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South Africa's hydrogen horizon brightens with R100m Wits-Air Liquide initiative

Energy

South Africa's hydrogen horizon brightens with R100m Wits-Air Liquide initiative

18 hours

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Environment & Natural Resources

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 20 hours

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 2 days

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Sustainability

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Maroefah Smith 5 Feb 2026

Insurance & Actuarial

AI and blockchain: The future of renewable energy insurance

2 Feb 2026

OOH

Amsterdam becomes first capital to ban meat ads in public spaces

27 Jan 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists reject Nersa's decision on Eskom's proposed tariff hikes

23 Jan 2026

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior docks in Cape Town to challenge fossil fuel projects

Events

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior docks in Cape Town to challenge fossil fuel projects

22 Jan 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilience

Justin Bott 21 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

Exploring Africa’s livestock and climate change debate

Agriculture

Exploring Africa’s livestock and climate change debate

Talentus Mthunzi 22 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

17 Dec 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

New PetroSA deal sees Shell tightening its grip on Orange Basin

8 Dec 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

Britta Rennkamp 9 Dec 2025

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Climate Change

TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala and Tracy-Lynn Field 27 Nov 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Will global promises deliver local justice for Kya Sands?

Keith Elliott 21 Nov 2025

Why the "glass is greener" belief is misleading in packaging design

Packaging

Why the "glass is greener" belief is misleading in packaging design

4 Nov 2025

Mining

Chevron sets its sights on West Africa for oil exploration

Wendell Roelf 4 Nov 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane – and no one knows how much

Jennifer Lee Broadhurst, Brett Cohen and Jesse Burton 29 Oct 2025

SA algae-fuel startup wins world’s largest green business competition

Entrepreneurship

SA algae-fuel startup wins world’s largest green business competition

28 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Rhino Resources races TotalEnergies to first oil in Namibia

Wendell Roelf 24 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell, govt apply for leave to appeal court's block 5/6/7 ruling

23 Oct 2025

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Climate Change

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry

Alex Lenferna 22 Oct 2025

Prof Bismark Tyobeka hails SA’s 'bold', 'progressive' new energy blueprint

Higher Education

Prof Bismark Tyobeka hails SA’s 'bold', 'progressive' new energy blueprint

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 Oct 2025

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Markets & Investment

Oil price hits 5-month low following Trump's tariff threats

Erwin Seba 13 Oct 2025

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Fuel & Energy

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Nqobile Dludla 2 Oct 2025

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Energy & Mining

#AEW2025 Awards: Meet all the winners

2 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begun

Peter Newman and Ray Wills 29 Sep 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Dekra Industrial's advanced NDT solutions: A new era for asset integrity

26 Sep 2025

About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why environmentalists are battling the Karpowership project in court

16 Sep 2025

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Climate Change

South Africa urged to strengthen climate plans as 2030 deadline looms

12 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might help

Angela van der Berg 10 Sep 2025

ESG

Red Ribbon joins Clean Creatives to fight for a liveable future

3 Sep 2025

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Sustainability

How climate change impacts South African mining water management strategies

4 Sep 2025

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Mining

Despite rally, platinum prices insufficient for mining sustainability

1 Sep 2025

Health & Safety

South Africa's fuel sector under scrutiny: Why stricter safety measures are crucial

Liesl Esau 27 Aug 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Stellenbosch University, ACWA Power unveil groundbreaking solar energy initiative

22 Aug 2025

About 80 people gathered in Rosebank to protest against Standard Bank and TotalEnergies’ investment in fossil fuels. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro

Climate Change

Climate protesters demand reparations from Standard Bank for fossil fuel investments

Kimberly Mutandiro 20 Aug 2025

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Climate Change

WWF asks South Africans to push for stronger climate change action

6 Aug 2025

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Energy

UN's António Guterres urges world leaders to fast-track clean energy

24 Jul 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

NGO considers appealing Shell's oil project approval

16 Jul 2025

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Energy

Energy disputes see a shift: how mediation is leading the way

Priyesh Daya, Brittany Leroni and Litha Raziya 10 Jul 2025

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Energy

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: We are the generation we’ve been waiting for

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#YouthMonth: We are the generation we’ve been waiting for

Maroefah Smith 18 Jun 2025

Shoprite's Usave stores boosts energy efficiency, food quality with smart tech

Technology

Shoprite's Usave stores boosts energy efficiency, food quality with smart tech

2 Jun 2025

Source: © Joburg Etc The South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) is open for business and ready for investors, says Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe

Energy

Mantashe: SANPC is open for business

27 May 2025

A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025