuclear ambitions are back with a bang. But the odds of new nuclear assets going online any time soon are slim…
Elliott makes a mint as Big Oil wrestles with identity crisis
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Final slap for TotalEnergies in ‘greenwashing’ case
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Greenwashing, dubious deals and secrecy: the dark underbelly of South Africa’s oil sector
South Africa’s just energy transition is at risk of being torpedoed by murky deals and a flawed energy plan being driven by mineral and…
Mantashe’s R93.37bn fuel price gamble
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