Renewables: plugging the localisation gap
Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy. But are local manufacturers, workers and communities truly benefiting?…
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Win for energy transparency in murky solar battle
A judge has ordered the department of mineral and petroleum resources to release the full record of its decision to award renewables contracts to…
Court case tackles not-so-proudly-South African solar power
In a high court challenge, the government and independent power producers are accused of flouting localisation laws…
The people who own the sun
The SalTuba Cooperative is a flagship example of socially-owned renewable energy, and a model for energy democracy…
South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’ postponed – not abandoned
Whisper it quietly, but South Africa has now kept the demon of load-shedding at bay for nearly five months. It has, however, come at…
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Trust issues: competition watchdog under fire
The Constitutional Court’s banks ruling has intensified scrutiny of a…
America, f*ck yeah!
America has used its advantages brilliantly, often brutally. There is…
Hunter hunted as Steinhoff curse strikes
There’s no little irony as a UK court reveals a…
A review of Tambourine, and the economics of caring
A review of Tambourine, Cape Town’s farm-to-table restaurant linked to…
