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Aerial view of the Port of Durban
TNPA signs terminal operator deals after government directive
22nd June 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has finalised all 11 terminal operator agreements with fuel and chemical handlers at the Island View complex, the State-owned company said on... 


CHINT sales manager Dawie Reyneke speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the role of reliable energy infrastructure in supporting industrial development, strengthening power networks and enabling Africa's energy transition.
CHINT says reliable energy infrastructure is foundation for industrial growth
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Energy technology company CHINT believes reliable power infrastructure will be critical to supporting Africa's industrialisation ambitions. 


Wärtsilä Director: Growth and Development, Africa and Europe Louis Strydom speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town.
Gas a key enabler for Africa’s energy transition – Wärtsilä
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Wärtsilä Director: Growth and Development, Africa and Europe Louis Strydom speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town.  


Sungrow Southern Africa Senior Accounts Manager Sean Naude speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town.
Sungrow showcases battery energy storage solutions at AEF
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Sungrow Southern Africa Senior Accounts Manager Sean Naude speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town.  


Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn speaks to
Seriti Green calls for faster permitting to support energy transition, job creation
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town.  


Red Rocket COO Luca Silva speaks to
Red Rocket sees opportunity in next phase of energy market evolution
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Red Rocket COO Luca Silva speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the company's growth ambitions, opportunities in Africa's electricity market and the role of... 


Mulilo CEO Jan Fourie
Transmission expansion remains energy sector's biggest unlock — Mulilo
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mulilo CEO Jan Fourie speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the priorities for South Africa's renewable energy sector, the investment and policy actions needed to... 


Globeleq CEO Jonathan Hoffman
Globeleq highlights opportunities in Southern Africa
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Globeleq CEO Jonathan Hoffman speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the key developments shaping the continent's energy landscape and the opportunities,... 


SLR Consulting business development director for the Middle East Andrew Burrow
SLR highlights growing regional energy and investment links
17th June 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

SLR Consulting business development director for the Middle East Andrew Burrow speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about opportunities and challenges in the energy... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy urges collaboration, LNG and ports reform at fuels imbizo
11th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said that South Africa’s logistics recovery and long-term energy security will depend on the closer collaboration between government and the fuels industry, as... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe calls for stronger refining capacity amid global energy instability
10th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has reiterated government’s commitment to strengthening South Africa’s energy security through increased refining capacity, strategic fuel... 


The Dangote oil refinery
Dangote refinery can be global jet fuel supplier, CEO says
3rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Nigeria's 650 000 bbl/d Dangote oil refinery has a large surplus of jet fuel and can supply the product all over the world, CE David Bird said on Tuesday. With demand on the African continent lower... 


Geopolitics, energy prices, climate risks reshaping agriculture outlook – Coface
12th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

A convergence of geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and climate risks is reshaping the outlook for agricultural producers, exporters and agribusinesses, thereby creating conditions that... 


French President Emmanuel Macron
Deals and new partnerships on the menu at Africa-France summit
11th May 2026 By: Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron and more than 30 African leaders kicked off a summit in Kenya on Monday aimed at diversifying Paris' partnerships on the continent and clinching new investment... 


Energy transition, policy in the spotlight
Energy transition, policy in the spotlight
8th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Amid rising fuel prices and dropping temperatures in South Africa, Engineering News editor Terence Creamer joins me to discuss what issues these developments raise for the energy transition and... 


A car being refuelled
Hefty petrol, diesel price increases announced for May, despite fuel levy cuts
4th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite the National Treasury and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources' (DMPR's) decision to extend the cut in the fuel levies for petrol and diesel for May, hefty increases of R3.27 a... 


Utilities, fuel prices impact more on households than food inflation – BFAP
30th April 2026 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned Eskom’s 8.76% hike in electricity tariffs for the 2026/27 financial year, combined with higher fuel prices, are compromising the food security of South African households by eroding... 


AgriSA, Agbiz welcome fuel relief extension, but warn that risks remain
30th April 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Agricultural organisations AgriSA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have welcomed the extension of the temporary fuel levy relief measures through May and June, saying... 


