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African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which exacerbates the problem of antibiotic resistance. Photo: Sustainable Seas Trust

Beyond the bin: Rethinking bioplastic waste for a circular future

Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics

6 min read
Playing dirty: Environmental activists in Soweto protest about the air pollution created by state-owned energy company Eskom’s coal-fired power stations earlier this year. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu/Getty Images

Tracking South Africa’s climate change progress

… or lack thereof, as the country is rapidly falling behind in its climate commitments and there is not enough uptake of renewable energy

4 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the uncertainty of the new trading regime had already harmed the country’s economy

Ramaphosa: Just energy transition will need R1.7 trillion

President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but that will require finance and partnerships

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
A core hole drilling site at dawn. Kinetiko describes the Amersfoort project as South Africa’s largest onshore LNG project. Photo supplied

Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge just energy transition gap

The development of the R155 million liquefied natural gas pilot is being promoted as a way to alleviate energy shortages while South Africa transitions to renewable energy

  • Umamah Bakharia
8 min read
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Mantashe’s draft electricity plan finally approved by cabinet

The updated long-term blueprint for the country’s power infrastructure looks at supply-and-demand needs

  • Mandisa Nyathi
3 min read
Path-finders: The state of finances in Mpumalanga municipalities will take centre stage in shaping the path of the Just Energy Transition. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Are municipalities good for just energy transition money?

Financing for the JET is increasing, but is being undermined by indebted municipalities in Mpumalanga that are not bankable

  • Eyaaz
9 min read