As of January 2025, coal remained one of South Africa’s top exports to Israel. South Africa’s coal shipments to Israel grew ...

South African officials will allow some of the country’s coal-fired power plants to operate without the need to adhere to regulations on carbon and other emissions. The move comes as South ...

Power utility Eskom, whose fleet of old coal-fired power plants generates most of South Africa's electricity, had applied to exempt eight of its plants from minimum emission standards prescribed ...

South Africa allowed eight coal-fired plants run by state-owned Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to breach emission rules in an attempt to help the cash-strapped utility focus resources on providing a ...

South Africa’s ambitious renewable energy masterplan has been approved, but will need huge funding and co-ordination between government departments.

Eskom has been granted exemptions to breach emissions rules, at the cost of South Africans’ health and the environment.

Why was the #CancelCoal case brought to court? South Africa gets about 85% of its electricity from burning coal. The country has committed to moving towards cleaner energy alternatives such as ...