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‘We need our own’: Coega could host oil refinery, says CEO (opens the original)
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Coega Development Corporation CEO Themba Koza has said the Coega industrial hub could host an oil refinery as South Africa seeks to restore domestic refining capacity that would reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuel and curb its exposure to external supply shocks. Speaking during a Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Southern Africa tour of the Coega special economic zone (SEZ) this week, Koza said the disruption to oil flows from the Middle East had highlighted the need for South Af
MC Mining reports loss as Uitkomst suspension hits revenue (opens the original)
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MC Mining on Wednesday reported a lower loss for the year to end-June as the absence of a large impairment charge recognised in the previous year helped offset weak operating performance. The company’s loss after tax fell 51% to $17.8m (R291.3m) from $36m a year earlier. It recorded no impairment charge in the period, compared with a $24.3m charge in FY2025. The previous charge comprised $12.3m related to the Uitkomst Colliery in KwaZulu-Natal and $12m related to the Greater Soutpansberg Project
Nyati gets another term amid Eskom overhaul (opens the original)
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Eskom chair Mteto Nyati has secured another term at the power producer amid a sensitive unbundling that will see the group lose control of its transmission assets — with the timing of the process a point of contention. Electricity & energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Friday that the government had decided to give Nyati another three-year term, ending speculation over his future after he came under intense pressure from big business over the “slow” pace of implementing reforms. Nyati’s
Rising tanker costs add to SA’s fuel import bill (opens the original)
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South Africa’s growing reliance on imported fuel is exposing the country to another source of cost pressure as oil tanker freight rates surge amid disruption to shipping routes in and around the Middle East. According to London-based energy intelligence firm Argus Media, freight has become a much larger component of the cost of getting oil to market, with charges now accounting for about a fifth of the cost of delivering crude to refineries. Head of oil market analysis Tom Reed said freight rate
Mteto Nyati to remain Eskom board chair for another three years (opens the original)
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Eskom chair Mteto Nyati will remain in the role for another three years as the power utility prepares for the unbundling of its transmission business and wider changes to South Africa’s electricity market. Nyati’s term was due to end next month. His reappointment follows a period in which Eskom has made significant gains in generation performance, while its board has been drawn into a contentious debate over the next stage of the utility’s restructuring. Electricity and energy minister Kgosients
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