“I’m appealing that please don’t use South Africa as an example on how the just transition is being done. That has nothing to do with just transition. We only came to know about it when we couldn’t put food on our table.”
These stark words from Malaka George Mpe at last year’s 30th annual UN climate summit (COP30) in Brazil capture the harsh reality facing communities around South Africa’s decommissioned Komati Power Station.
What should have been a model for climate action has become a cautionary tale of what happens when communities are excluded from decisions that reshape their lives.
When the power…
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