Opinion | Activist Andile Mlambos says that South Africa’s three major parties fail to adequately address the climate crisis in their election manifestos

by Earthlife | 1 July, 2024 | Events, Press Releases, Publications

This article was first published in the Daily Maverick on 26 May 2024 South Africa’s three major parties fail to adequately address the climate crisis in their election manifestos The manifestos of the ANC, DA and EFF abjectly fail to grasp the seriousness of the...

Earthlife Africa Johannesburg Joins Forces with The Green Connection in Legal Battle Against Karpowerships

by Earthlife | 27 June, 2024 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Earthlife Africa Johannesburg supporting The Green Connection outside the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, demanding transparency from Nersa and DMRE regarding the controversial Karpowerships deals. In a crucial move for environmental justice, Earthlife Africa...

Furthering Fossil Fuels in Africa is a Threat to Both People and Climate

by Earthlife | 24 April, 2024 | Press Releases, Publications

Title image: Residents of the Vhembe district in Limpopo protesting against the proposed MMSEZ that will threaten people, nature and the climate.   By Dr Neil Overy Despite the ever-deepening climate emergency, many of Africa’s political elite are giddily...

Carbon Offsets are Basically a Licence to Pollute

by Earthlife | 24 April, 2024 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Cover image: Thabo Sibeko at a anti-coal protest during the Standard Bank AGM in Sandton last year. The whole concept of carbon offsetting is simply another frontier of capital accumulation and profit-seeking based on yet more exploitation and the externalising of...

In the Shadow of Silence: Former Nuclear Worker’s Fight Exposes Industry’s Failures

by Earthlife | 20 April, 2024 | News, Press Releases

Amidst the somber news of the passing of Alfred Manyanyata Sepepe – a champion for human rights for those who suffer as a result of South Africa’s nuclear industry – a blunt truth emerges: Alfred and many of his colleagues before him, were failed by a system...