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Air Pollution in South Africa: The Silent Killer That Demands Urgent Action
Air pollution is linked to a number of human health and environmental impacts and must be addressed. We talk about the real solution to air pollution and whether a carbon tax cuts it.
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Loadshedding will end when the government adopts a progressive energy policy
In recent weeks, South African citizens have all had the chance to view the revival of the Theatre of the Absurd: statements made by senior ANC officials have shown them trying to present their botched policies of the past three decades as victories.
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#FundOurFutures: Why programmes like the Basic Education Employment Initiative are worth funding, both for the future of young people and for learners.
Youth Capital, in partnership with Greenpeace Africa have launched the #FundOurFutures campaign this Mandela Day, urging the Ministers of Finance and Basic Education to support funding the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES).
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Eskom irregular expenditure exemption
Responding to news that Eskom has been exempted from disclosing irregular and fruitless expenditure in its annual financial statements
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Hidden Truths Of Why We Don’t See Much Renewable Energy In South Africa
An alternative perspective to challenge assumptions about renewable energy in South Africa, its benefits, and the role it can play in the long-term viability and sustainability of development.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to 2023 budget speech
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Minister's awareness of the impacts the climate crisis and resultant extreme weather events will have on South Africans.
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How eskom & the government can put an end to loadshedding in south africa
Load shedding in South Africa is an indication of an energy crisis that continues to worsen. Renewable energy sources remain the ultimate solution.
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An inevitable end of an era?
Will this be the year the South African government prioritises clean, renewable energy over dirty coal to keep the country running?
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Just transition: Air pollution by oil giants is trapping impoverished communities into generations of injustice
The “just-transition” cannot only focus on how the new green world caters for those affected by the energy transition, it must also see to those that have to live with the legacy of the old polluted world. Communities such as those in South Africa’s South Durban Basin are trapped in a cycle of poverty and illness…
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Greenpeace Africa documentary exposes Big Oil’s toxic impact on Durban community
Greenpeace Africa’s newly released documentary CRUDE: Wentworth Community vs Big Oil is a shocking reminder of the true cost of the oil industry in Africa.
