With the country plunged into stage 6 load-shedding and electricity tariff hikes on the cards, mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe claims Eskom can be fixed within the next six to 12 months. Speaking on eNCA, Mantashe…
Former president Jacob Zuma‚ mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe‚ former minister Nomvula Mokonyane and late Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson are among the prominent names implicated in the third volume of the state capture…
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has dismissed claims about running for deputy president of the ANC and SA‚ saying he is too old for the job. Speaking to City Press over the weekend‚ Mantashe made it known he had no…
APHIWE DEKLERK Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe says opposition to Shell’s seismic survey off the Wild Coast is another “Nongqawuse moment” for the province. Speaking in his capacity as ANC chairperson, Mantashe warned against…
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has tested positive for Covid-19. His positive test was confirmed in a statement on behalf of cabinet on Tuesday night. The minister’s wife Nolwandle Mantashe also tested positive.…
By LISA STEYN The theme of the 26th Investing in African Mining Indaba is “optimising growth and investment in the digitised mining economy”, but on Monday, as the conference started, the words on everyone’s lips were load-shedding. As…
South Africans will have to pay more for 95 octane petrol and diesel from Wednesday. The department of energy has confirmed that from October 2, the price of 93 petrol – both unleaded and lead replacement – will decrease by 4c per litre.…
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), it was announced on Monday. A total of 4,776 delegates began casting their ballots in the early hours of Monday to choose between the party’s deputy president…
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has issued a stern warning to party members who want to push for expropriation of land without compensation. He said such a radical policy shift was likely to plunge the country into “deeper crises”.…
