MEDIA RELEASE 11 DECEMBER 2020 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION – “IGNORING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION!” SAY SA ENVIRO DEFENDERS “This year has been a complete right-off for climate action and a massive knock for the people, especially the youth, of this...
Thabametsi By Elana Greyling If someone had told me that we would stop the Thabametsi Independent Power Producer (IPP), and at the same time, the Thabametsi coal mine, I would have smiled, because I am an optimist and a dreamer. But, I would not have believed it. Now...
World Bank Action Day On Friday 16 October, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and its partners in the African Coal Network joined worldwide protests against the World Bank’s fossil investments, instead of assisting the move to a just energy transition, even as the...
WECCF demonstration On 27 November, in another peaceful demonstration, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg joined scores of women – community activists from the Women’s Energy and Climate Change Forum – outside the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) in...
CJAG DMRE Steam Gens Protest On 15 October, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and a number of its youth partners from its Climate Justice Action Group (CJAG) hosted a peaceful placard demonstration to say “NO!” to nuclear energy. The group of youngsters say they are...