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… Marcia MoyanaThabo Molelekwa February 3, 2026 Energy & ESG
Win for energy transparency in murky solar battle A judge has ordered the department of mineral and petroleum resources to release the full record of its decision to award renewables contracts to… by Rob Rose January 20, 2026 Energy & ESG
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… by Rob Rose September 23, 2025 Energy & ESG
The people who own the sun The SalTuba Cooperative is a flagship example of socially-owned renewable energy, and a model for energy democracy… Lindiwe PakatiThabo Molelekwa August 12, 2025 Energy & ESG
Playing Europe’s green power drive The JSE’s second listing this year, Greencoat Renewables, offers an entry point to Europe’s €1.5-trillion renewables market… by Giulietta Talevi June 17, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
Protecting small business from Eskom’s chokehold A new plan from Discovery will see the company wheeling electricity to small businesses… by Rob Rose May 20, 2025 Energy & ESG
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… by Ann Crotty May 16, 2025 Energy & ESG
Chasing Ramokgopa’s R60bn nuclear unicorn South Africa’s nuclear ambitions are back with a bang. But the odds of new nuclear assets going online any time soon are slim… Rob RoseGiulietta Talevi May 6, 2025 Energy & ESG
Elliott makes a mint as Big Oil wrestles with identity crisis Critics who argued the commitment of energy giants to renewables was greenwashing will feel vindicated by their haste in pivoting back to oil… by Rob Rose April 22, 2025 Energy & ESG
Drill, baby, drill gets drilled Oil prices are crashing, Trump’s trade war is rattling markets, and his oil backers are fuming. But for renewables, the tide is turning… by Rob Rose April 8, 2025 Energy & ESG
1 PODCAST: Iran and the strategy of denial March 2, 2026 Robyn Curnow steps back, and explains why President Donald Trump’s…
2 The smell of napalm in the morning March 2, 2026 Can’t you just picture Donald Trump yesterday, scowling into the…
3 The stunning rebound of South Africa’s PGM producers March 2, 2026 Northam is the second PGM miner to post a colossal…
4 South African foreign policy: Vrot with contradiction March 2, 2026 South Africa’s stance on Iran is as predictable as it…