Press release: 12 October 2025 SA Waste Pickers set to meet Brazilian President Lula da Silva SAWPA - the South African Waste Pickers Association and groundWork have been invited to attend the 12th Expocatadores (Waste Pickers’ Expo) taking place in Brazil, Sao...
POSITION STATEMENT FOR COP30 BY AFRICA JUST TRANSITION NETWORK (AJTN) A CALL FOR A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY Introduction This COP30 Position Statement builds directly on AJTN’s 2024 (COP29) position. We do not abandon or replace...
A Community Initiative Tackles Open Waste Burning in SA’s Air Pollution Priority Areas The South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA), in collaboration with the Clean Air Fund (CAF), groundWork, and Wildlife Environmental Society South Africa (WESSA) are in the...