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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Air pollution in South Africa boosts the annual number of deaths by 6% in communities living near coal-fired power ...

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 case for the South African government to respect Boycott Divestment Sanctions and ‘Hague Group’ mandates against Glencore/ARM exports and all other fuel supplies to Israel South African coal ...

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 Africa ...

“Coal transformed our world and made it better,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Energy Secretary Chris Wright sold coal as the solution to a widespread lack of energy access in Africa on Friday, ...

Moving to renewable energy will fail unless wealthy nations help finance cleaner energy systems, industrialisation and local mineral processing across the African continent. This was the argument that ...

South Africa has allowed eight coal-fired power plants run by state-owned utility Eskom to exceed air pollution and emissions limits this decade as the most industrialized economy in Africa looks to ...

Energy experts say South Africa is likely to remain heavily reliant on coal for years to come, despite growing environmental concerns and global pressure to transition cleaner energy sources. This ...

South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the government's updated decommissioning dates, climate rights groups said in a report Wednesday.

South Africa increased coal exports from the biggest terminal on the continent for the first time in seven years after an improvement in rail shipments by state-owned logistics company Transnet SOC ...