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Kwakhanya Mnconywa, from Bedford, is currently gaining hands-on experience through the Social Performance Internship Programme, an 18-month opportunity designed to equip local Eastern Cape youth with practical skills and work experience in community development. Funded by Cookhouse Wind Farm, the programme aims to nurture young professionals who are passionate about driving meaningful change ...

A youth leadership programme has been driving positive behavioural and cultural change among learners across four West Coast high schools over the past three years. Funded by Umoya Energy, the programme focuses on values-based leadership and empowers young people to build confidence, foster teamwork, and embrace accountability, equipping them to lead positive change within their schools.

Supported through a local enterprise development grant funding, GRH Enterprise has brought affordable, quality groceries closer to home for the people of Loeriesfontein. Opened last year by three local entrepreneurs, Gert Cloete, Rebia Beukes, and Hilmeree Beukes, the venture is already making a measurable impact by helping to reduce household expenses and contribute to the town’s growing small ...

The 2025 South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey (SAREGS) unveiled a remarkable 117 GW of renewable energy projects at advanced stages of development that could be ready to connect to the grid within the next five years. This already surpasses the 71.7 GW total capacity (wind and solar PV combined) envisioned in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 over a 16-year horizon.

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Windaba 2025 wrapped up on a positive note after three days of engaging discussions and collaboration among South Africa’s wind energy leaders. The main focus was on the country’s readiness to meet the wind energy targets set out in the Draft IRP 2025 and the potential for offshore wind power. Speakers stressed the need to address issues like grid capacity, procurement certainty and policy ...

Day 1 of Windaba 2025 opened with a strong call to action from the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who outlined South Africa’s plan for a secure, inclusive and sustainable energy future under the IRP 2025. Emphasising reform, industrialisation and partnerships, he highlighted key regulatory changes aimed at unlocking the country’s renewable energy potential. The day’s ...

Day 0 of Windaba 2025 set a strong tone for South Africa’s renewable energy future, calling for collaboration, localisation, and people-centred development to drive the country’s transition from policy to practice. Speaking at the opening session, Deputy Minister of Energy and Electricity Samantha Graham-Maré urged the sector to view the energy transition as “about people, not just megawatts,” ...

Accredited governance training equips local representatives with skills to strengthen accountability and community leadership.

A most recent intake of local talent from communities across the Overberg for a wind turbine technician training programme, aimed at equipping young people with the skills needed to support economic growth and address the shortage of technical expertise in the renewable energy sector, are set to commence their practical training at Klipheuwel Wind Farm this month.

Feuke Mostert is one of four emerging female farmers from Loeriesfontein who were part of a larger group of community subsistence farmers that recently took part in a week-long Dorper Sheep Training course in Williston. The training, made possible through a collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, and Loeriesfontein and Khobab Wind Farms, was aimed at ...