Coal Mines

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Extraction: Coal mining communities must take part in planning processes and see tangible assets such as skills centres when mines are closed, a study by UCT says. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

COAL MINE CLOSURES SOUTH AFRICA

SA’s coal workers face high risks amid energy transition

New research shows that jobs in coal mines are the most threatened by the energy transition

Sheree Bega

South Africa’s landfill sites are in a terrible state and if drastic measures are not taken, the country will soon drown in its own waste. (Andy Mkosi)

It’s time to clean up South Africa’s polluted air

Families in areas of Mpumalanga have to choose between work and health, but new WHO air quality guidelines say the time to act is now

Sheree Bega