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energy security

Cabinet approves strategy identifying platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as critical minerals
National
/ 21 May 2025

Cabinet approves strategy identifying platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as critical minerals

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said the strategy would help ensure policy and regulatory certainty in the mining sector

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?
The Green Guardian
/ 11 December 2024

Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?

The province is home to the biggest gas and helium project in the country. Will it speed up the shift towards renewable energy sources, or could it potentially hinder progress? Refilwe Mochoari investigates

By Refilwe Mochoari
Energy security: An African priority at Enlit Africa 2024
Partner Content
/ 13 May 2024

Energy security: An African priority at Enlit Africa 2024

Enlit Africa creates a space for companies to collaborate, taking control of the energy security conversation and redefining its potential in the continent

By Enlit Africa
Mantashe’s draft electricity plan finally approved by cabinet
The Green Guardian
/ 11 December 2023

Mantashe’s draft electricity plan finally approved by cabinet

The updated long-term blueprint for the country’s power infrastructure looks at supply-and-demand needs

By Mandisa Nyathi
Coal bulls fight for relevance at Mining Indaba
Business
/ 8 February 2023

Coal bulls fight for relevance at Mining Indaba

After a year of energy market volatility lit a fire under demand for coal, lobbyists of the commodity say it is set to stick around

By Sarah Smit
Blackouts stalling economic growth — ANC
The Green Guardian
/ 6 January 2023

Blackouts stalling economic growth — ANC

We can’t continue this way, say ministers at discussion on energy

By Sheree Bega
Practical steps to stop load-shedding and secure electricity security
Opinion
/ 6 January 2023

Practical steps to stop load-shedding and secure electricity security

SA is in a state of emergency regarding power supply and must act accordingly with quick and decisive interventions

By Zwanani Titus Mathe
Europe’s winter extends coal’s hot streak
Business
/ 9 September 2022

Europe’s winter extends coal’s hot streak

But analysts say the fossil fuel’s boom will probably be short-lived as the turn to renewable energy picks up

By Sarah Smit
Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue
The Green Guardian
/ 9 August 2021

Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue

Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility

By Tunicia Phillips

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