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President Cyril Ramaphosa recently greenlit the just transition framework, which under the Presidential climate commission sets out policy measures and undertakings by different social partners to minimize the social and economic impact of the shift away from fossil fuels.The framework underpins an agreement between South Africa the UK, US Germany, France, and the EU grant access to an $8.5 billion investment in a shift away from fossil fuels, as we can see their efforts to transform the South African economy into a greener economy.

In this episode our host Melisizwe Tyiso and guest speaker Sakhile Ngcongwane discuss South Africa’s Just Energy Transition - exploring financial and technical energy solutions..

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Meet the voices behind Episode 6

_ Host: Brian Kamanzi

⚡Brian Kamanzi is a Energy Policy Researcher . (He has also done work with the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research).
Brian Kamanzi holds a MSc - Dept of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town.

Brain’s interests include:Renewable energy, environmentalism, Just Transition frameworks, sustainable infrastructure and disaster relief.

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_ Guest Speaker: Lungile Mashele

⚡Lungile is an energy economist with over 15 years’ experience!!
She started her career in the banking sector in corporate and business banking; after a short stint she decided to pursue a career in consulting to find her true passion. Thereafter she worked for various state-owned companies focused on energy.

She currently works for an institutional investor, providing technical due diligence for projects on the African continent.

Lungile also lectures at the University of Johannesburg and WITS business school and is a member of the South African Association of Energy Economics and the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers. She also provides commentary on African energy matters across the globe.

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The Kingdom of Lesotho celebrates its independence today.
< Happy Independence day 🇱🇸 >

Did You Know:
Lesotho's important natural resource is water! Known as ‘white gold’, water generates important revenue for the economy. In 2004 the Lesotho Highlands Water Project opened to supply water to South Africa.

The energy sector is a highly politicised section of the South African economy. As such, in South Africa, you cannot talk about energy without also talking about Eskom. With the State-owned company approaching its 100th year, Eskom continues to play a pivotal role in national and regional development.

In this episode our host Brian Kamanzi and guest speaker Lungile Mashele discuss South Africa’s push for a Just Energy Transition; exploring views on how we got here, + our potential next steps as a nation.

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We’re back with another Member Profile!

Today’s Featured member is Obakeng Moloabi.

Obakeng is director of project development for PGE (Pele Green Energy).

He holds a B. Com in Investment Management from the University of Johannesburg. Before the founding of Pele, Obakeng was an interest rate derivatives trader for Standard Bank with a focus on trading sovereign and utility debt.

Obakeng has been central to the development of Pele’s project pipeline, resulting in the investment in 1200 MW of power projects, ranging across renewable and traditional fuels technologies in South Africa and Mozambique. This success is on the back of high-quality relationships with a wide range of international energy companies, including Enel Green Power, ACWA Power, Gestamp Wind and Building Energy.

His current focus is on the development of projects that are developed and majority-owned by PGE. Obakeng is also the managing director of PGE subsidiary, Pele Natural Energy, responsible for growing the Group’s traditional fuel power business.

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Meet the voices behind Episode 4

_ Host: Thando Lukuko

⚡Thando Lukuko Thando is the national node coordinator for the SA Climate Action Network.He studied Entrepreneurship at CPUT where he obtained his National Diploma in 2011, following which he worked in several start-ups in the minerals, logistics and textile sectors respectively.

Since 2014, Thando has been working at Project 90 by 2030, an energy and climate change NGO, as the Community Engagement Coordinator. He is responsible for developing and implementing interventions that build relationships between local government and underserved communities to improve service delivery.

His experience in stakeholder engagement is both local and international, and has created positive impacts and a visible change. He serves on the Fossil Free SA management committee and as a consultant to the Independent Electoral Commissions (IEC) conflict panelist.

ARTICLE | Distressing findings of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report signal climate litigation to come.

By Thandile Chinyavahu, Climate and Energy team – Greenpeace Africa

Article written by Thandile Chinyavahu (our guest speaker from episode 4) shines a light on the crisis and challenges faced by South Africa’s government post-1994; in dealing with the transition away from fossil fuels to a low carbon economy.

💻 Read the full article - https://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/blogs/50727/distressing-findings-of-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-report-signal-climate-litigation-to-come/

Meet the voices behind Episode 4

_ Guest Speaker: Thandile Chinyavanhu

⚡Thandile Chinyavanhu is an environmental and social activist.
She works as a climate and energy campaigner for Greenpeace Africa. She writes about public health, energy access, climate mitigation and the intersectionality of climate change, particularly its impacts on women of colour.

She is part of the Quote This Woman+ database of experts! They work towards ensuring gender diversity in the media and beyond, by curating a database of voices like hers for journalists to use when they need an expert opinion.

IPCC Report - Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

What’s Going On Here?
Latest assessment of the impact of climate change.
The report highlighted the severity of the climate crisis and conveys the necessity for urgent, global action on adaptation and mitigation.

Be Curious!
💻 Read the full article - https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
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To date the Presidential Climate Commission has provided us with a just transition framework made a commitment to achieve a just transition and has committed to focus support on resourcing and climate finance, as stipulated by commitments in South Africa's NDCs at COP 26.

In this episode our host Bongiwe Matsoha and guest Happy Khambule share their thoughts and experiences of the conference as well as a broader look at the PCC since its inception, and also its role moving forward.

Host: Bongiwe Matsoha
Guest: Happy Khambule

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What is the IPCC report?
How was the IPCC initiated and by whom?

Thando Lukuko and Thandile Chinyavanhu answer all the questions related to the Latest IPCC Report in this episode.

