Connected, but still in the dark
Thabo Molelekwa investigates how prepaid electricity meters – now common in many municipalities — are encouraging a new form of energy poverty...
02 March, 2026
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Uncharted waters: Inside the political battle for control of the Orange Basin oil and gas resource
As Namibia looks set to enter the uncertain waters of the international oil industry, John Grobler analyses the legal and technical challenges emerging as the biggest obstacles...
10 February, 2026
Power, land and secrecy
After nine months of chasing information about renewable energy land lease deals across South Africa, we share what we learned. Roxanne Joseph reports...
20 November, 2025
Wired for waste: The billion-dollar deals powering Thailand’s energy surplus
Thailand is producing energy it doesn’t need at great cost to its citizens. One energy mogul benefits from the country’s long-term supply contracts. Khadija Sharife investigates...
24 October, 2025
The Boegoeberg Blues: A small Nama tribe holds the key to the Orange Oil Basin’s future
A landmark ConCourt ruling has made the Nama people the gate-keepers of ambitious plans to turn the Northern Cape into an energy and mining hub. John Grobler investigates...
18 July, 2025
#PowerTracker investigates community-owned renewables
What we learnt during our interrogation of land deals and social ownership of renewable energy projects. Roxanne Joseph reports...
07 July, 2025
Namibia plans to become an energy powerhouse – but is it realistic?
Namibia is pinning its economic hopes on development of the Orange Oil Basin. What does this mean for a small economy not ready for a major oil rush? John Grobler...
30 April, 2025
#PowerTracker shares a bright side of renewables
Renewable energy projects are benefitting local communities, yet few people knew that they exist – let alone what their impact is. Thabo Molelekwa reports...
01 April, 2025
Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?
The province is home to SA's biggest gas and helium project. Will it speed up the shift towards renewable energy sources, or hinder progress? Refilwe Mochoari investigates...
10 December, 2024
#PowerTracker to monitor renewables across SA
Our pioneering project gears up to track the JET journey beyond the country’s energy capital. Andiswa Matikinca and Roxanne Joseph report...
25 September, 2024