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Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he had stepped into negotiations between Eskom and City Power and they had been unable to “find each other”. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom not pulling the plug on Johannesburg, says Ramokgopa

The ‘challenges’ being experienced in the metro were no different to those in other municipalities, the minister said

A judicial review heard in the Western Cape high court this week has questioned the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas.
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TotalEnergies: Who really benefits from regulating environmental NGOs in South Africa?

Silencing civil society’s voice threatens the country’s democracy — and the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill could be misused to do just this

Oil and gas companies should have started rethinking their priorities a long time ago, said The Green Connection’s advocacy officer, Lisa Makaula. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Call to ‘regulate’ environmentalists as TotalEnergies mulls gas exit

NGOs have been blamed for the threat to the Brulpadda-Luiperd project as South Africa faces the prospect of running out of gas

Water shortages impact hydropower as energy solution

Water scarcity has rendered hydropower impractical, shifting focus to coal and nuclear energy

Eskom told the Mail & Guardian it had only received a R9 billion World Bank loan to decommission its coal-fired Komati power station. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Energy development institute raises questions about transmission in South Africa’s energy blueprint

Sanedi chief executive Titus Mathe says the draft Integrated Resources Plan does not explain how Eskom will extend its transmission lines

Quantum leap for new green taxis

The fuel-powered taxi has been given a second life by retrofitting it with electric propulsion

The North Gauteng High Court ruling halts the government’s plans to build new coal-fired power stations. Photo: File

South Africa prioritises fossil fuels over clean energy in post-Covid-19 recovery packages

The country is among the G20 countries who have invested in electricity produced from coal, oil and gas at the cost of addressing climate change