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...
Biogas Digester making a difference to rural communities In 2014, in an effort to put into practice what it preaches, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg introduced a number of renewable projects in communities in Gauteng. According to Earthlife’s Thabo Sibeko, it was...
Musina-Makhado In an effort to ensure communities participate fully in the public participation processes that formed part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ), the Earthlife Africa Johannesburg...
Celebrating a major climate victory: Court sets aside approval for Thabametsi coal power plant Last week, the High Court in Pretoria set aside the environmental approval for the 1200 MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station that would have been built in its first...
27 OCTOBER 2020 ANOTHER DEFENDER, OF ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY, MURDERED – WE SHOULD ALL BE CONCERNED! #RIPFIKILENTSHANGASE Last week, the assassination of Mama Fikile Ntshangase – who was involved in a legal dispute over the extension of a Tendele coal mine in...
