NEWS | #Budget2025 2.0: A Missed Opportunity for Climate Action & Energy Justice

by Earthlife | 24 March, 2025 | News, Press Releases

As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 Budget Speech, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg highlights concerns over its failure to address South Africa’s deepening climate and energy crises. Despite a R219.2 billion energy allocation, no meaningful funding...

NEWS | Electricity Hike Hits Hard as South Africans Face Increased Cost of Living

by Earthlife | 24 March, 2025 | News, Press Releases, Publications

“Our energy, our voice!” – Communities demand a just transition as a way of addressing sustainable energy access and availability in South Africa. #EnergyJustice #JustTransition #PeoplesPower Only one week left before the electricity prices go up by 12.7% on 1 April...

Small Modular Reactor Factsheet

by Earthlife | 19 March, 2025 | Publications

Hi everyone   Please find our SMR factsheet here.  

OPINION | Electricity Is Back, But Who Can Afford It? The Unseen Crisis Of South Africa’s Energy Landscape

by Earthlife | 8 December, 2024 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Community organisations presenting as to why NERSA should say No to Eskom’s MYPD6 tariff increase of 36% in Lephalale  at the Limpopo public hearings 23 October 2024: As the government pats itself on the back for providing South Africans with over 200 days with...

NEWS | “Enough Is Enough!” Soweto Residents & Earthlife Africa Say “No!” to Eskom’s 36% Tariff Hike

by Earthlife | 8 December, 2024 | News, Press Releases, Publications

3 December 2024: Today, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg joined grassroots communities in Gauteng to stage a peaceful demonstration during Nersa’s hearings, opposing Eskom’s proposed 36% electricity tariff increase. “This tariff hike is a direct attack on poor and...