Increasing commodity and freight prices are driving up the costs of solar PV and wind turbines, but these renewable energy generators are still more cost-competitive than fossil fuels like coal and gas,...

Prices are surging in some corners of the rough-diamond market, as sanctions on one of the world’s two giant miners ripple through the supply chain. In the past, the industry could turn...

Competition is set to heat up in Namibia’s renewable energy market, with the entry of Puma Energy’s Future Energies. The oil giant told The Brief that its Future Energies unit was a...

South Africa’s state-controlled Central Energy Fund is working on providing an additional 1.5 million litres of jet fuel for Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport in the event of further supply shortages, the...

Zambia has proposed to construct an oil and gas pipeline from Walvis Bay to Lusaka, The Brief has learnt. The plan, which is said to be driven by a private Zambian company,...

South African mining production breached R1 trillion for the first time last year on the back of strong commodity prices, the Minerals Council South Africa said on Monday. The council announced the...

Paladin Energy says it has raised the targeted N$169 million from a share purchase plan (SPP), with proceeds to be used to restart operations at the Langer Heinrich uranium mine. The funding...

The Electricity Control Board (ECB) says the annual electricity tariff increment is necessary for the country to avoid load shedding. “Some of these things need to be done or the country will...

SA petrol prices will be lowered on Wednesday, while diesel will get pricier, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced on Tuesday. The petrol price (both 93 and 95) will be...

ExxonMobil and Production Namibia shares on the company’s plans in Namibia and below is a Brief interview with Tami Itembu, an official from the company.  ExxonMobil is planning to expand its operations...