Through its subsidiaries, the CEF has been a key player for over 60 years in ensuring South Africa’s energy security supply
The trade union federation is using protest to demand urgent action from the government to avoid an ‘economic collapse’
Of 87 206 solar geysers procured, only 61 000 were delivered, and fewer than 3 200 were installed
The retail price of petrol will rise by up to R2.43 a litre from Wednesday
Fuel prices are expected to increase by at least R3 a litre if the R1.50 reprieve is not extended
The appellate court said the Strategic Fuel Fund tried to play the victim when it was the author of the tainted sale of the country’s entire crude oil reserves
Steep fuel price hikes are the result of higher levies, which came into effect this week, as well as a turbulent international oil market
But higher petrol and electricity prices are expected to drive up price inflation throughout the economy
The HDA is once again under administration, and its acting chief executive gets to stay on
Current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been cleared of allegations that he misled the Free State provincial legislature when he was premier of that province. It follows a complaint by the Democratic Alliance’s Roy Jankielsohn, who asked the public protector to investigate whether Magashule lied about payments made for the funeral of health MEC Fundiswa […]
The sale of South Africa’s crude oil reserves is now facing a criminal investigation by the Hawks
Board members have quit the gas company, accusing the Central Energy Fund of poor governance, and the energy minister of overreach
Saudi’s Aramco is planning an oil refinery in South Africa, but experts say the magaproject is risky
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
After jumps in the price of petrol and diesel, the AA expects a big drop next month
After being cleared by the ANC’s internal ethics committee, prominent politicians from the Jacob Zuma’s administration are back in Parliament
The energy department seems set on the R200-billion plan, despite Transnet’s concerns over land-leasing irregularities
The petrol price could drop by about R1.50 a litre, if not more, in December
The desperate state oil company’s ill-conceived bid to refine crude at its gas-to-liquid plant might be the last
nail in its coffin
​Members of PetroSA’s interim board are at loggerheads with their chairperson, Nhlanhla Gumede
The Automobile Association expects that petrol will increase by between 23c and 25c a litre
Poor planning, increased financial losses and depleting gas feedstock cited as reasons
The Central Energy Fund is going to court over the sale of South Africa’s oil reserves
Answers to how and why South Africa’s strategic oil stocks were sold could be provided by July
Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has allegedly put investigations into the controversial sale of barrels of the country’s fuel reserve on ice
Despite a damning report nothing has been done to bring 
the culprits to book
Moving the state-owned mining company to Mosebenzi Zwane’s control has sparked new fears of state capture and conflict of interests
A forensic audit has found that records were altered to have a price hike okayed
The first wind farm in South Africa, which produces electricity from wind power, was switched on by Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica in Darling in the Western Cape on Friday, the Central Energy Fund said. The R75-million project is the first ”green energy” initiative in the country to produce electricity from wind power on a commercial basis.
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/ 13 November 2007
Motorists are set to pay more for fuel during the peak holiday month of December, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported on Tuesday. The latest figures from the Central Energy Fund showed an under-recovery of 34 cents a litre on petrol. On diesel, it was between 31 and 32 cents a litre.
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/ 6 November 2007
Major retailer Clicks announced on Tuesday that it has crushed more than 56 000 of the conventional light bulbs it stocked and is now only selling energy-efficient bulbs. While this comes at some cost to Clicks, it will help conserve energy and protect the environment, the company said in Johannesburg.