South Africa should systematically manage its energy transition 

South Africa should systematically manage its transition from coal-fired power generation into renewable energy, said the Mining and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Thursday.

"I am not saying coal forever, ... I am saying let's manage our transition step by step rather than being emotional," Mantashe said at the Joburg Indaba virtual mining conference.

"We are not a developed economy, we don't have all alternative sources," he added.

South Africa wants to decrease coal’s share within the energy sector to less than 60 percent by 2030. Currently coal represents around 75 percent. Renewables such as wind and solar represent 25 percent.