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 [...]
From 25 September to 1st October 2022, youth gathered at The Climate Justice Camp held by Greenpeace International took place in Nabeul, Tunisa. New friends were made and the old ones reunited. The camp was mainly to build solidarity and also show that there’s a lot that this climate justice movement can offer. There were [...]
On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, a group of 30 people from many parts of the world were brought together for a Climate Justice Adaptation Workshop because of sharing the same motive. This took place during the week of Climate Action before the Climate Justice global strike. Our youth representative, Lisakhanya Mathiso, attended [...]
In June 2022, two of our young #ClimateLeaders made their way to Germany for a line-up of climate and social justice events, engagements, and conferences, set up and supported by our partners and friends at Misereor and Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend (BDKJ). These events sought to bring together youth from South Africa and [...]
Attn: The Honourable Minister of Minerals and Energy, Gwede Mantashe Dear Honourable Minister Mantashe It is not in dispute that: The electricity crisis and load-shedding continues to cause human suffering and cost the economy billions. The law (Electricity Regulation Act section 34) provides for the Minister for Energy to issue a determination for large-scale new [...]
South African youth to lead intergenerational global climate action on 25th March, calling for “people not profit” in the wake of Human Rights Day, as the domestic environmental justice movement picks up greater momentum. On 25th March 2022, South African youth and civil society will once again take [...]
Source: Daily Maverick-Our Burning Planet Title: Climate change shifting the goalposts for global sport By Julia Evans (15 February 2020) The Beijing Winter Games have made history by being held on 100% artificial snow. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar has temperature-controlled stadium, even if temperatures reach 30 degrees and 40 degrees the [...]
MEDIA RELEASE: 16 February 2022 Communities Mobilise for National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) to be Transparent Following illegal Suspension of Civil Society Board Representative Peter Becker Following the illegal suspension of the civil society representative on the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) Mr. Peter Becker by Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, communities and civil society organisations [...]
