FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 11.02.2026 Civil Society Organisations Reject NERSA Decision to Allow Eskom to Recover R54.7 Billion from Consumers Following the announcement from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa(NERSA) that they will allow Eskom to recover R54.7 billion from electricity users over the next three years, civil society, faith-based, and youth organisations say [...]
11 February 2026 Open Letter: Civil Society Requests a Review of the Electricity Pricing Policy of 2008 and How Power Systems are Funded Dear Honourable Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, We write this letter as a collective of South African civil society organisations out of deep concern regarding the current electricity pricing policy and its growing impact [...]
Resilience in communities to stand up against injustices, the exploitation of power, and inadequate service delivery has been a common thread throughout the year. Could this be a sign of the approaching local elections? A dynamic of having officials in communities with spades in hands near a waste dump captured as “ploughing back to the [...]
For immediate release – 25.09.2025 Climate Activists to Challenge Africa Energy Week’s Fossil Fuel Expansion On Tuesday, 30 September, climate justice activists, community leaders, students, and ordinary Capetonians will gather outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre — the venue of Africa Energy Week 2025 — with one clear message: fossil fuels are driving our [...]
As the 30-day public consultation process on SA’s draft second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is set to close with the 29 August deadline for written comment, civil society organisations are calling for substantial revisions to strengthen the ambition, coherence, and accountability provisions of our multilateral commitments to climate action. Organisations affiliated with the Climate Justice [...]
As we discussed in our previous blog post, NECSA's nuclear waste disposal site in Vaalputs, Northern Cape, has been a contentious issue for local communities. Despite NECSA's efforts to engage with communities through the Public Safety Information Forum, many concerns remain unaddressed. In this blog post, we'll explore the lack of transparency and exclusionary practices [...]
Navigating Nuclear Realities and Building Community Strength in Kamiesberg Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of working with communities in the Kamiesberg region of the Northern Cape - a remote but deeply rooted landscape where people live close to the land, and even closer to the social and environmental challenges that [...]
When South Africa talks about nuclear energy, the spotlight is often focused on urban centers like Cape Town, where the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station sits near the ocean, producing electricity while most people don’t think about where its waste goes. But far from the public eye, the real burden of this technology is being offloaded [...]
From April 12 to 17, 2025, over 200 climate justice activists from 70 countries gathered in Brasília for the Renew Our Power Gathering. This international event, hosted by 350.org, aimed to discuss, learn, and share insights on the Just Energy Transition, with a focus on empowering communities and advocating for sustainable energy solutions. The gathering [...]
As I reflect on my experience at COP29, I am left with a sense of disappointment and frustration. The conference, which was supposed to be a pivotal moment in the global fight against climate change, felt like a missed opportunity for meaningful action. One of the key agreements reached at COP29 was the [...]
