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Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe

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A new case study proposes that, as part of the country’s energy transition, mining-affected communities, like those in Sekhukhune, set up solar farms through cooperatives to generate electricity for their own use.
AFRICA

A new currency backed by minerals? Africa is gambling on its energy transition

The continent must use energy minerals for its development rather than feeding them to industrialised countries

  • Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe
4 min read
The G20 is a forum of the largest economies in the world who meet regularly to discuss the most pressing issues facing the global economy. (Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images/Getty Image)
CLIMATE CHANGE

South Africa’s G20 presidency an opportunity to reshape the global energy narrative

A strong presidency would establish mechanisms for accountability, ensuring that promises made during G20 summits translate into measurable progress

  • Karabo Mokgonyana
  • Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe
4 min read
COP29 should have been a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change but instead it was a failure. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
OPINION

The great escape: COP29 let the rich world off the hook

The conference should have been a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change but instead it was a failure

  • Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe
4 min read