As jobs disappear from the coal belt, Middelburg’s economy is buckling. Unpaid rates, collapsing businesses and stalled transition support are deepening the crisis
Most jobs are for the installation period only, and are therefore temporary
The minister said that accelerating renewable energy is the country’s path to energy sovereignty and fighting climate change
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion