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Energy

Eskom aims to generate 32GW of renewable energy by 2040

16 Jul 2025

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Morongoa Ramaboa 20 May 2025

Image: South African protest against coal - Kgara Kevin Rack

Environmental Law

South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 14 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward

Energy

Eskom’s limited emissions exemptions: A complex balancing act, practical steps going forward

Robin van Wyk 11 Apr 2025

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions

Wendell Roelf 1 Apr 2025

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane speaks to Reuters at the Eskom Head Office, in Johannesburg. Source: Reuters/Lelethu Madikane

Energy

There may just be no load shedding this summer

Tannur Anders 27 Aug 2024

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana wasted no time in a rapid 2024 Budget Speech delivery.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Treasury takes crucial step towards energy security

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2024

Supplied image: Nicolway NSE solar system

Food, Water & Energy Security

Importance of solar literacy as renewable energy adoption increases

Ryno Bosman 1 Dec 2023

Inaugural Sanedi annual energy conference. Source: Supplied

Energy

South Africa’s collaborative approach to energy transition

22 Nov 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Energy

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Energy

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Wendell Roelf 19 May 2023

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Energy

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 15 May 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

Source: GIBS Business School. Chairman of the new Resource Mobilisaton Fund.

Economy

Introducing the new Resource Mobilisation Fund

Katja Hamilton 9 Mar 2023

Wet coal, poor weather, breakdowns exacerbate load shedding

Energy

Wet coal, poor weather, breakdowns exacerbate load shedding

27 Feb 2023

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Energy

Cities scrambling to keep the lights on as energy crisis hits economic growth

Carien du Plessis 22 Feb 2023

Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production

Agro-processing

Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production

Nelson Banya 25 Jan 2023

Load shedding to continue for at least two more years - Eskom

Energy

Load shedding to continue for at least two more years - Eskom

Tim Cocks 23 Jan 2023

New law planned to speed up power projects

Energy

New law planned to speed up power projects

Carien du Plessis 17 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Top trends likely to shape the local construction industry

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Top trends likely to shape the local construction industry

Otto Botha 10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

Lullu Krugel 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Will climate action see more private-public collaboration?

Andrew van Zyl 9 Jan 2023

EWSETA and CSIR collaborate to grow much-needed skills in the renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

EWSETA and CSIR collaborate to grow much-needed skills in the renewable energy sector

Issued by At Vogue Communication Agency 4 Jan 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Energy

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Anait Miridzhanian and Kopano Gumbi 15 Dec 2022

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has resigned

Energy

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has resigned

Anait Miridzhanian and James Macharia Chege 14 Dec 2022

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Energy

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Bhargav Acharya 7 Dec 2022

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Energy

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

11 Nov 2022

Image source: Singkham from

Environmental Law

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Manufacturing

SA factory activity contracts in September - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 4 Oct 2022

Cabinet appoints new Eskom board after record load shedding

Energy

Cabinet appoints new Eskom board after record load shedding

Alexander Winning and Kopano Gumbi 3 Oct 2022

Eskom board in for overhaul amid record power outages

Energy

Eskom board in for overhaul amid record power outages

27 Sep 2022

Eskom official says it could take a year or more to end load shedding

Energy

Eskom official says it could take a year or more to end load shedding

12 Sep 2022

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Energy

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 4 Aug 2022

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

Energy

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

David Richard Walwyn 9 Jun 2022

#EnlitAfrica2022: Private sector engagement encouraged as energy transition now inevitable

Energy

#EnlitAfrica2022: Private sector engagement encouraged as energy transition now inevitable

Sindy Peters 8 Jun 2022

Electric cars are not yet a solution for South Africa

Fuel & Energy

Electric cars are not yet a solution for South Africa

Neil Thomas Stacey 4 May 2022

Eskom to suspend load shedding, power system remains volatile

Energy

Eskom to suspend load shedding, power system remains volatile

Bhargav Acharya 22 Apr 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Economy

South Africa's Eskom escalates power cuts to critical levels

19 Apr 2022

SA has no current plans to discontinue use of coal

Energy

SA has no current plans to discontinue use of coal

1 Apr 2022

Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt

Environment & Natural Resources

Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt

22 Mar 2022

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Energy

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Hartmut Winkler 21 Feb 2022

SA rejects Eskom pollution exemptions, utility says 16,000MW at risk

Energy

SA rejects Eskom pollution exemptions, utility says 16,000MW at risk

Nqobile Dludla 15 Dec 2021