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
solar Tag
Court case tackles not-so-proudly-South African solar power
A landmark High Court case challenges the government and independent power producers to apply localisation laws designed to drive South Africa’s green industrial development...
07 November, 2025
Inside renewable energy land deals
Long-term leases turn public land into corporate profit, but how are these deals structured, and are communities seeing their share? #PowerTracker investigates...
17 October, 2025
People power: Off-grid communities light up
Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions for rural households left waiting in the dark by Eskom. Thabo Molelekwa investigates...
05 September, 2025
People who own the sun
#PowerTracker visits a solar project owned by a township cooperative that serves as a model for energy democracy in action...
31 July, 2025
Beyond the Grid: Pinging power from farms to factories
Solar power moves virtually from farmland in North West province to factories hundreds of kilometres away. How does it work, and what does it mean for the energy transition?...
22 May, 2025