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Source: © Sibanye-Stillwater The European Commission has designated Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act

Mining

EU awards Strategic Project status to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium and GalliCam projects

27 Mar 2025

Agriculture

The role of sugarcane in securing South Africa's aviation fuel supply

Higgins Mdluli 14 Mar 2025

Crafted by the local post-production and VFX agency The Refinery, Will Smith's music video, Beautiful Scars places South Africa's rising impact on the global film and music scene (Image supplied)

Production

SA's post-production talent and expertise showcased in Will Smith’s Beautiful Scars

19 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

Source: 4045 via

Aviation

Acsa reports strong peak travel period and outlook for 2026

29 Jan 2025

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Mining

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jan 2025

Aviation

OR Tambo ensures jet fuel supply despite Natref refinery setback

20 Jan 2025

Fuel shortage at OR Tambo: Acsa implements mitigation measures

Aviation

Fuel shortage at OR Tambo: Acsa implements mitigation measures

14 Jan 2025

Choreographed integration of human workers, robotic and agentic systems and equipment in a facility digital twin. Source: Image courtesy of Accenture, Kion Group.

Construction & Engineering

Nvidia ‘Mega’ Omniverse is digital win for industrial engineers

Lindsey Schutters 7 Jan 2025

Wealth Refinery: Transforming insurance and investment solutions in South Africa

Insurance & Actuarial

Wealth Refinery: Transforming insurance and investment solutions in South Africa

Issued by eQvest 10 Dec 2024

The jet fuel struggles has exacerbated other airport problems in South Africa. Source: Soumya Ranjan/Pexels

Coal, Oil & Gas

OR Tambo fuel problem is a symptom of jet fuel crisis

Lindsey Schutters 10 Dec 2024

Sibanye recently secured a €500m green financing loan for the Keliber lithium project

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater diversity play off to mixed start

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

DP World announces £1bn boost for London Gateway

Logistics & Transport

DP World announces £1bn boost for London Gateway

15 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf A platform rig used in the oil and gas industry. Phezulu Natural Energy Resources is demanding that PetroSA disclose internal documents showing how and why it selected Russia’s Gazprombank and scandal-plagued Equator Holdings for multibillion-rand gas deals

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom-Equator tenders

Susan Comrie 23 Sep 2024

The newly formed SANPC will operate as a subsidiary of the CEF

Coal, Oil & Gas

New SA National Petroleum Company gets Compcom nod

Lindsey Schutters 20 Sep 2024

A view shows part of Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Energy

Second fuel price hike in Nigeria in as many weeks

Camillus Eboh 17 Sep 2024

World-renowned chef and healthy eating advocate Jamie Olivier has joined forces with Checkers to endorse its new partnership with Discovery Vitality’s healthy food benefit.Image supplied.

Advertising

Jamie Oliver endorses Checkers' new HealthyFood partnership with Discovery Vitality

2 Sep 2024

Keliber is a potential cornerstone project in Sibanye's transition to becoming a critical minerals global power.

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater leans heavily on battery market to minimise losses

Lindsey Schutters 23 Aug 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

Energy

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies withdrawal blow to Mantashe gas masterplan

Wendell Roelf and America Hernandez 3 Jul 2024

Unemployed youth should consider ‘behind-the-scenes’ retail jobs

Retail

Unemployed youth should consider ‘behind-the-scenes’ retail jobs

1 Jul 2024

Image source: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Transnet to appeal against R6.2bn Sasol award over tariff dispute

Nelson Banya 21 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Chantal Marx, investment research head at FNB Wealth and Investments.

Markets & Investment

Gold is at record levels – what now?

Chantal Marx 12 Jun 2024

In February 2022, Sibanye-Stillwater successfully concluded the €85m transaction to acquire French mining group Eramet’s Sandouville hydrometallurgical nickel processing facilities near Le Havre, France’s second largest industrial port.

Markets & Investment

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

A protestor holds a placard as she joins a demonstration against oil major Royal Dutch Shell's plans to start seismic surveys to explore petroleum systems off the country's popular Wild Coast, at Muizenberg beach in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Energy

Shell confirms intention to exit SA

Wendell Roelf 6 May 2024

The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Climate Change

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

Liezl Human 17 Apr 2024

Acsa addresses jet fuel shortages at OR Tambo

Aviation

Acsa addresses jet fuel shortages at OR Tambo

12 Apr 2024

Heineken Beverages honours history of entrepreneurship

Food & bev. services

Heineken Beverages honours history of entrepreneurship

Issued by Heineken Beverages 4 Apr 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

Clouds pass over the pit head at Sibanye Gold's Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Mining

Froneman considers restructuring and capital raise to slow PGM losses

Nelson Banya and Felix Njini 5 Mar 2024

Sasol is in for a rough fiscal. Source: Sasol

Health & Safety

Sasol profit down 34% midway through fiscal year

Lindsey Schutters 26 Feb 2024

Forge Academy launches new 4IR AWS and community construction programmes

Education

Forge Academy launches new 4IR AWS and community construction programmes

19 Feb 2024

Image supplied. The latest in Allan Gray’s catalogue of ads, Everything comes around

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Everything Comes Around, Allan Gray’s new commercial

13 Feb 2024

A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote refinery starts production, eyes full quota by year end

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 15 Jan 2024

The Sharara oil field is managed by Spain's Repsol, France's TotalEnergies, Austria's OMV, and Norway's Equinor. Source: Repsol/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

Libya's largest oil field shut by protestors, again

Ayman Werfalli 4 Jan 2024

Refinery Interchange upgrade project on track for February 2024 finish

Construction & Engineering

Refinery Interchange upgrade project on track for February 2024 finish

28 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: Construction & Engineering

Construction & Engineering

#BestofBiz 2023: Construction & Engineering

19 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2023: Energy & Mining

19 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South Africa selects Russia's Gazprombank as partner for PetroSA refinery

Wendell Roelf 11 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Siboniso Duma, MEC for economic development, tourism and environmental affairs.

Industrial & Logistics Property

R1.5bn plant nears completion at Richards Bay IDZ

17 Nov 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria oil industry turns a corner, introduces new Nembe grade

Natalie Grover, Robert Harvey and Ahmad Ghaddar 8 Nov 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote refinery will transform Nigeria into oil net exporter

Julia Payne and Libby George 3 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Oil jumps 2% as Middle East tension deepens

Arathy Somesekhar and Muyu Xu 18 Oct 2023

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Lindsey Schutters 13 Oct 2023

hevron and Astron Energy will extend the existing Caltex Usage Rights and Debrand Agreements (URDA) for South Africa and Botswana until December 2026. Source: Supplied

Energy

Chevron and Astron Energy agree to extend Caltex brand license

9 Oct 2023

Hotel construction commences to add the final touch to Growthpoint's historic Longkloof precinct

Retail & Hospitality Property

Hotel construction commences to add the final touch to Growthpoint's historic Longkloof precinct

Issued by Catchwords 6 Sep 2023

XCMG equipment at the Dangote site. Source: Supplied

Construction & Engineering

XCMG helps Nigeria's Dangote refinery get up to speed

Lindsey Schutters 21 Aug 2023

Fashion & Homeware

#StayTrueTogether: Refinery's tribute to the women who make the brand a success

Issued by Refinery 4 Aug 2023

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

Markets & Investment

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

David Lewis 24 Jul 2023