Coal Mining
latest news & developments
How the US-Israel-Iran conflict is reshaping South Africa’s coal exports
Middle East tension has pushed up energy prices and boosted demand for South African coal, raising questions about climate commitments and exports
Ill workers file class-action suits against coal mining giants
They allege they contracted incurable lung diseases while working on mines and want compensation for the harm caused to their health
SA needs clear law to protect strategic water source areas
Our government must accelerate efforts to formally protect the zones and introduce the necessary amendments in legislation
Just transition consultations haven’t filtered down to people on the ground
Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition
We don’t have to ‘sell nature to save it’
Although South Africa no longer practices ‘fortress conservation’, the shift to to protecting resources for people is criticised for incorporating nature in a neoliberal…
Environmental groups welcome China’s pledge on coal
Will China’s end of coal finance be the final nail in the coffin for MMESZ?
Zimbabweans protest coal mine
A community resists as an exploratory Chinese coal mining project on Dinde ancestral land forges ahead
Acid mine water a rising threat
About 360 tonnes of salts are dissolved in the Vaal River system every day
Tendele’s mine pollutes their air and water, residents claim
The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations
The path to a zero carbon future
The transition to a decarbonised economy based on water, wind and solar energy will save trillions, plus people’s lives and climate crisis costs
Broken land brooding skies
Photographer Daylin Paul, inspired by a former colleague, brings into view coal’s devastation in Mpumalanga
Bankrupt Eskom to fund new coal
But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’
Anti-coal lobby happy with Standard Bank vote on disclosing carbon emissions
Lobbyist are happy with the results at Standard Bank’s first shareholder resolution on a climate-related issue.
Eskom’s coal supply threatened by foiled Optimum deal, Zondo inquiry hears
The decision taken by then Eskom CEO Brian Molefe to give Optimum coal mine the cold shoulder jeopardised the coal supply to the Hendrina station
Eskom was at a loss after coal scientist’s suspension
The 32-month suspension of late coal scientist Mark van der Riet compromised Eskom’s efforts to avoid the adverse effects of poor quality coal