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Vaal Hydrogen Hub’s hollow promises
A flagship green hydrogen project is positioned to support industrial development in the Vaal — but there’s no sign of it and little awareness among the communities it is meant…
Merafong’s energy poverty crisis deepens
Under prepaid metering systems, customers must pay upfront for electricity before they can use it
Whose land, whose power? South Africa’s renewable energy conundrum
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape
Municipalities in SA’s energy heartland, Mpumalanga, have financial problems implementing the energy transition
South Africa has received pledges of about $11.6 billion for its just energy transition. Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism asked the treasury how much will be…
We want a say in transition mining, say DRC communities
Communities living on and working land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say they are not informed about mining permits for energy transition minerals
Mpumalanga is going with the wind
Wind farms are picking up speed in the province at the heart of South Africa’s energy transition
Cobalt crush undermines future of DRC’s community forests
A historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies
Clean energy minerals: Tanzania’s dark side to ‘a new dawn’
Tanzania is banking on its natural resources during the global transition to clean energy, but analysts warn there are dangers ahead
Green energy innovations are being developed in Namibia’s desert
Green hydrogen features in projects aimed at producing carbon-free steel and ammonia fuel for shipping and rail transport
Running on empty: Mpumalanga’s energy transition needs juice
Despite its resources and capacity for green energy storage, the province at the heart of the energy transition reaps minimal benefits due to an export-heavy focus
The dark light: Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare
Power shortages across the country are fuelling deforestation through the illegal charcoal trade
Mega plans for green hydrogen power in Mpumalanga
The province is the focus of ambitious plans for GH2 power development but civil society organisations fear it promises more than can be delivered
Zambia tallies the costs of mining for electric batteries
Still reeling from environmental and public health problems caused by lead mining 30 years ago, the country now faces growing manganese demand for electric batteries
Environmental (mis)management in Zimbabwe
The Environmental Management Agency does not have enough power to curb rampant water pollution and land degradation
Zimbabwe’s lithium liability
Zimbabwe is positioning itself as a global leader in mining and processing lithium, a critical energy transition mineral. But these ambitious plans come at a cost