Salt of the earth: how the world’s miners clocked the benefits...
The Danakil Depression in Eritrea is as inhospitable a location as it’s possible to find. It is hot, temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius,...
Always the contender: Sibanye-Stillwater CEO, Neal Froneman, on turning 60
Sibanye-Stillwater’s CEO, Neal Froneman, turned 60 this year – an anniversary that’s hard to ignore. Seasoned though he may be, Froneman still gets cast...
The future of South Africa’s coal industry is not what it...
The future of the once-booming South African coal industry is no longer what it used to be or, to use another well-known old saw,...
SA Govt’s renewable energy strategy is finally starting to get some...
South Africa’s previously successful renewable energy independent power programme (REIPP) fell on its face about five years ago, when government halted Round 4 bids...
So far, so slow for Eskom’s De Ruyter as progress remains...
The devastating impact of South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown on economic activity has given Eskom the opportunity to make headway with critical maintenance at its...
SA emissions improving but Eskom, Sasol are worrisome outliers
In the next few months, broad discussions will begin on revising the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) limits to which South Africa was committed –...
Note to Eskom: Mind the death spiral
ESKOM is likely to need another bailout from South Africa’s government next year as the impact of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown on the...
Amplats prepares for possible surge in community disruption as SA economy...
Before her appointment as Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) new CEO in April, Natascha Viljoen (49) was head of processing at Anglo American. Prior to...
Heavy industry, not cars, may be the best end use for...
PLATINUM is the secret ingredient that cools engines powered by fuel cells that mix oxygen from the atmosphere with hydrogen in a tank producing...
Home comforts: How Steenkamp took Harmony Gold from has-been to SA’s...
You’ve got to hand it to Harmony’s boss of five years, Peter Steenkamp: he’s made the best of a helpful gold price. In the...