Earthlife Africa 2026 Mid-Year Highlights

by Earthlife | 2 July, 2026 | News, Press Releases, Publications

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NEWS | Alarm Raised Over Proposed Lephalale Methane Gas Project 

by Earthlife | 25 June, 2026 | News, Press Releases

Empty seats at the poorly attended Public participation on in Lephalale during the hearing on 13 June 2026 Calls for Comment Period Extension, for Meaningful Public Participation  29 June is the deadline for public comment on an application for a Coalbed Methane...

NEWS | Lephalale communities call for clean air and accountability at national summit

by Earthlife | 25 June, 2026 | News, Publications

Margaret Mokoka from Hands of Hope addresses participants at the National Priority Area Air Quality Summit in Rustenburg. On 25 June 2026, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg supported community representatives from Lephalale to participate in the National Priority Area Air...

NEWS | Earthlife Africa and Community Partners Join #KickTotalOutOfAfrica Action in Joburg

by Earthlife | 20 August, 2025 | News, Publications

Banners call for a just transition: renewable energy must serve people, not profit. This week, Earthlife Africa joined community partners and allies in Johannesburg as part of the #KickTotalOutOfAfrica initiative during the Africa Week of Action (18–24 August 2025)....

BLOG | Fighting for Clean Air in Lephalale: Communities Take Action

by Earthlife | 26 June, 2025 | News, Publications

Matimba power station at night, Lephalale, Limpopo. Lephalale, in Limpopo’s Waterberg region, is known as South Africa’s “energy hub.” But for local residents, coal power comes at a heavy cost: polluted air, poor health, and environmental damage. Coal mines and giant...