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We Up the Pressure to Stop Nuclear

We Up the Pressure to Stop Nuclear

Feature story | September 21, 2011 at 9:57

Today we ramped up the pressure on the South African government, urging them to reassess its flirtation with nuclear energy.

Briefing: the Energy [r]evolution in South Africa

Publication | October 23, 2009 at 13:12

South Africa can do a lot more to take a leading role in the climate debate, as well as get ahead of the game as the world moves to a low-carbon future.

New leadership at Greenpeace International

New leadership at Greenpeace International

Feature story | June 11, 2009 at 11:20

Greenpeace will soon have a new leader. Kumi Naidoo will take up the role of Executive Director of Greenpeace International in November 2009, when Gerd Leipold steps down after nearly nine years as our activist-in-chief.

A New Dawn

A New Dawn

Image | November 27, 2011 at 15:01

Greenpeace volunteers raise a wind turbine at dawn in Durban, South Africa, to send a message of hope for the latest round of UN climate change talks opening here on Monday. Durban must be a new dawn for the international negotiations to...

Amazon Trees March in Durban for Climate Justice

Amazon Trees March in Durban for Climate Justice

Image | November 29, 2011 at 13:06

Greenpeace activists at the COP 17 in Durban, South Africa call on President Dilma Rousseff to “Save the Amazon, Stop the chainsaws.” A bill proposing a complete overhaul of the current Forest Code in Brazil, first issued in 1934, was approved...

20 years later – it’s election time again

20 years later – it’s election time again

Blog entry by Shanaaz Nel | May 6, 2014

Tomorrow is South Africa’s fifth democratic election. 2014 is a historic year in our history as we celebrate 20 years of democracy, and in the run up to 7 May election, politicians, social commentators, and ordinary citizens have been...

No fracking, thank you!

No fracking, thank you!

Blog entry by Dianne Mc Alpine | February 17, 2014

Fracking, the process of blasting water, sand, and a cocktail of chemicals deep underground in order to get gas or oil or oil out of shale rock, has been a hotly debated subject for some time in Southern Africa. Groups such as Treasure...

The day South Africa got renewable energy on the grid

The day South Africa got renewable energy on the grid

Blog entry by Ruth Mhlanga | September 16, 2013

In a historic moment earlier this month, the 312 000-panel Kalkbult Solar PV plant in Kimberley became the first independent renewable producer to be built, completed and get connected to the grid in South Africa. When the project...

What turns you on?

What turns you on?

Blog entry by Ruth Mhlanga | May 29, 2013

Turning on the lights is an action that we hardly ever think about. We flick a switch and the lights come on, we press a button and the TV snaps on. Do we stop to think about where the power comes from? Often it doesn’t occur to any of...

Google's Massive Solar Investment in South Africa

Google's Massive Solar Investment in South Africa

Blog entry by Ruth Mhlanga | May 31, 2013

Yesterday Google announced they are investing $12million (about R103 million) in a solar project in the Northern Cape, South Africa. In their blog about the investment, Google said South Africa was an obvious place for renewable...

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