Abrahams, Yvette2013-09-132013-09-132013-08Abrahams, Y. (2013). Coal keeps getting more expensive but the sun costs nothing. Cape Times: 9.http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51665Due to copyright restrictions, this item cannot be sharedThe economics of energy is gradually forcing profit-making enterprises out of fossil fuels. Easily accessible coal has already been mined and meanwhile, the costs of renewable energy sources have decreased by 25%. This article in the Cape Times (2013) newspaper argues for a move towards solar power, as well as a re-think of “pro-poor” tariffs, especially in relation to service provision for the “backyard dweller” populations who account for 672,000 South African households.1 digital file (p. 9)application/pdfenCOALSOLAR ENERGYFOSSIL FUELSENERGY SOURCESSOUTH AFRICARENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTCLIMATE CHANGESOUTH OF SAHARAPRO-POORELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONMUNICIPAL SERVICESVULNERABLE GROUPSMedia Article