Title: IPCC VS why is there nothing coming from the global South

Host: Thando Lukuko
Guest Speaker: Thandile Chinyavanhu

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Meet the voices behind Episode 3

_ Host: Happy Khambule
_ Guest Speaker: Tasneem Essop

⚡Happy Khambule is part of the inaugural President's Coordinating Commission on Climate Change (PCC) and acts as Business Unity South Africa’s head of environment and energy. He also serves on the Paris Agreement Compliance Committee. He is a non-executive director in Mansa Advisory, he serves on various boards including on the Earthlife Africa board and the CleanCity SA board as an independent non-executive board chairperson.

⚡Tasneem Essop is an expert on climate, energy, poverty and social justice issues and is the Founding Director of the Energy Democracy Initiative in South Africa.
South African born and based, Ms Essop has significant experience in the climate movement. She has held various senior government positions in South Africa. She was a global climate policy and strategy leader for environmental NGO WWF International and served as the Head of Delegation for the organisation at the UNFCCC including at the Paris COP. During this period she also served on the Board of the Global Call for Climate Action (GCCA) and was an active participant in the work of CAN International.

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In 2016, A report by Dr M Holland titled "Health impacts of coal fired power plants in South Africa" demonstrates that air pollution has a broad spectrum of effects on health, including mortality and cardiovascular and respiratory illness.

In Episode 3 we discover how we became Africa's biggest polluter.

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Another electricity price hike to hit South Africa from July 2022 !!

regulator Nersa’s proposal to increase municipal electricity tariffs by another 7.47% in July 2022 will put many South Africans over the edge, says Neil Roets, chief executive of Debt Rescue.

This figure constitutes a 3.49% increase for the 2022/23 year, and this is separate from the 9.6% annual increase for customers that kicked in on 1 April. The price hikes will take the average electricity tariff in South Africa from just over R1.33 per kWh to around R1.46.

⚡ On 1 April 2021 South Africans woke up to a 15.6% increase – one of the largest in the country’s history. In real terms, this bought 137.74 units of electricity for R200.
- Fast forward to April 2022 and the same R200 will get you only 136.98 units .

// This information is sourced from : business tech
https://businesstech.co.za/news/energy/580002/another-electricity-price-hike-to-hit-south-africa-from-july/

Episode 2 ⚡

✳Title: Water and Energy (Who do we prioritize?)

Researcher (Melisizwe Tyiso) chats to Activist (Ferrial Adam). Together, they discuss Water and Energy security issues that South Africa faces as a country.

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Episode 1⚡

✳Title: Energy Poverty

We kicked off Season 1 with Researcher (Siwe Kuse) and Project Manager (Bathandwa Vazi).
Together, they discuss the multifaceted issue of energy poverty in South Africa + role of spatial planning in energy access and the role government policies in reducing energy poverty.

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Ahadi.Collab_Podcast Long Weekend Takeover - Road to Episode 4

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Here's What to expect
- 29 April _ Episode 1
- 30 April _ Episode 2
- 1 May _ Episode 3
- 2 May _ Episode 4

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Checkers Sitari and the entire Sitari Village Mall, located close to Somerset West, Cape Town have become South Africa’s first supermarket and shopping centre to run entirely off renewable energy from wind and solar sources. ⚡

🍃As part of Checkers’ ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, the retailer also launched an environmental campaign to drive awareness and dialogue on this important issue.

Last year, the Shoprite Group, announced its intention to power 25% of operations with renewable energy.

🍂The supermarket also committed to:
° Recycling cardboard and plastic,
° Using recycled content in packaging,
°Reducing food and plastic waste,
°Sourcing products with sustainably sourced ingredients, and so more 🙌

🙆‍♀️Do you think other food giants will follow foot steps?

Let us know in comments below⬇️

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Goodbye Eskom - Hello Green Energy Providers?

As you might have seen, the Energy Sector in has been making headlines (Not sure why?) Here’s a brief look outlook on what’s currently happening:

Read through the slides to learn more.

Furthermore, listen our (Decentralizing Energy Generation) episode [Ep 1 Part 3]; Engaging and Informative chat on the most pressing energy issues in

// This information is sourced from : Mybroadband.co.za/

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Happy birthday to our superwoman !

🌿Working alongside you is a joy and gives us something to look forward to. You never fail to brighten our days 🌻 (we can always be sure that a good laugh
will be had with you around).

We wish you a long and fulfilling life 😊
Have a beautiful day !

With love from the .collab_podcast team x

Say hello to .collab_podcast member Melisizwe Tyiso (Sizwe) ! A labour market researcher, who works for the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI) 🕵️‍♂️

🧩 Sizwe has trained with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and became part of continental and international labour networks through capacity development programmes in South Africa, Kenya, Togo, Italy, China, and online platforms.

⚡Through the years as a researcher Sizwe has conceptualised, fundraised and managed research projects from proposal drafting to close out reports, hosted training workshops for trade union leadership and officials and presented at seminars and conferences on labour, environmental, and economic issues from a labour or developmental perspective.

“I am very passionate about the energy transition in particular renewable energy in the country and want to see the citizens of South Africa benefiting from the abundance of opportunities the sector offers, ideally through collaborative projects of change.“ - Melisizwe Tyiso 🕵️‍♂️

📈 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
¬ Fund raised over R 6 million for various research and capacity building projects across the country.

¬ Promotion to head of department (Labour Market Transformation) at NALEDI.

¬ Led and co-ordinated a project with 4 partner organisations to train 300 people across the country.

📌 Forever grateful to have witnessed your greatness & worked along side such a talented, kindred spirit.

Thank you!