Student Lebogang Mangane grew up in South Africas coal mining heartland that still produces most of the countrys electricity, but her own streets rarely had any lighting, so she never felt safe walking anywhere after dark.
Now she beams when she speaks about the thousands of solar lights that flood the roads of inner-city Johannesburg, including the Marshalltown neighbourhood where she works and studies.
Since July 2024, more than 2,000 solar lights sponsored by corporates, banks and educational institutions have been installed throughout various inner-city areas where tens of thousands of pedestrians and commuters travel each day.
