Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition
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Hard work and passion paid off for Rifumo Mathebula, an environmental educator, filmmaker and photojournalist
Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape provincial leaders are to meet to seek agreement on party positions ahead of the December conference
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Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan
For too long rural areas have been ignored by politicians
Breeding project for rare black-footed cats aims to release them back into the wild, re-establish lost populations and strengthen genetics
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If foot-and-mouth disease is not contained it could have a severe impact on the economy and, most importantly, our farmers
Shutting down Eskom’s coal plants and shifting to cleaner technologies will bring ‘cleaner air’ to the polluted Mpumalanga Highveld, says the utility’s environmental manager
The province at the polluting heart of energy production has good wind and solar resources and can use the grid as coal-fired power stations are decommissioned
The province may be in for a heavy stench as the winds blow in from Mpumalanga. The M&G looks back at the events that contributed to this state of affairs
The justice minister has used current deputy president David Mabuza’s backyard in Ehlanzeni as a venue to launch his campaign to realise his top six ambitions
The Mail & Guardian spent time with the residents of Thuthukani, and heard of how a once ‘beautiful’ town had degenerated.
Lekwa local municipality, which is home to Eskom’s ‘sabotaged’ Tutuka power station, faces rolling blackouts and crumbling infrastructure after governance fell to pieces
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Traditional leaders blame those who fail to enforce the laws that govern the practice
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Through their lenses, 22 South African photographers tell personal stories that show how life in South Africa is built on duality
At 21, Thakgalo Thibela became South Africa’s youngest female doctor and her first years in hospital coincided with the pandemic
Barbara Creecy says her appeal ‘boils down to a question of law’
The past weekend’s ANC conferences proved a major boost for Ramaphosa presidency of the party
Members have accused the ANC’s national working committee of punching above its weight when it dissolved the Mpumalanga provincial executive committee and installed a task team to take the province to its elective conference
The party’s NWC is said to have discussed disbanding its Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces, with the North West calling for an extended term
The acid mine drainage happened at Khwezela Colliery’s south shaft, which had been sealed, but the volume of water exceeded the maximum capacity for treatment at the dosing site
Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
We will have a poorer harvest than the glowing 2020-21 harvest, but will probably not have to import supplies
Twenty-three rhinos have been killed in 36 hours, according to a nonprofit organisation; the environment department says this figure is 24 since the beginning of December
People who buried relatives at home were detained at the Mathibela tribal council and ordered to pay a R20 000 fine
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For 13 years, the former residents have battled with Nkomati mine over the relocation of graves and the destruction of cattle kraals and homesteads
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?
Doctors take a ‘leave of purpose’ from their normal jobs to experience a stint at the Tshemba Foundation that will change their patients’ lives, as well as theirs
With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble
Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years
During a media briefing on Tuesday, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane told journalists that she had fired MEC Mandla Msibi with immediate effect