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Greenpeace Africa presents roadmap for a stumbling Eskom
Johannesburg, 11 June 2019 — As Eskom’s debt approaches a staggering R500bn and South Africa’s economy contracts, the urgency of a business model revamp for the utility could not be…
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Bold Steps Towards a Total Ban on Single Use Plastics, Greenpeace Call for Effective Enforcement
Nairobi 7 June 2019 – Responding to president Uhuru Kenyatta’s pronouncement to ban single-use plastic products including plastic bottles and straws in all protected areas effective June 5 2020, Greenpeace…
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Celebrating World Environment Day: Beating air pollution by breaking free from plastic
“We celebrate when we see blue sky and share pictures with each other on WeChat” (China). “Little kids with chronic respiratory illnesses are the norm here, not the rarity” (India).…
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‘Clean air isn’t a luxury; it’s a basic human right’: Greenpeace
Johannesburg, 5 June 2019 – This World Environment Day we face the reality that more than 9 out of 10 people globally are breathing unsafe air. “Clean air isn’t a…
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Greenpeace Africa Welcomes Tanzania’s Move to Ban Plastic Bags
Nairobi, 4 June 2019 – Tanzania has announced a nationwide ban on the use of plastic bags starting from June 1, 2019. Tanzania follows similar steps by Kenya and Rwanda;…
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Regional Policy on Single-Use Plastic Ban Required for Effective Implementation of Plastic Ban
Nairobi 30 May 2019 – Responding to the news that the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has issued a warning over the return of plastic bags in the country, Greenpeace…
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Greenpeace Africa calls on new cabinet to light the way to a better future
Johannesburg, 30 May 2019: Responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet announcement late last night, Greenpeace Africa’s Senior Political Advisor, Happy Khambule has said: “Greenpeace Africa takes this opportunity to congratulate…
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A Beacon of hope from the indigenous people of DR Congo & Cameroon
I could hear the early morning birds churning melodies from giant trees as we made our way, single-file, down the muddy footpath deep into the equatorial rainforest of Lokolama in…
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Department of Environmental Affairs boldly dips a toe into environmental protection
Johannesburg, 24 May 2019 — The Department of Environmental Affairs has announced that twenty protected marine areas have been established in South Africa. They have also announced that the unlawfully…
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Smallholder Farmers Must Be at The Centre of Kenya’s Proposed Agriculture Master Plan: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 21 May 2019 – The government of Kenya has come up with radical plans to revive its agriculture sector, including a possible shift to genetically modified organisms technology. The…
