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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New deal with Chinese solar giant to spark up SA’s energy market

1 hour

PR & Communications

How to lose a customer in 16 days

William Smook 5 hours

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

Energy

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

2 days

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Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

3 days

Economy

Ramaphosa: R1tn build starts now—but oil shock threatens costs

3 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his 2026 budget speech to lawmakers in Cape Town, South Africa, February 25, 2026.

Economy

South Africa's fiscal targets on track despite Iran war, Treasury says

Nilutpal Timsina and Sfundo Parakozov 3 Jun 2026

First rigging trade testing centre in Khayelitsha – only Rigging Centre of Specialisation in the Western Cape

Construction & Engineering

First rigging trade testing centre in Khayelitsha – only Rigging Centre of Specialisation in the Western Cape

Issued by False Bay College 2 Jun 2026

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Western Cape outage shock: Are you in the 16% still without power?

29 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Planned Rand Water maintenance may affect municipalities, industries and mines

28 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Construction of solar facility set to power 60,000 households

28 May 2026

Nelson Mandela Bridge with Johannesburg CBD in the background. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Johannesburg sees light at the end of the tunnel in new deal with Eskom

27 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Facilities & Property Management

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Issued by Catchwords 25 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Storm recovery efforts continue across Western Cape

25 May 2026

Tiger Brands shifts to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Retailers

Tiger Brands shifts to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Issued by Tiger Brands 22 May 2026

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Energy

Eskom in talks with World Bank over nuclear expansion in SA

Wendell Roelf 21 May 2026

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Energy

South Africa’s economic hub could plunge into darkness over Eskom debt

20 May 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Eskom’s coal supply secured as Exxaro opens New Matla Mine 1

19 May 2026

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Banking

New R500m deal strengthens Fedgroup’s role in South Africa’s energy transition

18 May 2026

Steam rises at sunrise from the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility Eskom near Sasolburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

Eskom hikes and rising fixed charges squeeze households and SMEs

15 May 2026

Eskom's Arnot Power Station in Middelburg. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

A year without loadshedding, but weak demand and high tariffs threaten jobs and Eskom revenue

14 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

African Rainbow Energy's new deal to speed up private power for SA businesses

12 May 2026

Eskom’s current and only nuclear power station located at Koeberg, Western Cape. Archive photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Public gets three more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site — but critics say it’s not enough

John Yeld 11 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

Coal, Oil & Gas

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Digital

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Issued by Topco Media 5 May 2026

Inspired Evolution $40m investment will accelerate CrossBoundary Energy’s mission to provide clean, affordable, and reliable power to commercial and industrial clients. Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

CrossBoundary secures $40m to build solar and battery power for African businesses

4 May 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Public servants receive 4% wage increase

28 Apr 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South32 and Eskom's renewable shift for Hillside smelter to protect local jobs

28 Apr 2026

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Economy

Inflation edges up, but bigger price pressures still loom for South Africa

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

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Criminal Law

SIU obtains R76.5m freeze order related to Eskom alleged corruption

22 Apr 2026

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Proptech

Virtual power plants: The future of residential energy in South Africa

21 Apr 2026

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Climate Change

Wits scientists design SA's first pollution alert app as Jozi battles coal emissions

20 Apr 2026

Energy

Update: Eskom says all unions onboard with 7% wage increase

17 Apr 2026

Rapid wind farm development just beyond the boundaries of Eskom’s consolidated Thyspunt properties has already created a large network of new powerlines. Photos: John Yeld

Nuclear Power

Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station

John Yeld 15 Apr 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Pay first, arbitrate later: The reality of adjudication in SA construction conflicts

Nikita Lalla and Ricardo Pillay 13 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

Exxaro Resources and Eskom Holdings have signed a new long-term coal supply agreement (CSA), ensuring the continued delivery of coal from Exxaro’s Matla Mine to the Matla Power Station until 30 November 2043. Image supplied.

Energy

Eskom and Exxaro sign 17-year coal supply deal to boost SA's energy security

7 Apr 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026

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Energy

Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

Economy

Reserve Bank holds repo rate as fuel price shock looms

Katja Hamilton 26 Mar 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

R4.2bn investment drives Matjhabeng’s sanitation revival in major project handover

24 Mar 2026

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Employee Wellness

Why your employees' financial stress is your stress... and what to do about it

24 Mar 2026

Hamilton Moswathupa, Kumba Iron Ore specialist hydrogeologist at the Sishen mine's eastern storm water management dam. Image supplied.

Mining

How Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore is tackling water scarcity with technology

24 Mar 2026