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Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

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“Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal”

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

The whole region of southern Africa, and especially South Africa, remains extremely dependent on coal mines, despite protests from environmentalists and pressure from the West in the form of billion-dollar subsidised plans to speed up the coal phase-out. The weighty state-owned Eskom, which has been embroiled in deep crisis for years, is making a tentative attempt to diversify. However, in a country where the sector's unions enjoy unparalleled influence within the state apparatus this is a daunting task. Neighbouring states are attune to this fact and are launching new projects to supply the regional giant's power plants.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Although Zimbabwe has been beset by a wave of protests against Chinese mining firms over the last month, the government is still dishing out new licences to those that are already active in the country. [...] (426 words)

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