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In the lush village of Umzumbe in southern KwaZulu-Natal, communities living adjacent to the SA Lithium mine say they are already experiencing the negative impacts of the operation and were never consulted about it. Photo: Aphiwe Moyo
AFRICAN CRITICAL MINERALS SUMMIT
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Critical futures: What SA wants from its transition minerals

With vast deposits of minerals that make South Africa a key player in the green energy transition, Andiswa Matikinca investigates the future that stakeholders want to see

  • Andiswa Matikinca
9 min read
Nama queen: When the Covid pandemic started Dina Christiaans used her car as a recording studio when she translated the news into Nama. (Image: David Harrison/M&G)
DINA CHRISTIAANS

Meet the queen working to keep South Africa’s Nama language alive

Even in hardship Nama blooms.

  • Eunice Masson
5 min read