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...
by Earthlife | 11 August, 2021 | Press Releases, Publications
While news of the ‘completion’ of the Medupi power station has been met with both celebration and scepticism, women in Lephalale (in Limpopo) and surrounds, however, are filled with dread of having a pollution-intensive coal-fired power station in their backyard and...
by Earthlife | 2 June, 2021 | Events, News, Press Releases
In the early hours of 13 May, just before the crack of dawn, Earthlife Africa (Johannesburg) joined residents of Lephalale in Limpopo in a small demonstration to create awareness of the threats from coal, and the impact this fossil fuel is having on communities in the...
by Earthlife | 2 June, 2021 | Events, News, Press Releases
In anticipation of Standard Bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) vote on 27 May, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and a large contingent of concerned citizens gathered outside the bank’s Head Office in Johannesburg to demand that shareholders call for an end to fossil...
by Earthlife | 27 April, 2021 | News, Press Releases
From 28-30 April, the Delta Built Environment Consultants (Delta) will host public hearings on the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) – a mega-industrial development proposed to be built in the Vhembe region of Limpopo. Many communities, businesses and...
by Earthlife | 27 April, 2021 | News, Press Releases
On Earth Day 2021, the Climate Justice Action Group (CJAG) held a picket demonstration outside Gauteng’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) to call attention to the ongoing socio-environmental injustices that continue in South Africa. CJAG is a...
