OLD KING COAL Loaded for Bear: Why Minister Mantashe’s affection for coal is rooted in BEE, transformation 5 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
OPEN SECRETS PetroSA’s rehabilitation fund shortfall is a ticking timebomb 8 min 1 By Michael Marchant, Brutus Mogotlo and Ntokozo Dladla
Business Maverick Surge in SA mining fatalities in 2026 deeply concerning, says Mantashe 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Analysis Ramokgopa plays the gas procurement trump card from his energy plan deck 4 min 6 By Lindsey Schutters
PUMP SQUEEZE SA motorists can’t escape the petrol price pain in September 3 min 1 By Lindsey Schutters
By Phyllia Ngoatje Regulatory failure, not criminality, lies at the heart of SA’s mining crisis 3 min 0 19 August 2026
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Lessons from Zondo teach the Madlanga Commission to catch corrupt cops in real time 11 min 2 By Vincent Cruywagen
By Ruben Pretorius What SA’s draft fuel stockpile policy reveals about the state that wrote it 6 min 0 16 July 2026
ANALYSIS We do the maths on Mantashe’s new plan to secure South Africa’s fuel 4 min 2 By Lindsey Schutters
AFTER THE BELL The price of disaster planning: Flu-fuelled thoughts about oil and temptation 4 min 0 By Stephen Grootes
SHALE GAS OP-ED Why lifting the Karoo fracking moratorium is a risky move 5 min 0 By Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado
ENERGY BOOST Zululand Energy Terminal banks second anchor tenant to make LNG dreams a reality 4 min 0 By Lindsey Schutters
PAIN AT THE PUMPS Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources reduces diesel price hike after significant miscalculation 2 min 6 By Ed Stoddard
POURING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS Gwede Mantashe warns against panic buying amid rising fuel supply fears 5 min 2 By Neesa Moodley
NATURAL RESOURCES Mantashe’s moment — could war and oil havoc push SA into new energy fields? 8 min 9 By Lindsey Schutters
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Is this the moment to drill, baby, drill? 3 min 9 By Stephen Grootes
MINING INDABA 2026 Loaded for Bear: Coal waste is the new frontier in the critical minerals scramble 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
