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Greenpeace Africa responds to reports of violence against Student protestors
With non-violence at the core of our value system, Greenpeace Africa is disheartened by the violence displayed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) against student protesters in Braamfontein.
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Certification schemes such as FSC are greenwashing forest destruction
Certified companies, including the widely-known FSC label, are reportedly linked to forest destruction, land disputes and human rights abuses, warns a new report from Greenpeace…
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Kenya Must Not Backslide on Plastics as FTA Negotiations Resume
Nairobi, 3 March 2021- Responding to the news that Kenya and the United States are set to resume talks on the bilateral trade agreement after a four-month break
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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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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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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…