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Lephalale

How government is pushing for a coal mine in water scarce area
The Green Guardian
/ 22 August 2022

How government is pushing for a coal mine in water scarce area

Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s decision decried on environmental grounds

By Mandisa Nyathi
Failing Transnet railway line threatens Exxaro’s coal exports
Business
/ 24 March 2022

Failing Transnet railway line threatens Exxaro’s coal exports

Coal orders from Europe have increased in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but dysfunctional local infrastructure remains a challenge

By Marcia Zali
‘Coal is bad: Women want a green Eskom’
The Green Guardian
/ 12 December 2021

‘Coal is bad: Women want a green Eskom’

The Waterberg Women Advocacy Organisation wants people to have clean and renewable energy

By Marcia Zali
COP26: ‘We don’t want this terrible future’
The Green Guardian
/ 31 October 2021

COP26: ‘We don’t want this terrible future’

Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years

By Sheree Bega
‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’
The Green Guardian
/ 26 November 2020

‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’

A proposed pipeline will bring water polluted with Gauteng’s sewage to the Waterberg in Limpopo to boost the coal industry during the climate crisis

By Sheree Bega
The story of SA’s biggest power plant, and its little town
Article
/ 29 April 2020

The story of SA’s biggest power plant, and its little town

Before Big Coal, Lephalale was a small town with little water and few jobs. Two power plants have changed it

By Tristen Taylor and Nathalie Bertrams
The Portfolio: Tshepiso Mabula
Article
/ 18 October 2019

The Portfolio: Tshepiso Mabula

"I sought to create work that deals with memory, loss, nostalgia and the sense of what it means to truly belong."

By Tshepiso Mabula 1
Medupi sand mining put to an end
Article
/ 22 January 2013

Medupi sand mining put to an end

Compliance notices have been issued against sand miners in Lephalale. Their operations must now stop or they will face legal action.

By Sipho Kings
Local has not been lekker in Lephalale
Article
/ 21 October 2011

Local has not been lekker in Lephalale

The builders of Medupi Power Station are being accused of breaking promises.

By Lisa Steyn

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