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/ 21 November 2024

Rebellion is brewing in the EFF

Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party

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By Mandisa Nyathi

The Green Guardian

/ 11 November 2024

Mining’s mess is just energy transition’s opportunity

Rehabilitating mines presents an opportunity for environmental restoration and economic empowerment in the energy transition

By Thabo Molelekwa

Health

/ 11 November 2024

By 2025, sangomas will have to be registered to practise

The health department says new regulations likely to come into force early next year are a step towards getting Western and traditional medicine to work together

By Sipokazi Fokazi

Politics

/ 25 October 2024

Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Willies Mchunu to head MK party’s provincial leadership

The former public protector has been appointed the Mpumalanga convenor, and the former KwaZulu-Natal premier is heading the party in that province

By Mandisa Nyathi

The Green Guardian

/ 14 September 2024

Municipalities in SA’s energy heartland, Mpumalanga, have financial problems implementing the energy transition

South Africa has received pledges of about $11.6 billion for its just energy transition. Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism asked the treasury how much will be given to Mpumalanga and what is being done about indebted municipalities to ensure they get the funds for the transition

By Thabo Molelekwa

Partner Content

/ 30 August 2024

UMP’s Closing Ceremony for the 10-Year Celebrations

The university has over the last decade achieved in a number of areas that are of strategic importance for its development

By UMP

The Green Guardian

/ 29 August 2024

Legal battle to stop deadly air

The key theme in the air quality case heard in the supreme court of appeal this week focused on holding government and polluters to account

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By Sheree Bega

Politics

/ 27 August 2024

Auditor general: Only 34 of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23

Tsakani Maluleke’s latest report shows the pace of improvement in the financial management of municipalities has been slow, hurting service delivery

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 31 July 2024

Mandla Msibi’s suspension sparks outrage among Mpumalanga ANC members

Tension has risen in the province, with some party members alleging political manoeuvring is behind the suspension of the former treasurer

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By Mandisa Nyathi

The Green Guardian

/ 30 July 2024

Mpumalanga is going with the wind

Wind farms are picking up speed in the province at the heart of South Africa’s energy transition

By Thabo Molelekwa

The Green Guardian

/ 10 June 2024

Mega plans for green hydrogen power in Mpumalanga

The province is the focus of ambitious plans for GH2 power development but civil society organisations fear it promises more than can be delivered

By Thabo Molelekwa

The Green Guardian

/ 9 May 2024

Struggle for clean water continues as 14-year crisis in Mpumalanga township worsens

In 2012 the municipality was ordered to fix Carolina’s water problems, but has still not done so

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 25 April 2024

Battle continues over coal mining in the Mabola Protected Environment

A coalition of environmental justice organisations says the proposed coal mine will have an adverse effect on the functioning of downstream ecosystems

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 24 April 2024

Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed

The initiative aims to capture air pollution and store it in the ground

By Thabo Molelekwa

The Green Guardian

/ 4 April 2024

South Africa’s air pollution levels are through the roof

The Major Air Polluters in Africa report has found that two of the world’s 10-largest sulphur dioxide emission hotspots are in SA

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By Mandisa Nyathi

The Green Guardian

/ 23 February 2024

Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge just energy transition gap

The development of the R155 million liquefied natural gas pilot is being promoted as a way to alleviate energy shortages while South Africa transitions to renewable energy

By Thabo Molelekwa

Opinion

/ 10 February 2024

Tour of Komati power station reveals dilemmas

Achieving a just transition needs years of planning – without it, people will suffer

By Ozayr Patel

The Green Guardian

/ 22 January 2024

Presidential Climate Commission: Green energy to provide employment relief

Crispian Olver, the climate commission’s head, has said that fossil fuel jobs will shrink but citizens will benefit from the green market

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By Mandisa Nyathi

National

/ 25 December 2023

Top cop faces investigation over ‘criminal activities’

Infighting among the top brass in Mpumalanga stems from the police’s allegations of money-laundering and illegal mining cover-up

By Khaya Koko and Mandisa Ndlovu

The Green Guardian

/ 30 November 2023

Are municipalities good for just energy transition money?

Financing for the JET is increasing, but is being undermined by indebted municipalities in Mpumalanga that are not bankable

By Thabo Molelekwa

The Green Guardian

/ 24 September 2023

Pledges roll in for SA energy transition

South Africa expects more pledges as COP28 gathers steam, but how far have Western countries come in delivering on previous commitments they made?

By Thabo Molelekwa

Health

/ 18 September 2023

The heat is on: Why climate change will leave you gasping for air

Burning fossil fuels makes the Earth warmer, causing weather patterns to change. In areas with air pollution, this can make it even harder for people with lung diseases to breathe

By Nicole Ludolph and Linda Pretorius

The Green Guardian

/ 4 September 2023

A spoke in Mpumalanga’s power wheel

Wheeling electricity across the grid offers a solution to South Africa’s power crisis, so why is it not happening in the energy heartland?

By Andiswa Matikinca and Thabo Molelekwa

The Green Guardian

/ 28 August 2023

New gas find in Mpumalanga

Gas has the potential to be a transition fuel as the country moves to cleaner energy sources, says the mineral resources and energy department

By Lesego Chepape

The Green Guardian

/ 17 July 2023

Renewable energy training ramps up at Komati power station

An update on the training and community support programmes taking shape at Eskom’s pilot renewable energy plant

By Thabo Molelekwa and Oxpeckers

National

/ 10 July 2023

Eleven trucks torched on second anniversary of July 2021 riots

Arsonists set trucks alight on the N3 and N4 highways in attacks that have been described as economic sabotage

By Lyse Comins

National

/ 4 July 2023

Mpumalanga village’s disappearing roads

“The municipality must fix these streets because we cannot live like this”

By Warren Mabona

The Green Guardian

/ 25 June 2023

Eskom grid can’t handle new renewable energy yet

Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the only provinces that have capacity for new renewable energy to be added to the grid

By Mandisa Nyathi

The Green Guardian

/ 23 June 2023

SA’s coal lobby pushes back against green transition

Coal lobbying has long been an influential force in South Africa’s politics and economy

By Thabo Molelekwa and Oxpeckers

The Green Guardian

/ 9 June 2023

Communities vital to Mpumalanga’s energy transition — premier

Mtsweni-Tsipane stresses the importance of getting communities’ buy-in and says that no one must be left behind

By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 24 May 2023

The status of SA’s energy transition financing

Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition

By Thabo Molelekwa

The Green Guardian

/ 16 May 2023

A new light on the future of Eskom’s assets

A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland proposes a private takeover of Eskom’s assets to keep the lights on. But not everyone agrees with privatising energy production

By Andiswa Matikinca and Oxpeckers

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