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...

Women In Lephalale Tell of the Harsh Reality of Living Next to Medupi ‘Gentle Rain’

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...

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND Call for applications for Board members and Grant Committee members

by Earthlife | 29 July, 2021 | Events, Publications

The Environmental Justice Fund has a call for applications to become board members and Grant committee members. Click here to download the PDF for more information.

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...