Coal lobbying has long been an influential force in South Africa’s politics and economy
Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
South Africa’s transition to renewable energy is challenged by a shortage of planning, skills development and training, an investigation by Oxpeckers finds
People at the front line of South Africa’s energy transition are in the dark about how it will unfold, and whether it will sustain them
Independent producers are already feeding enough electricity into the national grid to replace two coal-fired power stations
The Gauteng health department’s budget has been slashed in half, resulting in nurses who worked through the pandemic sitting at home while 10 000 posts are vacant
The Tshiamiso Trust has begun paying out workers who contracted silicosis and TB in South Africa’s gold mines, but the amounts are paltry against what they have lost to poor health over the years.
Despite winning a R5 billion settlement in 2018, miners who contracted TB and silicosis at work and the family members of those who died are still waiting for that payment