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Nestlé, Unilever, Coca Cola and Diageo double-down on recycling myth across Africa
Nairobi, 27 March 2019 – Nestlé, Unilever, The Coca Cola Company and Diageo announced plans today to improve the collection and recycling of plastics across Africa by launching the Africa Plastics…
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Zuma’s illogical nuclear nostalgia
22 March 2019 — Responding to recent statements made by former President Jacob Zuma that South Africa would not be facing loadshedding if we had gone forward with the R1-trillion…
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A spark of sanity
Johannesburg, 20 March 2019 — Responding to Jabu Mabuza’s announcement at yesterday’s system update media briefing that Eskom is considering whether or not to complete construction of both Medupi and…
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Address Food Chain Inadequacies to Ensure Food Security in Kenya – Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 19 March 2019 – Following reports that several people have died of hunger in Baringo and Turkana Counties, while thousands of others face starvation due to the ongoing drought…
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Latest satellite data reveals Mpumalanga is the world’s largest power plant emission hotspot, ranked fourth overall
Johannesburg, 19 March 2019 – In October 2018, Greenpeace released a groundbreaking analysis of satellite data from 1 June to 31 August 2018, which showed Mpumalanga is the world’s worst…
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Standing strong through the storm
Johannesburg, 18 March 2019 — Death tolls in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe continue to rise after Idai made landfall in Mozambique on Thursday. As news of tragedy spreads in the…
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Activists scale statues to draw attention to deaths caused by Eskom’s air pollution
Johannesburg, 14 March 2019 — Activists from Greenpeace Africa scaled several iconic statues across Johannesburg and Pretoria this morning to demand action on air pollution. The activists fitted the statues with emergency…
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Greenpeace Africa calls on DRC president to cancel Oil Contract in Salonga National Park and Central Cuvette peatlands
Following the Bloomberg revelation that former DRC president Joseph Kabila signed a presidential order validating an oil deal that would allow drilling in Salonga National Park as well as in…
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Eskom intentionally misleads the public and decision-makers
11 March 2019, Johannesburg — Today, Greenpeace Africa has released a scientific review[1] of Eskom’s own cost-benefit analysis for its proposed postponement and/or suspension from compliance with the Minimum Emission…
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Greenpeace Africa condemns state spying allegations
10 March 2019 — Responding to allegations that surfaced in the Sunday Times today in the article titled ‘Zuma ‘spooked’ Cyril’s campaign[1]’, which examines the High Level Review Panel Report…