SUMMARY: The report provides an annual review of Sam Tambani Research Institute (SATRI) activities for the period 2018 to 2019 (the 5th financial year in existence) on the socio-economic welfare of workers (and their communities) in the Mining, Energy, and Construction sectors in Southern Africa. SATRI has been sensitive to workers’ interests in influencing the country’s energy policy direction . The realisation was that the energy sector is a key employer and pivotal sector of the South Africa’s economy.
KEY FINDING / RECOMMENDATIONS: The energy sector has important linkages with almost all other economic sectors of the country including mining, trade and industry. The concern is that the wrong energy policy could lead to direct job losses in the energy, mining and other sectors and limit government ability to use energy as a development tool in the quest to achieve National Development Plan objectives.