The Just Transition and the Just Energy Transition are underway in South Africa. The debates around these two crucial processes are unfolding through dialogues and conversations at various levels. A strong emphasis on not leaving anyone behind is echoed in these discussions. This paper seeks to interrogate whether this emphasis constitutes a superficial narrative or a genuine commitment to ensuring that all affected stakeholders are included and integrated into the Just Transition. To interrogate this further, the paper assesses how the unfolding processes are realising the commitment to not leave anyone behind. The paper followed a qualitative design, using the participant observation research method to engage with the processes pertaining to the Just Transition and coal communities. After engaging with these processes and participating in dialogues and debates on the Just Transition, the paper argues that true inclusion and integration of affected stakeholders can be achieved through a Just Transition underpinned by an environmental justice framework grounded in decolonial epistemologies, aimed at redressing, remediating, and effectively integrating marginalized populations into the Just Transition and Just Energy Transition. This can be achieved through a participatory model that seeks to empower affected stakeholders to influence the Just transition processes and also benefit from their implementation. Such a model can be anchored on participatory justice and the implementation of the social ownership models which will empower communities to participate in and benefit from the decentralised energy model.