Hydrogen power is emerging as a transformative force in South Africa’s clean energy landscape, offering a sustainable alternative to the country’s coal-dependent electricity grid. As the world shifts towards greener energy, South Africa is embracing hydrogen hybrid technology, which enhances fuel efficiency and significantly reduces carbon emissions. This innovation has the potential to create jobs, with programs like the Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership training youth to install hydrogen systems in vehicles. Chuck Stephens highlights this grassroots, bottom-up approach to tackling energy challenges, reducing pollution, and addressing unemployment in the country. South African scientists have been early in discovering how to make hydrogen from coal, with the potential for a clean energy future. Currently, aftermarket kits for retrofitting vehicles with hydrogen systems are becoming available, providing benefits such as increased power, reduced fuel consumption, lower carbon emissions, and extended engine life. The Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership is actively training unemployed youth as 'hydrogen installers' to meet the growing demand for such technology, aiming for a future where half of South Africa's vehicles run on hydrogen or electric hybrids.