September 10, 2021 Should Gwede Mantashe step down as energy minister? At the helm of the energy department since 2018, he has focused on brokering deals that favour big business at the expense of the environment...
July 6, 2021 Financial institutions must abandon the sinking Karpowership deal The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), Absa and Investec have all expressed financial interest in a deal with the Turkish Karpowership company — despite a number of objections...
June 4, 2021 Botshabelo Unemployed Movement launches #BanFracking campaign in Free State and KZN On 28th May, the Botshabelo Unemployed Movement (BUM) launched an extension of the #BanFracking campaign, in the community of Lindley in the Free State. This...
May 28, 2021 Time to resist manufactured load shedding crisis and Mantashe’s gas road to nowhere The conventional wisdom says that load shedding is a result of incompetence and mismanagement at Eskom. The story goes that poorly run and badly maintained...
May 27, 2021 Mantashe living in “alternative universe” as he ignores international warnings on climate change On 18 May, the International Energy Agency (IEA), one of the world’s most influential energy institutions, released a report that sent shock waves throughout the energy industry. The report...
