NEWS | Ahead of NERSA Hearings, Communities Call for Eskom Tariff Hikes to be Rejected and Free Basic Electricity to be Increased

by Earthlife | 7 October, 2026 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Community activists gather outside NERSA’s head office in Pretoria on 2 October, ahead of public hearings on Eskom’s proposed electricity tariff increases. Tomorrow (08 October), Communities will urge the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to reject...

NEWS | Communities Unite in Opposition to Proposed Thyspunt Nuclear Power Station

by Earthlife | 16 July, 2026 | News, Press Releases, Publications

Communities from across Kouga gathered in Jeffreys Bay on Saturday (11 July), to voice their opposition to Eskom’s proposed 5,200 MW nuclear power station at Thyspunt. At a Speak Out event – hosted by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg – residents, fishers,...

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...