Corruption Watch

This podcast series of five episodes compellingly captures communities’ experiences with climate change and failures in disaster relief by government. This is the third episode, and focuses on the responsible managing of climate-related budgets and projects, weak governance structures hindering the effective implementation of climate policies and community support programs, deficiencies in the Climate Change Act, and more. The backdrop is the 2022 closure of the Komati power station in Mpumalanga and how it failed as a test case for the just transition to clean energy. Our guests include climate sustainability expert Professor Imran Valodia of Wits University; legal researcher Mashudu Masutha; climate science writer and journalist Leonie Joubert; Bongani Johannes from Mining Affected Communities United in Action; Malik Dasoo, a researcher with Extinction Rebellion; and community voices from Limpopo and Mpumalanga, including Grace, Mam’Nkuna, and Sinki.