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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
6 min read
Potential: Participants in a two-day workshop, in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal, organised by the UN in South Africa, on a visit to the Jozini Farmer Production Support Unit. Photo: The UN
BIOENERGY SUGARCANE WASTE

Cane to clean: Small-scale farmers in KZN lead SA’s greener sugar future

Small-scale sugarcane farmers recently joined experts and policymakers to chart a low-carbon, inclusive future for one of South Africa’s most important but struggling industries

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
A new case study proposes that, as part of the country’s energy transition, mining-affected communities, like those in Sekhukhune, set up solar farms through cooperatives to generate electricity for their own use.
JUST ENERGY TRANSITION SOUTH AFRICA

Limpopo mining-affected communities call for community-led, socially-owned renewable energy model

New report is ‘both a call to action and a blueprint for change’ for socially-owned renewables in South Africa’s energy transition

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read