The Minerals Council of South Africa has issued a position paper on climate change for its 76 members to up their game in cutting emissions.

Outgoing Eskom CEO André De Ruyter says that the power utility's leadership has been criticised for being anti-coal, which isn't true.

The government needs to urgently work on taking the red tape out of individuals and companies being able to supply electricity to the grid, now that companies no longer need a licence to produce their own energy needs, said Gold Fields’ interim CEO, Martin Preece.

CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters spoke to Martin Preece, Gold Fields interim CEO at the 2023 African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa.