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Mark Swilling

Mark Swilling is a Professor at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University.

Latest Work

So, where is the $8.5bn that South Africa was promised at COP26?

THE JUST TRANSITION OP-ED

4 March 2022

So, where is the $8.5bn that South Africa was promised at COP26?

9 min

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Mark Swilling

23 November 2021

Play the game, not the man: Eskom’s André De Ruyter needs all the support he can get if load shedding is to become a thing of the past

9 min

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July 2021 Zumite sedition and the emerging 'politics of the mall'

21 July 2021

July 2021 Zumite sedition and the emerging 'politics of the mall'

8 min

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It’s the green train now — and you’re on the wrong platform, Gwede Mantashe

OUR BURNING PLANET OP-ED

23 May 2021

It’s the green train now — and you’re on the wrong platform, Gwede Mantashe

9 min

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Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast

30 September 2020

Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast

13 min

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Mark Swilling

8 June 2020

From the Archives: Investing in renewables to replace ageing coal-fired power stations is a no-brainer

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Mark Swilling

18 February 2020

Eskom is in a death spiral, so it’s time to change the energy ballgame

9 min

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Mark Swilling

4 October 2019

Wake up, Everyone: ANC NEC’s energy statement is a real New Dawn for South Africa

7 min

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Mark Swilling

21 January 2019

The Zuma power elite is alive, kicking and preparing to replace Ramaphosa

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Mark Swilling

12 February 2018

Zexit, a nuclear deal and Russia’s strong-arm persuasion

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