More than 80% of South Africa's power is generated with coal - its sulphur smell polluting large areas.
South Africa is set to receive $8.5bn to help end its reliance on coal in a deal announced at the COP26 climate summit.The country is currently a major emitter of greenhouse gases as a result of its addiction to coal, which it uses to generate electricity.The vast scale of the coal operation run by the country's state power company Eskom makes South Africa the 12th biggest carbon dioxide emitter in the world, according to the Global Carbon Atlas.
Emalahleni means "The Place of Coals" in the isiZulu language, and the town is where most of the country's coal is mined.Image caption,Even more alarming for the people of this province, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, is that South Africa is the world's biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide.
"We have told the mines that there are houses where people are sick, they say they will come but they never do." But, on a national level, while there is a recognition of the need to end the reliance on coal, South Africa is desperate for the electricity it produces. But like leaders elsewhere in the world who are promising new green jobs, the president is faced by powerful groups worried about their economic future if the country turns away from coal.'What about our jobs?'
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