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Clean game, dirty money: TotalEnergies’ sportswashing in Africa called out
How the oil giant is using AFCON to greenwash its image while exploiting players, fans, and the environment.
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Decarbonisation explained: Is Africa ready for this transition?
Among the benefits Africa stands to gain from decarbonisation is reduced vulnerability to climate change. But is the continent well prepared to take such strides?
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Nature is calling South Africa. Again.
It is that time of the year where KwaZulu – Natal (a province in South Africa) experiences a new form of mayhem for the third time in a row.
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The Real Story On The Harms That Seismic Blasting Causes
For decades, South Africa's Wild Coast has been a pristine and untouched coastline vital to the biodiversity of the Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. Marine seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration is threatening to put an end to this.
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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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A safe and fair future for all can be delivered at COP27
The burning question at the upcoming 27th UN Climate Conference (COP27) is whether richer, historically more polluting governments are going to pay up for the loss and damage caused by climate change.
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With new coal uninsurable, insurers start to move on oil and gas
Insurance company restrictions on oil and gas are finally starting to catch up with those on coal, according to new data from the Insure Our Future campaign, co-published with Greenpeace.
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Major victory for Wild Coast communities: Shell interdicted from conducting seismic operations with immediate effect
28 December 2021: Today the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda ordered Shell to immediately cease its seismic blasting along South Africa’s Wild Coast, while ordering Shell and the Minister of…
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Greenpeace Africa Analysis reveals Johannesburg Power Outages are graver than City Power wants you to believe
The chronic under-resourcing of infrastructure in Johannesburg has long plagued residents of this once world-class African city. One of the ways in which this has chiefly impacted residents is energy access. As winter rears its ugly head, once again, residents of Johannesburg are forced to contend not only with load shedding imposed by Eskom but…
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Barbara Creecy’s big announcement better late than never: Greenpeace Africa
30 November 2020, Johannesburg -- The Department of Environment, Forest and Fisheries’ (DEFF) announced Monday to pursue criminal prosecution against Eskom for non-compliance with air pollution standards and supplying false and misleading information in reports to an Air Quality Officer at the Kendal Power station, between 2018 and 2019. In response, Greenpeace Africa Climate and…