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Greenpeace Africa activists disrupt Mantashe’s address at Africa Energy Indaba
Cape Town, 7 March 2023 – Today, Greenpeace Africa activists disrupted Minister Gwede Mantashe’s opening address at the Africa Energy Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Center with banners…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to 2023 budget speech
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Minister's awareness of the impacts the climate crisis and resultant extreme weather events will have on South Africans.
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How eskom & the government can put an end to loadshedding in south africa
Load shedding in South Africa is an indication of an energy crisis that continues to worsen. Renewable energy sources remain the ultimate solution.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to State of the Nation Address
Johannesburg, 09 February – In response to President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, Greenpeace Africa Climate and Energy Campaigner Nhlanhla Sibisi said:
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There is nothing wrong with Eskom … Not!
Yes, you read this right 😉. Their power stations aren't ancient. Kusile didn't cost millions and is not a disaster waiting to happen. I hope you understand that I'm being super sarcastic here. However, there is a different angle I would like to add to this piping-hot topic.
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An inevitable end of an era?
Will this be the year the South African government prioritises clean, renewable energy over dirty coal to keep the country running?
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Just transition: Air pollution by oil giants is trapping impoverished communities into generations of injustice
The “just-transition” cannot only focus on how the new green world caters for those affected by the energy transition, it must also see to those that have to live with the legacy of the old polluted world. Communities such as those in South Africa’s South Durban Basin are trapped in a cycle of poverty and illness…
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Leave to appeal granted – applicants confident in Supreme Court win to save the Wild Coast
13 December 2022, Gqeberha: This morning, the Eastern Cape High Court handed down judgment granting Shell, Impact Africa and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy leave to appeal to…
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Civil society and community organisations to challenge Sasol over insufficient decarbonisation plans and ongoing pollution
On Friday 2 December, Sasol Limited will be hosting its 43rd Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM). The hybrid meeting will be attended both virtually and in person by shareholders.…
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Save the Wild Coast: Shell Appeal and Cross Appeal heard, judgment reserved
28 November 2022, Gqeberha: Today, the Eastern Cape High Court reserved judgment in the leave to appeal application from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Impact Africa and Shell.…