The Political Party Manifesto Debate and The Manifesto Assessment In the lead-up to the 2024 elections, and in the aftermath of the Political Party Manifesto Debate held on the 8th of May at Community Hall, Project 90 by 2030 assessed the manifestos of nine political parties to help voters better understand what their future politicians [...]
In our first solar site visit of 2024, we had the privilege of joining forces with the YouLead 2024 Warriors at UCT. The purpose? To introduce them to the fundamental components and terminology essential for building solar panels and systems. This journey marks their initiation into hands-on solar panels construction, guided by experts from UCT [...]
On a recent trip to the Netherlands, I had the opportunity to experience what it is like for my family and I to safely commute by bicycle. I was wonder struck by the extensive cycling network across the country, through busy cities, to outlying areas via cycling highways. There are clear signs and dedicated traffic [...]
On Friday the 8th September 2023, the team from Woman on Farms Project organised for over 200 women farm workers to march to the Bayer office in Paarl to handover a Memorandum to the Bayer CEO. The Memorandum demanding an end to the double standards in the international trade of pesticides, and an [...]
On 16 July 2023, in Khayelitsha, at The Desmond Tutu Community Hall, a public hearing was held for The Climate Change Bill. This public consultation called for inputs from all those wanting to have their voices and experiences heard, and influence ‘The Bill’! This was a great opportunity for many across Cape Town, but it [...]
"I never thought that I would feel like I am entering the future whereas I am still living in the present." On 19 June, we took a tour around, in and on top of the Energy Observer boat. The boat is one of many projects that keep us activists fighting for system change and prioritizes [...]
My Experience at COP27 has been an interesting one, definitely one that will not be forgotten. As much as I was honored to be in that space, the journey was a bit of a rollercoaster of emotions. I was never that much invested in politics but somehow with the work that I do as an [...]
The Cape flats are situated in the North side of Cape Town. Described accurately as the 'dumping ground of apartheid' it was here that thousands of 'non-white' households were forced to move because of the Group Areas Act, and today it is home to over a million people who manage to live out an existence [...]
Microplastic pollution is one of the most pervasive emerging environmental issues that we face today. The world’s oceans, freshwaters, soils, and air are increasingly contaminated with tiny plastic fragments, particles, and fibers, raising concerns about the associated environmental and human health impacts. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles with a length of fewer than five millimeters [...]
On 24th September 2022, under the banner of March For System Change, youth, civil society and concerned citizens from across Cape Town and Surrounding towns and settlements came together to march from Hanover Street to Cape Town Parliament on Heritage Day! The action was led by the youth-led African Climate Alliance in [...]
