Exxaro returns to roots with R4.9bn TCSA swoop
Exxaro Resources said it would buy Total Coal South Africa for R4.97bn taking investment in coal in the last two months to R8.7bn.
Keaton ends June quarter “in positive mood”
Keaton Energy ticked more production boxes in the June quarter, seasonally a good operating period for South Africa's coal producers.
Debt-laden Eskom issues plea for tariff hikes
Eskom is a company rapidly sliding beneath the cost of servicing some R252bn in debt - a situation that cries out for a revisit of the electricity tariff.
Exxaro to build R3.8bn Belfast coal mine
Exxaro Resources said it would develop one of the last quality coal resources of South Africa's famed Mpumalanga province with most of the output to be exported.
Keaton sets Moabsvelden as key target
Keaton Energy said it would pump R300m into the development of its 1.4 million tonne a year Moabsvelden project which would hit full pelt in 2016.
Wescoal plans Q4 Elandspruit start-up
Integrated coal producer and trader, Wescoal Holdings, said it would buy plant for R45m in order to commission its Elandspruit colliery by the fourth quarter of this year.
Eskom’s Tstotsi fears New Largo may be late
Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi said there was a risk Anglo American's New Largo coal mine might not be ready in time to supply the 4,800MW Kusile power station.
Eskom suits sacrifice pay amid R225m crunch
Eskom's senior executives are to sacrifice their annual bonuses, but interim boss Collin Matjila warns that the electricity tariff has to be revisited.
Sibanye to ship first uranium from Cooke
Sibanye Gold shipped its first uranium by-product from its Cooke operations on the West Rand, and said the production would lower overall costs and lift profits.
Eskom may sell shares in generation fleet
Eskom is considering opportunities to sell stakes or establish joint ventures in its generation fleet as a means of becoming more sustainable.