Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights ...

The year 2025 marks 60 years of excellence in skills development for the Colliery Training College (CTC). Over the past six ...

Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK, France, the US and the European ...

Doctors have warned Cardinal Stephen Brislin, the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa, about the growing health hazards related to air pollution emanating from the city's ...

The death toll in South Africa's mines rose 18% in 2020 driven by accidents related to falling rocks and transportation, provisional figures from South Africa's main mining body showed on Friday.

South Africa, heavily dependent on coal for energy and export, has secured $2.2 billion in funding to shift towards renewable energy, despite contributing significantly to global carbon emissions. The ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa rolled out a plan to create new jobs as it struggles to counter criticism that its shift away from the use of coal will devastate communities dependent on the fuel for ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa pledged to slash emissions across its fleet of coal-fired power plants in a bid to secure $2.6 billion in climate finance. That’s despite seeking to alter the terms of a ...

This research was funded by the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. Globally, coal mines are generally concentrated in certain areas. This means that the labour market effects of the ...