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Omnia trucks at the company’s gas stockyard.

MARC HASENFUSS: The chemistry between Omnia and Solar sparks some warmth

Solar Industries has launched a R22bn buyout offer for Omnia

The Arnot coal-fired power station, operated by Eskom in Mpumalanga.

MICHAEL AVERY: We can’t ‘walk around’ the Eskom facts

Eskom’s R30bn profit doesn’t mean it has R30bn to spare

Eskom’s recovery makes unbundling harder — and more necessary

The utility's recovery should not be an excuse for delay

VW and the end of the ICE age

VW looks to African markets for growth amid European ICE bans and local policy headwinds

A sign advertising the annual Hopefield Fynbos Show welcomes visitors to the small West Coast town, where the festival draws thousands of tourists to a region recognised for its exceptional fynbos biodiversity. Photo: Barry Christianson

When green hydrogen looks less than green

A R47bn project in Hopefield will test fynbos and water systems

China: The electro-state reshaping the oil market

China’s shift from oil to electricity is giving Beijing power to influence global crude prices and reshape energy geopolitics

Sunny oil rig. Rawpixel/Currency

From gold to gas: reclaiming South Africa’s resource advantage 

South Africa’s reluctance to embrace its mining sector as an engine for growth is both absurd and financially self-destructive

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How will Africa pay for its energy transition?

More than rhetoric, Africa needs to mobilise its banks, leverage its minerals with more discipline, and design financing that inspires trust

KwaZekhele, Gqeberha. Ihsaan Haffejee

The people who own the sun

The SalTuba Cooperative is a flagship example of socially-owned renewable energy, and a model for energy democracy

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What Africa needs from banks to achieve its energy transition

Successful energy finance requires alignment between commercial and developmental objectives; it must support industrial growth, economic resilience and climate goals. Banks that…

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Greenwashing, dubious deals and secrecy: the dark underbelly of South Africa’s oil sector

South Africa’s just energy transition is at risk of being torpedoed by murky deals and a flawed energy plan being driven by mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede…

Coal shedding Darkest before the dawn

Darkest before the dawn

Let’s talk about coal, the fuel that’s both loved and loathed, one of the backbones of our economy and the bane of our environment. As the ugly stepsister to natural gas, it is…

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South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’ postponed – not abandoned

Whisper it quietly, but South Africa has now kept the demon of load-shedding at bay for nearly five months. It has, however, come at a cost, the extent of which may only become…