Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies' $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique, environmental lobby groups urged in a letter sent to more than two dozen project funders on Friday. The letter, seen by Reuters, comes at a crucial juncture for the French energy company as it prepares to [...]

If South Africa is not to be left out of the exploration boom, spurred by the immense mineral resources required to develop technologies needed to achieve net zero, it is imperative that that the recommendations of South Africa’s Exploration Implementation Plan be implemented in full as a matter of urgency. An inclusive approach, harnessing the [...]

The South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg, which is already benefits 50 MW of solar power commissioned last year, is poised to be boosted by another 50 MW to 80 MW of wind power going forward. “We’re busy with the wind study to put up those turbines. We’re having very positive results on the [...]

As it celebrates 100 years of existence in South Africa, Ford Motor Company South Africa has announced it will invest R5.2-billion at its plant in Silverton to start producing plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Ranger models from late next year. Marleny Arnoldi attended the centenary celebrations.

Private investment company Menar, telecommunications group MTN and technology giant Huawei have once again teamed up to bring fifth-generation (5G) technology to a newly-developed mine in Mpumalanga. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week unlocks further discussions around a potential three-phased 5G connectivity installation project on the mine campus and shafts, besides [...]

The modern trend toward digitalisation and the drive to use fewer resources while producing more has created opportunities for optimised systems architecture that integrates and enables collaboration of systems. This was noted by Rand Refinery information and communications technology Infrastructure manager Dr Mike Sishi during the first day of nonprofit organisation the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) [...]

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) will hold public hearings into State-owned utility Eskom's application to extend the operational life of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (KNPS) by 20 years, in February next year. Eskom is currently authorised to operate the KNPS, which comprises two pressurised water reactor units, which began commercial operations in July 1984 [...]

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Dipula Income Fund increased its revenue by 3% year-on-year to R1.4-billion and its net asset value (NAV) by 2.1% year-on-year to R6.1-billion for the financial year ended August 31. Distributable earnings, however, decreased by 6.9% to R514.2-million.

Based on the current oil, international fuel and rand prices, the latest data from the Central Energy Fund shows that petrol prices could be cut by around R1.07 a litre in December, while diesel prices could be lowered by around R2.10 a litre. However, there is still more than two weeks to go before the [...]

South African ilmenite used to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment in KwaZulu-Natal has received a major value boost with the signing of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the long-awaited sulphuric acid titanium dioxide project that has been championed over many years by Nyanza Light Metals CEO Donovan Chimhandamba. The project highlights the huge [...]

Terence Eskom reports that it has received permission from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) to restart Koeberg Unit 1, but has once again missed a recently updated target date for grid synchronisation.

Renewables have become a critical part of metal mining thinking, the Sibanye-Stillwater Battery Metals Investor Day 2023 audience heard on Tuesday. “If you look at electricity, renewables are expected to account for between 80% and 90% of global power generation. So, renewables have become a very important part of our thinking in terms of the [...]