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Thousands of informal miners are working every day beneath South Africa’s coal heartland, but they worry that the government-led transition to green energy might leave them behind.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy ...

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 ...

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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 ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Vedanta Zinc International (VDAN.NS), opens new tab said on Saturday that mining has started again at its Gamsberg mine in South Africa following a closure in November ...

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