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Greenpeace Outraged by News that South Africa Won’t Support Global Plastic Ban Treaty
A Mail & Guardian exposé revealed that the South African government plans to reject a new proposed global treaty on plastics. According to leaked documents…
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President Ramaphosa eases restrictions on renewable energy
Today, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced amendments to Schedule Two of the Electricity Regulation Act that will allow South African businesses to self-generate 100MW of electricity.
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Major European companies linked to food insecurity in West Africa
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GREENPEACE AFRICA SOLIDARITY MESSAGE TO THE POPULATION OF GOMA AND SURROUNDING AREAS
As the world watches in shock at these eruptions which have impacted so many lives in Goma, we express our deepest sadness, sympathies and wishes for strength and courage to those who have lost friends and family in this disaster.
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NEMA Shifts Blame on Protecting Lake Victoria and Lake Nakuru
The National Environmental Management Authority has confirmed that their mandate to safeguard the health of citizens remains critical and essential. They however remain non-committal in protecting Lake Victoria and Nakuru.
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#AfricaDay | The scramble to dump plastic is ‘waste colonialism’
The continued exploitative relationship between countries in the global majority and their former colonisers erode the foundation of their liberty. There are many “forms and manifestations” in which colonialism still lingers right here on the African continent.
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Our Okavango, our choice.
Your child or grandchild will beg you to take a trip to the Okavango Delta, Kavango parks and the World Heritage sites there. What will you tell your child? We don’t have the funds or it’s too far? Or will you tell them the truth that the environment is still suffering from the damage fracking…
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Greenpeace Africa reacts to attempts to turn Senegal into a plastic waste dump
German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has been caught in the act of fraud by Senegalese Customs. According to Liberation, the fifth largest ship owner in the world was fraudulently trying to bring 25 tons of plastic waste into Senegal. [1] The illegal shipment of plastic waste was seized on the ship Hansa Neuburg. The company agreed…
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One Man’s Journey to Save the Okavango
The Okavango Basin is an endorheic basin that covers an area of over 2.5 million km2 across Namibia, Angola and Botswana. The basin, which includes the Okavango Delta, is one of Africa’s most biodiverse habitats, home to a myriad of birds and megafauna species including the largest African elephant population left on the planet. The…
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Break Free From Plastic Disappointed by Final Extended Producer Responsibility Amendments
This morning, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) released the finalised amendments to the Extended Producer Responsibility regulations, in which recycling schemes were prioritised despite their poor track record of dealing with plastic pollution.