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Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resource Gwede Mantashe
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Gwede Mantashe: Mineral and Petroleum Resources

SCORE: D Mantashe’s tenure in the mining and petroleum sectors has been defined by a mix of early reforms and structural challenges. He oversaw the initial rollout of the…

  • MG Reporter
1 min read
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CRUDE OIL

Petrol and diesel prices decrease on Wednesday

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said the drop is due to lower international crude oil prices

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe
DMRE

Government at the forefront of implementing mixed energy technologies for security of energy supply

Good progress is being made to reduce South Africa’s reliance on a few primary energy sources

  • Special Reports
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Electricity and Energy Minister Kgotsientsho Ramokgopa was among a delegation of government officials and business leaders who sought to drive home that message during an investment session at the African CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Tuesday.
DMRE

Mantashe says he’s keen to work with the new minister of electricity

The mineral resources and energy minister has said that Eskom does not belong to his department, ‘so I have not lost anything’

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
Motorists can expect relief at the fuel pumps in October, with the price of all grades of petrol and diesel set to decrease from Wednesday
CHINA

Petrol to cost a record high R27.74 a litre from Wednesday

The steep increase is despite the treasury’s decision extend the reduction in the general fuel levy by 75 cents a litre

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
Outdoor air quality funding to sub-Saharan Africa collapsed by 91% in just one year, falling from $129 million in 2022 to a mere $11.8 million in 2023. Photo: File
AYAKHA MELITHAFA

We cannot afford incremental action on climate change

The government has promised that we will get to net zero emissions by 2050, but is still taking actions that will make the climate crisis worse

  • Alex Lenferna
6 min read