At 01h30 on 20 August 2022, when most people were safe and asleep in their homes a promising young leader of Abahlali baseMjondolo (Abahlali)...
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No just transition without justice for Marikana workers and their families
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Marikana Massacre. On 16 August 2012, thirty-four workers were gunned down by the South African...
SAWPA Biennial 2022: Celebrating 13 years of movement building
We, the South African Waste Pickers Association today democratically elected a new leadership structure. This follows a three-day convening of...
Press release: Judgment reserved in South Africa’s first ever legal challenge of a gas-to-power plant
Pretoria, 02 August 2022: Today, the Pretoria High Court adjourned a day early, and judgment was reserved, in South Africa’s first ever court...
SAWPA Biennial 2022: The Waste Picker Revolution
The biggest national waste pickers’ movement goes through an open and democratic process of electing its leadership structure, review past...
Press release: Civil society in court to challenge gas power plant in Richards Bay
Cape Town, 27 July 2022: The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) and groundWork will be in the Pretoria High Court next week...
Response from the Life After Coal campaign to the President’s energy crisis plan
We welcome the President’s decision to take action on the energy crisis, and to bring an end to load-shedding. The plan leaves us with many...
Virtual Launch of Documentary “Voices from under a Dark Cloud: Towards a Just Transition in the Coalfields of South Africa”.
South Africa has initiated the transition to a more sustainable development pathway that involves moving towards a low-carbon economy. At the...
Community Protest: Dirty Steel Giant AMSA Fails to Clean Up
Long suffering communities of Sharpeville and Bophelong have gathered outside ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd’s (AMSA’s) main plant in...