Editor’s choice
Editor’s choice
part of Futures beyond coal
Recorded mainly in late 2018, this episode explores what a decline in demand for South African coal would mean for the country, and particularly for the country’s main coal mining region Mpumalanga. We hear from Victor Munnik (University of Witwatersrand), Promise Malveni (local community member and environmental campaigner), Martin Kaggwa (National Union of Mineworkers), Mike Levington (energy sector expert and Managing Director of Navitas KLD), and Anna-Marth Ott (Middleburg Chamber of Commerce).
Victor Munnik
Promise Malveni
Local community member and environmental campaigner
Martin Kaggwa
Mike Levington
Energy sector expert and Managing Director
Anna-Marth Ott
One of the giant coal-fired power stations on the Highveld in Mpumalanga province, home to most of South Africa’s coal mines and thermal power plants.
Photo: Aaron Atteridge / SEI
Media coverage / Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff spotlight Nigeria and South Africa's fossil fuel production plans in The Conversation, based on the 2025 Production Gap Report.
SEI brief / This brief summarizes the dynamics and challenges of the just transition from coal in South Africa.
SEI working paper / This working paper highlights the history of just transition discourse in South Africa's coal sector, with reflections on parties' conflicting viewpoints.
