• Inspire the Movement

    Light at the end of the tunnel

    26 January 2018 - Greenpeace Africa welcomes Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement on South Africa’ energy future at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. With Eskom’s future hanging in the balance, it is clear how critical it is to make the appropriate energy investments to boost the economy and benefit the people of…

    Lerato Ngakane 1 min read
  • Inspire the Movement

    UMOJA

    In this January edition, learn about our journey through the Congo Basin forest, the Climate March at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, what we got upto on International Coastal Clean-Up Day and more!

    Greenpeace Africa
  • Protect the Environment

    Which is the Antarctic’s top penguin?

    Not every penguin is up to the challenge of living in the Antarctic, but those that do are a special sort of awesome. Remember, they don’t have the luxury of being able to fly away again if the weather turns bad.

    Willie Mackenzie 4 min read
  • Protect the Environment

    Setting sail to protect the Antarctic

    As I write this, the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, is sailing South. For the next three months, the crew will be working alongside a team of campaigners, photographers, film-makers, scientists and journalists from across the globe to build the case for the world’s largest protected area: an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.

    Will McCallum 3 min read
  • Inspire the Movement

    March of the penguins

    This morning, people around the world are waking up to pictures of penguin sightings across the globe. The penguins have been spotted travelling on trains, arriving at international airports and at iconic landmarks. From Sydney to Buenos Aires and from London to Johannesburg, the question on everybody’s mind - what are they here for?

    Akshey Kalra 3 min read
  • Matimba Coal Power Station in South Africa. © Shayne Robinson
    Inspire the Movement

    Recent engagements between Minister of Energy and civil society organisations

    Below we set out key events in recent engagements between Minister of Energy David Mahlobo and civil society organisations around the Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity and the Energy Indaba scheduled for 7-8 December 2017.

    Greenpeace Africa 4 min read
  • Protect the Environment

    A cost that curses!

    On November 21st, s the World was celebrating Fisheries Day, Greenpeace Africa chose this symbolic date to publish its report” The cost of ocean Destruction”

    Prudence Wanko 2 min read
  • Protect the Environment

    Activists close down the Department of Environmental Affairs, Pretoria

    30 November, 2017: Greenpeace Africa and Earthlife Africa Jhb activists have today confronted the Department of Environmental Affairs by blocking the main entrance to the Department with nuclear barrels. The activists made a public demand that the Department of Environmental Affairs withdraws the environmental authorisation that has been issued for a proposed nuclear power station…

    Greenpeace Africa 2 min read
  • Inspire the Movement

    The Department of Environmental Affairs is selling our future to the highest bidder

    The Department of Environmental Affairs is responsible for ensuring that our constitutional right to a healthy environment is realised, but recently the Department went against all of those principles when they granted an Environmental Authorisation for a nuclear power station to be constructed at Duynefontein in the Western Cape.

    Penny-Jane Cooke 2 min read
  • Artisanal Fishermen in Senegal. © Clément  Tardif
    Protect the Environment

    The Cost of Ocean Destruction

    West Africa’s coastal waters lie within one of four of the world’s major ocean upwellings, all of which can be found on the eastern boundaries of the Pacifc and Atlantic oceans. This oceanographic phenomenon brings nutrient rich waters to the surface, ensuring an extraordinary abundance and productivity of life underneath the surface.

    Greenpeace Africa