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Greenpeace Africa Responds to DEFF R2.9bn Irregular Expenditure
23 February 2021, Johannesburg — In response to the Auditor General’s report revealing irregular and wasteful expenditure by the Department of Environment, Forest and Fisheries (DEFF), to the tune of…
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Kenya Still at Risk Despite UN Plastics Nod: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 22 February 2021 — In the lead up to the UN summit being held in Nairobi, UNEP has named Kenya as an emerging leader in the fight against…
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Toxic Pesticides Employed in The Control of Desert Locusts
Since 2019, Kenya has experienced an unprecedented threat from the desert locust invasion. This invasion that is linked to climate change puts millions of Kenyans at risk of food and nutrition insecurity.
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Why is Fossil Capital incompatible with social justice?
The world we live in has been built around an economic system that prioritises never ending growth over the welfare of people and planet. And fossil fuels are at the…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to worsening Gauteng air quality
Air pollution in South Africa has reached dangerously unhealthy levels. Twice in the last week residents across several communities in Johannesburg and Pretoria were exposed to high levels of Sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution.
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New illegal forest concessions in the DRC: the Environment Minister has done it again
Greenpeace Africa calls on the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, to order the immediate cancellation of four illegal forest concession contracts
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Greenpeace Africa calls for full disclosure around state spying
Responding to a reading by Advocate Pretorius at today’s State Capture Enquiry.
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Ramaphosa must not “mess up” Just Transition: SONA
In response to President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) this evening, Greenpeace Africa Climate and Energy Campaigner Nhlanhla Sibisi has said:
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Making room for Co-creation in 2021
Global climate strike in Johannesburg, South Africa. Across the globe, millions of people have taken to the streets to demand action on climate.
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What needs to happen so the Mauritius oil spill never happens again?
Our personal histories are often attached to historical moments of shock. From wildfires to acts of terror, we all remember where we were and what we were doing when we…
