Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK, France, the US and the European ...

The proposed Thubelisha export coal mine, in Secunda, will supply Sasol's synthetic fuels factory, also in Secunda, as well as assist in catering for the export market. The mine will replace the ...

In the coal towns of northern KwaZulu-Natal, the promise of South Africa’s “just transition” feels like a distant dream. While government plans speak of a fair shift to clean energy and justice for ...

South Africa, heavily dependent on coal for energy and export, has secured $2.2 billion in funding to shift towards renewable energy, despite contributing significantly to global carbon emissions. The ...

South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said coal is making a comeback and should be considered a critical mineral for the nation because of its contribution to employment and the ...

Menar, through its subsidiaries, will have the capability to produce almost 20-million tons of coal a year from 2025 onwards. Kangra’s Kusipongo reserve consists of 41.9-million tons of RoM, which is ...

Doctors have warned Cardinal Stephen Brislin, the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa, about the growing health hazards related to air pollution emanating from the city's ...

The Golfview Mine, where Siyabonga is working, is one of several abandoned mines dotted around the town of Ermelo in the heart of South Africa's coal belt. It was once operated by Golfview Mining Ltd, ...

South Africa increased coal exports from the biggest terminal on the continent for the first time in seven years after an improvement in rail shipments by state-owned logistics company Transnet SOC ...

(Bloomberg) -- Air pollution in South Africa boosts the annual number of deaths by 6% in communities living near coal-fired power plants, a study by the South African Medical Research Council showed.

It's a grueling and risky life for these miners, known as zama zamas, an isiZulu phrase translating loosely as "those who take a chance." Says... When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy ...

When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy about the type of job he wanted when he grew up. Other boys dreamed of being footballers, doctors, soldiers. All Siyabonga wanted, he says, was a job ...