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Yolandi Groenewald is a South African environmental reporter, particularly experienced in the investigative field. After 10 years at the Mail & Guardian, she signed on with City Press in 2011. Her investigative environmental features have been recognised with numerous national journalism awards. Her coverage revolves around climate change politics, land reform, polluting mines, and environmental health. The world’s journey to find a deal to address climate change has shaped her career to a great degree. Yolandi attended her first climate change conference in Montreal in 2005. In the last decade, she has been present at seven of the COP’s, including the all-important COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. South Africa’s own addiction to coal in the midst of these talks has featured prominently in her reports.
Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan
Consumers can only benefit as the big four banks give in to pressure from low-fee upstarts and digital newcomers
Efforts are under way to make it easier for firms, farms and households to sell electricity to the grid
Self-made billionaire Patrice Motsepe embraces disruption and renewables in growth strategy
Despite alarm over the recent lifeline, state says the power utility is not on the brink of collapse
The African Bank, which relied on unsecured lending, has diversified its product offerings
Ahead of a crucial conference on international wildlife, the debate over whether to allow trade in rhino horn to fund conservation efforts rages on
Government interest in the pollution claims appears to have been aroused by Constitutional Court action launched against President Thabo Mbeki
The firm is countering threats from streaming services and is investing strongly in local content
Insane prices were paid for high-value species — then there was a lull, followed by a crash
The climate conference delivered a rulebook but nations failed to pledge to do more to cut emissions
But SA’s delegation leader Derek Hanekom believes everyone wants to see a deal reached
The behemoth brewer has grown almost as much as it can but one continent remains untapped
The wars at Sars have provided fertile ground for the illicit tobacco trade to grow
Its unbundling is expected to unlock value for investors and make it more competitive
Mkhwebane personally on the hook to pay some of the Reserve Bank’s costs
The Public Investment Corporation has given the cash-strapped parastatal a loan to fund the utility’s operations in February.
Eskom’s former interim CEO faced scrutiny for his role in signing off on a questionable R400-million payment from Eskom to a Hong Kong bank account
The ruling comes after trade union Solidarity approached the High Court to declare his controversial pension award of around R30-million unlawful.
Auction house Christie’s has announced that it plans to sell one of James Bond’s iconic Rolex watches.
