South Africa’s power crisis: going off the grid works for the wealthy – but could deepen injustice for the poor

South Africa’s current electricity crisis has been described as “a perfect storm”. A number of factors have converged to reach this point: an ageing and inadequately maintained fleet of coal power stations, delays in upgrading the Koeber...

Christina Culwick Senior researcher, urban sustainability transitions, environmental governance and resilience, Gauteng City-Region Observatory & Samkelisiwe Khanyile Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory·about 1 year ago