Karabo Mokgonyana (She/Her)

Master Master KB!🎓 God Said Yes! And So I Did. #WitsGraduate

⚠️ Loan After Loan - Is #Eskom Refinancing Dysfunction? Over the past 15 years, Eskom has secured $3.75bn, $1bn, $1.5bn and $497m from the World Bank, over $5bn from the AfDB, €300m from KfW, $2.9bn from China Development Bank, €75m from the European Investment Bank, etc.

OPINION | Brics talks green, acts dirty: Countries like Brazil and Ethiopia push for development that is led by renewable energy but other members of the Brics block are protecting their fossil fuel interests. mg.co.za/thought-leader…

We successfully hosted the 2025 #EnergySummit in partnership with Shell and CEF, to ignite conversations on energy security and youth participation in Africa’s transition. From policy to power pools, we’re shaping a just energy future — led by young people, for all⚡🌍🇿🇦

During the #WBSpringMeeting, Power Shift Africa’s .@K_Mokgonyana shared her reflections: what she looked forward to, what she hoped for, and what the world must not forget. Looking forward to: The development of the energy strategy, contributing to it, shaping it, and seeing how…

The Just Transition is about shifting power! At the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, @PowerShftAfrica's @K_Mokgonyana reminded us: A clean energy transition isn’t just about adopting solar or wind, it’s about dismantling systems of…

Recently visited the European Union in Brussels, Belgium - to challenge, to learn, to engage - and, most importantly, to cement the value of African thought, resistance, and independence. From global cooperation and energy justice to the politics of trade and migration.

[Op-Ed] Africa isn’t ready for electric vehicles – and that’s okay! The reality on the ground reveals structural issues that make a large-scale transition to EVs both impractical and premature. Read more: mg.co.za/thought-leader…

Recently had the privilege of speaking at the Annual Energy Summit hosted by the South Africa Youth Economic Council 🌍 with the theme “Africa’s Path to Energy Security Through the G20”. Focusing my intervention on renewable energy.

🌍Every adaptation effort begins with someone’s lived reality. Resilience is not abstract. It’s local, lived, and led by African people. 🍀✊🏽

How did my first #AfDBAM2025 go? Just wrapped up a powerful week in Abidjan 🇨🇮 with civil society voices calling for a people-centered just transition With Dr. Sidi Ould Tah elected as AfDB President, the moment is clear: Africa’s energy future must be clean, just & locally led

Day 2 at #AfDBAM2025 💡CSO Forum returns ⚡️Mission 300: $55B mobilised for energy access 🔌28M+ people connected to electricity in 10 yrs 🌍$10B raised via AGIA for climate-resilient infrastructure 🌱Ongoing commitment to the African Adaptation Acceleration Program

I am excited to be attending the #AfDBAM2025 in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire 🇨🇮 representing @PowerShftAfrica to engage on all things climate and energy for Africa.

🌍AfDB AGM Side Event: Powering Africa’s Future: Financing for a Just, Climate-Resilient Transition Join us for this high-level side event exploring the African Development Bank’s catalytic role in unlocking finance for Africa’s just transition, renewable energy expansion, and…

🇿🇦G20 + Critical Minerals From Indonesia to India and Brazil, and now South Africa has an opportunity to reframe critical minerals as drivers of energy inputs, industrialisation, fair trade, and environmental justice across Africa. @kudamanjonjo Read: mg.co.za/thought-leader…

🔥 No coal for genocide 🔥 SA 🇿🇦 can’t take Israel 🇮🇱 to the ICJ for genocide while exporting coal that fuels its war machine. That’s not diplomacy, it’s complicity. We once faced energy embargoes under apartheid. It’s time to do the same for Palestine 🇵🇸. #FreePalestine ✊🏾

Over the weekend, I participated in the global feminist convening in Rabat 🇲🇦, Morocco. From feminist political economy to climate and debt, our strategizing was rich with global South perspectives. Grateful to @MenaFem, @WEDO_worldwide , and all co-conveners.

I (happily) crash-landed the Pan African Coalition for Adaptation and Resilience (PACAR) convening happening in South Africa. #PACAR2025 I briefly spoke about the importance of “humanising adaptation” and how the #Adapt2Live campaign will seek to do this.

@K_Mokgonyana with @powershiftafri shares feminist reflections on the Spring meetings #WBandIMF "It is time to break the silence, to disrupt the status quo, and to reclaim economic policymaking as a feminist, decolonial, and ecological project." menafemmovement.org/feminist-refle…

Spent the week in DC for the World Bank #SpringMeetings2025 Amid global uncertainty, one thing’s clear: Africa’s energy & development work is urgent. From #Mission300 to the new Energy Strategy to youth jobs & accountability

🔥 JUST LAUNCHED Watts Up Africa is LIVE. 🔍 Energy poverty ☀️ Solar and wind energy growth 📉 Green industrialisation 📈 Equity-centred solutions Read now → wattsupafrica.org #WattsUpAfrica #Africa4Renewables