As Operation Vala Umgodi nears its end, the need for setting up a permanent, specialist police unit to combat illegal mining ...

If you are not interdicted, drill, drill, drill. Wait for an interdict — if it doesn’t arrive, drill,’ minster says ...

Minister Gwede Mantashe advocates for accelerated fossil fuel exploration in South Africa, arguing it could boost economic ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said it was false to claim government refused to rescue zama zamas ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says developing the country’s gas and oil potential could be a game ...

The growth of the oil & gas sector is a key part of driving societal transformation in South Africa, said Minister Gwede ...

King coal is back!” Mineral Resources and Petroleum Minister Gwede Mantashe exclaimed at the ribbon cutting of coal producer ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has caused a stir online by claiming that AfriForum were hoping for a return to Apartheid.

“AfriForum is an anti-transformation programme, driven by the hope that apartheid will come back. It’s a mirage, and that ...

“VAT is not a poor people’s tax. Everybody who goes to the shop pays VAT, so it’s everybody’s tax. All we are saying is that ...

Despite this, the mineral resources and energy minister said the environmental lobby’s opposition to oil and gas exploration jeopardised South Africa’s energy security ...

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