July 6, 2021 Financial institutions must abandon the sinking Karpowership deal The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), Absa and Investec have all expressed financial interest in a deal with the Turkish Karpowership company — despite a number of objections...
June 24, 2021 Climate Justice requires the inclusion of the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights This pride month, our global 350.org team has written this blog about the Pride movement and some of our staff’s journey. In South Africa, a...
June 4, 2021 Botshabelo Unemployed Movement launches #BanFracking campaign in Free State and KZN On 28th May, the Botshabelo Unemployed Movement (BUM) launched an extension of the #BanFracking campaign, in the community of Lindley in the Free State. This...
May 28, 2021 Time to resist manufactured load shedding crisis and Mantashe’s gas road to nowhere The conventional wisdom says that load shedding is a result of incompetence and mismanagement at Eskom. The story goes that poorly run and badly maintained...
May 27, 2021 Mantashe living in “alternative universe” as he ignores international warnings on climate change On 18 May, the International Energy Agency (IEA), one of the world’s most influential energy institutions, released a report that sent shock waves throughout the energy industry. The report...
