South Africa Mines minister acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry
South Africa cannot build a downstream metals industry until the problem of high electricity prices is resolved, mines minister Gwede Mantashe said in an address to Parliament on Tuesday.
Eskom declares war on solar powered houses in South Africa
South Africa’s energy crisis has shifted from one of poor availability to high prices, with those shielding themselves from rising tariffs through using solar energy now being punished under a new pricing regime.