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Gwede Mantashe: Mineral and Petroleum Resources
SCORE: D Mantashe’s tenure in the mining and petroleum sectors has been defined by a mix of early reforms and structural challenges. He oversaw the initial rollout of the…
Petrol and diesel prices decrease on Wednesday
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said the drop is due to lower international crude oil prices
Government at the forefront of implementing mixed energy technologies for security of energy supply
Good progress is being made to reduce South Africa’s reliance on a few primary energy sources
Mantashe says he’s keen to work with the new minister of electricity
The mineral resources and energy minister has said that Eskom does not belong to his department, ‘so I have not lost anything’
Petrol to cost a record high R27.74 a litre from Wednesday
The steep increase is despite the treasury’s decision extend the reduction in the general fuel levy by 75 cents a litre
We cannot afford incremental action on climate change
The government has promised that we will get to net zero emissions by 2050, but is still taking actions that will make the climate crisis worse