Here is a round-up of other stories: The UN’s Climate Change report, and Why Women (and Youth) MUST be part of the Just Transition

by Earthlife | 20 September, 2021 | Events, News, Publications

On 23 August 2021, as part of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg’s Women’s Month activities, activists from various communities in Limpopo, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were treated to a spirited conversation with author and activist Professor Jacklyn Cock, to celebrate her...

South Africans Should Heed the Warnings in the United Nations’ IPCC Report

by Earthlife | 17 September, 2021 | News, Publications

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a damning report about the state of the climate crisis and the lack of mitigation and adaptation action, globally. Here are a few reasons South Africans should take note and take action...

Major Concerns over DMRE’s Obsession with Nuclear Energy, While Avoiding Renewables

by Earthlife | 2 September, 2021 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) – the two civil society organisations who took the South African government to court over its illegal and unconstitutional R1-trillion nuclear deal with Russia in...

STORY UPDATE: “A Medupi of Errors. How Much More Can We Take?” – Concerned Citizens of Lephalale

by Earthlife | 2 September, 2021 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Just as Eskom celebrated the ‘completion’ of its controversial and over-priced Medupi coal-fired power station about a week ago, an explosion rocked the local community of Lephalale in Limpopo Province, on Sunday (8 August) night. Community members and police...

Civil society responds to reports of Koeberg contract

by Earthlife | 20 August, 2021 | News, Press Releases, Publications

It was recently widely reported in the media that a US-based engineering company has been awarded a R20bn contract to extend the life of the Koeberg nuclear power plant. Activists and civil organisations are concerned that the legal processes required to grant a...

The Big Con

by Earthlife | 14 June, 2021 | News, Publications

As the impacts of the climate crisis become ever more apparent, people around the world, led by Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and frontline communities, are demanding action. In response, Big Polluters and the governments that do their bidding have begun to tout...