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Environmental Group Calls for Clean Energy in R2-Trillion IRP

The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) has expressed concern over South Africa’s two-trillion-rand Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), recently unveiled by Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. SAFCEI Executive Director Francesca de Gasparis warned against the continued reliance on fossil fuels, gas, and nuclear energy, citing safety concerns and the use of questionable technologies. She urged the minister to prioritize clean, affordable, and long-term renewable energy solutions such as solar, wind, […]

today21 October 2025

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Eskom loses R1bn a month to corruption, departing CEO De Ruyter says

Eskom's departing CEO said the stricken state-owned utility is losing R1bn a month to graft and theft committed by people often affiliated to the ANC. Andre de Ruyter excoriated government officials’ conduct and commitment to fixing the energy crisis in an interview aired on Tuesday by e.tv. When asked by the interviewer whether Eskom was “a feeding trough for the ANC”, he said: “The evidence suggests that it is.” Eskom announced on […]

today23 February 2023

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Greenhouse gas emissions dominate climate change hearings in Mpumalanga

Residents of Mpumalanga's Gert Sibande district municipality are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions from a local petrochemical plant and a number of coal-fired power stations. This is according to the parliamentary portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and the environment which on Friday held the first leg of three-day public hearings on the Climate Change Bill there. The power stations and the Sasol plant in Secunda are reportedly among the biggest […]

today5 February 2023

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