#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
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Stuck between lithium rocks and a hard place
Zimbabwean communities living around lithium mines have to put up with noise pollution, gas emissions, dust, flying-rock hazards and ground vibrations. Oscar Nkala investigates...
20 September, 2024
Financing municipal progress for Mpumalanga’s energy transition
Municipalities in SA’s energy heartland face significant financial problems to implement the JET. Thabo Molelekwa spoke to stakeholders trying to overcome the hurdles...
12 September, 2024
‘We want a say in transition mining’ – DRC communities
Communities living on and working land in the DRC say they are not informed about mining permits for energy transition minerals. Jonas Kiriko speaks to them...
02 August, 2024
Data-driven climate journalism led to large fines for mining company
A Zimbabwe journalist working with Oxpeckers investigated how a Chinese mining company polluted local water sources. Anders Behrmann reports...
29 July, 2024
Mpumalanga is going with the wind
Wind farms are picking up speed in the province at the heart of South Africa’s energy transition, reports Thabo Molelekwa...
24 July, 2024
Cobalt crush undermines future of DRC’s community forests
Historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies. Jonas Kiriko investigates...
22 July, 2024
Dark side to ‘a new dawn’
Tanzania is banking on its natural resources during the global transition to clean energy, but analysts warn there are dangers ahead. Oscar Nkala investigates...
12 July, 2024
Green energy innovations in the desert
Green hydrogen features in Namibian projects aimed at producing carbon-free steel and ammonia fuel for shipping and rail transport. John Grobler reports...
05 July, 2024
Running on empty: Mpumalanga’s energy transition needs juice
Despite its resources and capacity for green energy storage, SA's energy capital reaps minimal benefits due to an export-heavy focus. Sakhile Dube investigates...
20 June, 2024