As electricity tariffs continue to rise, squeezing household and small business budgets, a new solar company has entered the market with stokvel and crowdfunding models aimed at making renewable energy more affordable and accessible. Ipeleng Power Solutions (IPS), founded by entrepreneur Ipeleng Mhlanga, 32, launched in Johannesburg this week, offering solar system design, installation, maintenance […]
Commissioners emphasise a people-centred just transition, focusing on rural communities, workers and climate-resilient economic planning
Environmental justice organisations have launched a high court challenge against Eskom’s proposed Nuclear-1 power station, arguing that the 2017 environmental authorisation, upheld by Dion George in 2025, breached South Africa’s environmental laws
Sub-Saharan Africa’s reliance on imported oil leaves countries exposed to economic shocks amid the escalating Middle East conflict. Rising crude and LNG prices threaten import bills, inflation and currency stability, particularly in nations with low reserves
The focus is on manufacturing green products for global markets and modernising the country’s power system, the president says
SCORE: B+ A remarkable milestone under Ramokgopa’s leadership is an impressive and sustained electricity supply record, with over 196 consecutive days without loadshedding for the year 2025 and over 400 days of intermittent power supply. The department’s Generation Recovery Plan aimed at improving energy availability and reliability has resulted in a 71% average in the […]
A decade after the Paris Agreement united countries behind the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, the latest Emissions Gap report from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) delivers a sobering message: global efforts remain off target. Despite new pledges and some policy progress, the world is still heading toward dangerous levels […]
Long-term leases turn public land into corporate profit, but it’s not clear how these deals are structured and whether communities are seeing their s
The flight showcased several sustainability initiatives, including upcycled blanket bags, headset covers and reusable cutlery to cut down on waste
There is no official registry of socially owned renewable energy projects in South Africa, but research has identified more than 20 operating initiatives across the country
The economy is expected to create a jobs boom if the country can fix its electricity grid and meet the increasing demand for local copper beneficiation
Electricity must be treated as a public good and a fundamental human right
Solar power moves virtually from farmland in North West to factories hundreds of kilometres away. How it works and what it means for the country’s energy transition
The finance minister said the expenditure would be carried out ‘without compromising the fiscal strategy of sustainable public finances’
New report is ‘both a call to action and a blueprint for change’ for socially-owned renewables in South Africa’s energy transition
The recent outage in Spain and Portugal shows we must modernise how we transport power, supported by AI and automation
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
The ruling is not an ‘endorsement of indefinite non-compliance’, says minister of forestry, fisheries and environment
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
The continent must use energy minerals for its development rather than feeding them to industrialised countries
