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Otsile Bokamoso, an after-school educational organisation, has helped thousands of learners through the support of a local community trust. Pictured here is its founder, Sophile Motsumi, along with some of the students. Photo: Motlatsi Mofokeng

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Community trusts are greening the future

The trusts are designed to ensure that a portion of the profits of renewable energy projects are shared with the people who live near them

Refilwe Mochoari, Thabo Molelekwa & Motlatsi Mofokeng

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Mantashe: ‘We must not allow scavengers to eat the energy sector’

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said the transition to renewable energy cannot be an overnight accomplishment.

Chris Gilili