The department of mineral resources and energy did not explain why the former Railway Safety Regulator CEO, Nkululeko Poya, was appointed to the CEF
Nkululeko Poya admitted to spying on a journalist and his former colleagues — now he’s been appointed to the board of a parastatal
The need for electricity is so dire that there are suggestions for power station ships be brought into South African ports and plugged into the grid
Workers are protesting against South Africa’s destabilising energy policies: they want a just transition that doesn’t leave them jobless
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
There’s a climate crisis. Eskom, whose plants burn carbon-producing coal, is in a financial crisis. It’s time to disrupt policy inertia
The minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, has announced that his department will not be extracting gas by way of fracking
The ANC’s national chairperson says there are people ‘waiting in the wings’ to ‘cash out for maximum benefit’
Its integrity commission has found that factional battles are harming the party’s ability to function
Analysts approve of the choice of finance and public enterprise ministers, but worry about energy and water
Deputy president David Mabuza could be playing a long game to place him in a strong position to become president of the ANC
Allowing offshore hydrocarbon exploration betrays government’s compact with the youth
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
‘None of our political elite deserves our vote. How can we entrust our futures to people who put their next shopping trip ahead of our existence?’
The minerals council has applied for a judicial review of the charter over provisions that it says could leave it unsustainable
Although the idea of a sovereign wealth fund to develop our country is a nice one in principle, it may not be the best idea we have had.
The country must abide by its commitment to empower particularly black women when an oceans economy is developed
Cosatu has echoed AMCU’s views, saying Mantashe has downplayed the deaths of mine workers
There is a cautious optimism in the mining industry at present
The state’s struggling company says Total will also benefit if it piggybacks on its infrastructure
Despite a high court judgment halting extraction, villagers feel unsafe as the minister plans a survey and resettlement guidelines
A year ago, tensions between the government and the mining industry were high
We have been here before. This is what happens when you don’t resolve an issue
‘Offshore rigs have made some countries rich. They have also proven to be the feeding ground for corrupt elites’
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe welcomed the news of the discovery
Zuma, Gigaba, Dlamini, Muthambi and Zwane – all candidates who could be vetted for ‘integrity’
The party should have placed itself first in the queue to give evidence at the Zondo commission
In his testimony before the Zondo commission, Ramatlhodi detailed how the NEC was paralysed by factionalism
NUM downed tools on November 2 in protest against 1 082 employees and 420 contractors losing their positions
According to ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, the party realised it was in “big trouble” with regard to state capture
The governing party plans to address wide-ranging allegations made at the commission
The minister has denied knowledge that Bosasa was responsible for the security installations at his properties