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Greenpeace Africa applauds the Norway Government Pension Fund’s divestment from Halycon Agri
In response to news that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund — the world’s largest — divested last year from Singapore-based rubber giant Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited (Halcyon Agri) because of financial…
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Greenpeace Africa Volunteers Start Ambitious Campaign for Plastic Ban
5 March 2019, Cape Town – A group of Greenpeace Africa volunteers in Cape Town has started an ambitious campaign calling on South Africa’s top political parties to adopt a…
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Finance Minister misleads South Africa
Johannesburg, 22 February 2019 — Responding to the news that the total amount of Eskom’s bailout is in fact R150 billion: R23 billion over ten years, instead of R23 billion…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to Budget Speech
Johannesburg, 21 February 2019 — In response to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s announcement during the 2019 Budget speech that Eskom will be granted a R69 billion bailout over three years…
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Cancellation of Kusile the only option: Greenpeace Africa
Johannesburg, 14 February 2019 — In response to Eskom’s admission that Medupi and Kusile power stations continue to show a lack of reliability and are not contributing meaningfully to Eskom’s…
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Greenpeace Africa calls for the promotion of traditional farming to reduce dependence of food imports
In response to news that the government of Cameroon has lost over 9 000 billion FCFA from importing rice, corn, sugar and fish, Greenpeace Africa Forest Campaigner, Sylvie Djacbou, has…
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Trouble brewing off South Africa’s coast
8 February 2019, Johannesburg — In response to the announcement that French oil giant Total has just made a significant oil and gas discovery 175 km off the southern coast…
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Ramaphosa takes big step in the right direction
Johannesburg, 7 February 2019 — In response to the President’s State of the Nation Address, Greenpeace Africa’s Political Advisor, Happy Khambule, has said: “Greenpeace Africa welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement…
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Eskom continues to derail into delusion and disaster
Johannesburg, 30 January 2019 – Recent media reports in South Africa have indicated that Eskom continues to decline in tangibly frightening ways. In the last day, local media have reported…
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South Africa encouraged to take note: German Coal Commission releases plan for a coal phase-out by 2035 – 2038
Johannesburg, 29 January, 2019 — The German Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment (known also as the Coal Commission) has agreed to a coal phase-out plan for Germany. This…
