OPEN SECRETS CEF ignores red flags and gives Shell and BP a clean break on Sapref oil refinery deal 11 min 10 By Michael Marchant, Cheriese Dilrajh and Luvano Ntuli for Open Secrets
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION ‘We have a soul connection with this ocean’ - SA fishing communities, activists rally against TotalEnergies 8 min 3 By Kristin Engel and Julia Evans
OFFSHORE EXPLORATION High court showdown begins this week over Western Cape offshore oil and gas exploration 5 min 1 By Kristin Engel
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY National Solar Water Heater Programme is ‘a total failure’ after squandering R325m, DMRE admits 7 min 15 By Ethan van Diemen
MINERAL WEALTH PORTAL SA’s mining cadastre is on track to shine the light of transparency after years of stumbling in the dark 3 min 5 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: There are promising signs Mantashe’s DMPR is embracing mining transparency 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
LANDMARK RULING ‘Cancel Coal’ case victory as high court rules Mantashe’s plans for new coal are unconstitutional 5 min 15 By Julia Evans
MINE SAFETY ANALYSIS New SA mine health and safety targets can be reached, but zero harm will remain elusive 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
LANDMARK CASE ‘Not without a fight’ — young activists take Mantashe, Nersa to high court over new coal power plans 8 min 7 By Julia Evans
'GAME CHANGERS' Africa Oil Week — Mantashe says oil and gas could boost SA’s economic growth to 8% 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
FORMAL INQUIRY Explainer: Probes into Implats conveyance cage tragedy that killed 13 will be long and winding 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
AMABHUNGANE Mafia State: Richards Bay Minerals pushes back, but the war is far from over 23 min 17 By Greg Arde and Sam Sole for amaBhungane
ANALYSIS Gwede Mantashe is still at the helm of SA’s mining sector. What could possibly go wrong? 4 min 47 By Ed Stoddard
JUNIOR INDABA Mpumalanga has become a coveted coal black hole for SA mining applications 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
JUNIOR INDABA DMRE says cadastre on track, with 2,800 mining applications finally approved in 2023 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS ANALYSIS Loaded for Bear — the scientific jury remains out on the effects of seismic surveys 5 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
OFFSHORE EXPLORATION Legal battle brews over TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas drilling in Western Cape 6 min 2 By Kristin Engel
PROGRESS REPORT In a rare show of transparency, DMRE updates mining applications process on social media 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: The R400m Junior Mining Exploration Fund is pie in the sky 4 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
TSHWANE Gwede MIA again while ecologically important Rietvlei and surrounding communities at risk 9 min 13 By Angus Begg
MINERAL WRONGS ‘Nothing about us, without us,’ mining-affected communities demand in protest outside DMRE offices 6 min 1 By Julia Evans
