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Climate change and a failing food system open the door to the armyworm pest
The fall armyworm has reared its ugly head in Africa wreaking havoc across the continent, destroying the maize crop which was much anticipated after droughts of the previous years. The armyworm pest is now present in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa. In South Africa, this pest is new and the Government is working…
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Donors dish out millions while the DRC government ups the moratorium breaches
Kinshasa, 1st February 2017: Greenpeace Africa has today revealed further breaches to the 2002 moratorium on industrial logging titles by top Congolese government officials. Barely a month after these breaches the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) paid out $40 million to safeguard the DRC forest.
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Greenpeace condemns appointment of Matshela Koko as Acting Eskom CEO
01 December 2016, Johannesburg: Reacting to the news that Matshela Koko has been appointed by Minister Lynne Brown as Eskom’s Acting CEO with effect from today, Melita Steele, Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager for Greenpeace Africa has said:
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The gaps and omissions in the CCT audit report by Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry brings to light the need for an Independent Forest Monitor
The Cameroon Ministry of Forestry recently published the results of an audit it commissioned of the Cameroonian company Compagnie de Commerce et de Transport (CCT). This audit concluded that the allegations made by Greenpeace Africa concerning illegal activities by some suppliers of timber to CCT were founded, but went further to state that these illegal…
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Greenpeace Africa welcomes Kenya’s stance on Lamu Coal Power Plant
Johannesburg,16 November 2016: Reacting to the Kenyan Energy Regulatory Authority’s stern stance on withholding the License of Lamu Coal Power plant, Greenpeace Africa’s Executive Director, Njeri Kabeberi has said:
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Greenpeace welcomes Brian Molefe’s resignation as CEO of Eskom
11 November 2016, Johannesburg: Responding to the news that Brian Molefe - who was heavily implicated in the ‘State of Capture’ report – has resigned from Eskom, Greenpeace Africa’s Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager Melita Steele has said:
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‘State Capture’ and irrational choices at the heart of South Africa’s energy woes
Johannesburg, 04 November 2016: Reacting to this week’s damning “State of Capture’’ report and the release of ground-breaking research “A Rational IRP that is ambitious on Renewable Energy”, by researchers from the CSIR at the WINDABA conference on Thursday 3 November, Greenpeace has said:
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No room for secrecy
The Life After Coal Campaign (made up of groundWork, the Centre for Environmental Rights and Earthlife Africa, Johannesburg) together with Greenpeace Africa are deeply concerned about the current state of South Africa’s energy policy. Vital procurement decisions are being made in a turbulent, chaotic environment, mired by controversy, secrecy and misrepresentation. At this critical juncture…
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Greenpeace challenges Shoprite shareholders to engage on renewable energy
Cape Town, 31 October 2016 – Today, Greenpeace activists protested outside the Shoprite headquarters in Cape Town to demand that the retailer engages on the potential of renewable energy for South Africa. The protest at the Annual General Meeting follows the release of an updated version of the report Shopping Clean: Retailers and Renewable Energy…
