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Ramaphosa said the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan has attracted about R250 billion in international pledges for large-scale manufacturing, infrastructure and skills development.
CANCELCOAL JUDGMENT

Procedural justice foundation of South Africa’s just energy transition

The JET must be deep: redistributive, participatory and youth-led

  • Sibusiso Mazomba
  • Bertha Letsoko
6 min read
The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal
ARTICLE

Ramaphosa: Just energy transition will need R1.7 trillion

President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but that will require finance and partnerships

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
The Just Energy Transition is a shift to lower carbon technologies and resources, while ensuring that society, jobs and livelihoods will not be harmed. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
KHUMBUDZO NTSHABENI

Unions unhappy as cabinet gives nod to energy transition plan

Labour organisations say their input was not heeded and jobs will be threatened

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
The Presidential Climate Commission has objected to extending coal-fired power stations beyond their natural lifespan. (Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images)
CARBON DIOXIDE

Extending coal plants lifespan will not solve anything, says Crispian Olver

Climate commission presents its recommendations to Ramaphosa, highlighting that it is vital to decommission crumbling plants as soon as the power crunch eases

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
Communication professionals have a role to play in bridging this gap, translating the sustainable development goals into relatable narratives that resonate with people and inspire collective action. (Getty Images)
COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS

Implementing Just Transition: Civil society has a crucial role to play

South Africa’s roadmap for the move towards decarbonising the electricity sector must work for people and planet, tackling load-shedding and the climate crisis

  • Courtney Morgan, Leanne Govindsamy and Boitumelo Masipa
7 min read
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BARBARA CREECY

Gordhan calls for just energy transition plan to be adjusted

The public enterprises minister said climate change had to be addressed but the shift to clean energy had to consider South Africa’s economic reality

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
It is in everyone’s interests to make the African Union Transitional Justice Policy work. (Reuters)
BUSINESS

South Africa must get going on the just energy transition

The country needs to make this transition work, or risk losing up to 50% of its export value

  • Joanne Yawitch
5 min read