Sugarcane fields
Fuel levy relief welcomed, but price shock still to impact farmers – SA Canegrowers
29th April 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) has welcomed the extension of the reduced fuel levy for another two months. National Treasury and the Department of... 


Fuel pumps
Govt announces further two-month extension to fuel price relief
28th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and its impact on global oil prices and domestic fuel prices, National Treasury and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has... 


Kenyan President William Ruto
Kenya, Tanzania and neighbours discuss joint refinery as Dangote offers to build it
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

East African countries are discussing plans for a joint oil refinery at Tanzania's port of Tanga modelled on Nigeria's Dangote plant, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday. East Africa... 


Sasol's Sasolburg plant
Sasol aims for green jet fuel exports to EU
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

South African petrochemical company Sasol has received certification from a German agency for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), paving the way for it to start exports to the European Union, a... 


Petrol
South Africa ramps up fuel imports from US as war jolts trade
23rd April 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa is boosting oil-product imports from the US to help replace lost supplies from the Middle East, in another example of how the conflict is reshaping trade and threatening higher costs... 


Fuel Industry Association of South Africa CEO Avhapfani Tshifularo
Industry body confirms shift in sources of South African fuel imports
20th April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Fuel Industry Association of South Africa (FIASA) has confirmed that fuel imports for the period from April to June will increasingly be sourced from regions outside of the Gulf and that there... 


Basic Fuel Price formula in focus amid dramatic shift in South Africa’s supply sources
Basic Fuel Price formula in focus amid dramatic shift in South Africa’s supply sources
17th April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), which is now preparing for a prolonged period of fuel supply and pricing pressure as a result of the damage to energy infrastructure during... 


South Africa's response to the global energy crisis
South Africa's response to the global energy crisis
17th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and indications that the global energy crisis may be more prolonged than initially hoped, as well as how... 


Africa urged to seize opportunity to increase its refining capacity
15th April 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Current conflicts have been a reminder of the fragility of global energy networks, with 30% of the world's supply of oil and gas now shut down due to the disruption of shipping through the Strait... 


An oil tanker at port
Botswana has not requested stake in Lobito refinery, Angola's Sonaref says
15th April 2026 By: Reuters

State-owned oil firm Sonangol's refinery division Sonaref has not received any formal communication from Botswana signalling its desire to acquire a stake in Angola's new $6.6 billion Lobito... 


A file photo of the Engen refinery site in Durban
Vivo Energy converting Durban refinery into fuel storage hub
14th April 2026 By: Bloomberg

Vitol Group’s Vivo Energy is building fuel tanks at a former Durban refinery site to become a leading South African storage hub, buffering the import-dependent nation from oil market shocks.... 


A Shell-branded petrol station in South Africa
Adnoc in advanced talks to buy Shell’s South Africa petrol stations
14th April 2026 By: Bloomberg

Shell is in advanced talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) to sell its retail fuel stations in South Africa, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Adnoc emerged as the preferred... 


African development needs greater refining capacity
13th April 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

African industrialisation needs secure energy supply chains. So highlighted African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) executive secretary Anibor Kragha in a concise address to the 2026... 


Stakeholders witness the official signing of the MoU between Zululand Energy Terminal and RBIDZ
RBIDZ works to convert R243bn energy pipeline into realised projects
10th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having successfully hosted a two-day inaugural KZN Energy Indaba tailored to the prospects of Richards Bay and the broader KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) and the... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
IATA warns replenishing jet fuel supplies could take months even if Hormuz reopened
8th April 2026 By: Reuters

The head of a body representing global airlines warned on Wednesday it would take months for jet fuel supply to recover even if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, given disruptions to Middle East... 


Cabinet offers fuel assurances as task team mulls response measures
Cabinet offers fuel assurances as task team mulls response measures
2nd April 2026 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa has established a Ministerial Task Team to coordinate government’s response to the impact on the cost of living, fuel and food security because of the disruptions to... 


Fuel pumps
Organisations welcome fuel price relief but call for further measures
31st March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Agriculture representative bodies AgriSA and Agbiz have welcomed the announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe of a R3-a-litre... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
South Africa considers lowering fuel levy due to Iran war, official says
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is considering lowering the fuel levy to cushion the impact of the Iran war on domestic fuel prices, a senior government official told Reuters.... 


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