South African thermal coal business Thungela on May 4 handed over two completed social and labour plan (SLP) projects to the Emalahleni Local Municipality – the new Phola fire station and the revamped Ogies taxi rank. “These initiatives signify the company’s continued dedication to the Ogies and Phola communities and its promise to continue investing in projects and facilities that benefit residents,” Thungela highlights in a statement.
When the last coal mine finally closes and a day of reckoning is in the offing as the sector is gradually deprived of the capital it needs to survive how long will it take to undo the environmental damage that the fossil fuel industry has inflicted on the planet? When the last coal mine.