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Researchers argue that 300GW of solar energy could be produced at Mpumalanga’s old mines and those closing in the next decade ...

South Africa secures $2.2 billion in funding to transition away from its heavy reliance on coal towards renewable energy ...

Johannesburg alone has enough rooftop space to power the entire country through midwinter without coal. So why have installations slowed?

STRICTLY speaking CEO July Ndlovu is retiring a year earlier than at the firm’s mandatory age of 60. In a twist of fate his ...

South Africa’s state logistics company has ramped up deliveries of coal on the country’s main export rail line after ...

These coal-fired power stations are Camden, Grootvlei, and Hendrina, and are planned to run until 2030. This buys time for other generation sources to come online, but puts South Africa’s climate ...

South Africa plans to unveil a new online mining registry next month, a long-delayed move toward greater transparency that ...

Broadly speaking, South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) seeks to reduce reliance on coal while ensuring a fair and low-carbon transition that safeguards affected workers and communities. The ...

Since Israel launched its genocidal assault on Gaza on 7 October 2023, at least 11 coal shipments from South Africa have ...

Analysis - Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by 2050. But ...

South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals—big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny ...