December 1

• South Africa: Greenpeace Congratulates Green Scorpions On Exposing Eskom's Environmental Crimes [press release]

  Greenpeace congratulates the Green Scorpions on their exposure of Eskom as the organ of state with the highest rate of non-compliance with environmental legislation. This report... Read more »

November 20

• South Africa: Greenpeace Lodges Complaint With Public Protector and the Nation's Human Rights Commission [press release]

  Greenpeace Africa and the South African History Archives have lodged a formal complaint with both the Public Protector and SA Human Rights Commission with regards to the second... Read more »

November 15

• South Africa: Global Wind Power Market Could Triple By 2020 - Greenpeace

  Greenpeace International and the Global Wind Energy Council released their bi-annual report on the future of the wind industry in Beijing today. The fourth edition of the Global... Read more »

November 12

• South Africa: Gauteng Civil Society Marches for Nuclear - Free South Africa [press release]

  Thousands of people from civil society groups across Gauteng today took part in a march to protest against South Africa's nuclear expansion plans. The activists marched from Pieter... Read more »

October 31

• South Africa: Join Greenpeace Africa and Earthlife Africa to March for a Nuclear-Free South Africa [press release]

  Together with Earthlife Africa, we want to gather as many people as possible to show our support for a just energy solution. Please join us as we march to a nuclear-free future! Read more »

October 25

• South Africa: There's No Excuse - Our Oceans Need Action Now [press release]

  For the past six weeks the crew on the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior have been observing and monitoring the Indian Ocean's fisheries and its diverse sea life, encountering... Read more »

• South Africa: Groundwork, Earthlife Africa JHB and Greenpeace Confront Eskom Over Bad Choices - Demand New Management [press release]

  Today, three campaigning organisations joined forces to put South Africa's energy utility, Eskom, under New Management. Activists confronted the utility to publicly highlight that... Read more »

• South Africa: Groundwork, Earthlife Africa JHB and Greenpeace Remain in Detention for Confronting Eskom [press release]

  14 activists from three campaigning organisations have been placed under custody in johannesburg's Sandton police station for confronting South Africa's energy utility, Eskom.... Read more »

• South Africa: Eskom Has Failed South Africans - It's Time for New Management [press release]

  Today, we joined forces with two other environmental organisation - Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, to put South Africa's energy utility, Eskom, under new management. Read more »

• South Africa: Eskom Protest Activists Charged for Trespass Only [press release]

  Fourteen activists from three campaigning organisations - groundWork, Earthlife Africa, and Greenpeace - have been fined for "admission of guilt" on the offence of "trespass" at... Read more »

• South Africa: Infographic - How Eskom Is Crippling Our Water [press release]

  Coal-fired electricity is a major threat to South Africa's already stressed water resources - and Eskom's new mega coal plants are set to make matters even worse. Read more »

• South Africa: Activists Remain in Detention After Peaceful Eskom Protest [press release]

  Today, Greenpeace Africa, groundWork and Earthlife Africa took action against Eskom's reckless coal expansion at the utility's headquarters in Johannesburg. 14 activists were... Read more »

• South Africa: Eskom Is Burning South Africa's Water to Produce Electricity [press release]

  Water is the foundation of life: we're unable to survive without it. But the problem is that water is scarce, and this country is running out of it. Read more »

• South Africa: Eskom's New Mega Coal Plants Will Dry Up South Africa - Greenpeace [press release]

  Nearly a million South African households still have no access to the minimum 25 litres of water per day. Eskom's water-hungry coal expansion is a major threat to the country's... Read more »

October 17

• South Africa: Eskom Set to Accelerate Water Crisis [press release]

  Coal-fired electricity is a major threat to South Africa's already stressed water resources - and Eskom's new mega coal plants are set to make matters even worse, further... Read more »

October 9

• South Africa: Reflecting Back At Durban Solar Training [opinion]

  It has been almost a year since the last solar training that was held in Durban and I am still extremely grateful to Greenpeace for having invested in educating their volunteers.... Read more »

• South Africa: Maximising Solar Power: The Better Option [press release]

  Led by Dr Michael Gotz, a specialist in photovoltaic solar power and Ruth Mhlanga, Greenpeace Africa's Youth and Solutions campaigner, Greenpeace Africa staff and volunteers took... Read more »

• South Africa: Solar Energy - the Way of the Future [opinion]

  It was an intriguing journey back to the physics class I left over ten years ago, as I embarked on making my solar lamp. After an interesting hour of putting together tiny cables,... Read more »

October 1

• South Africa: Increasing Secrecy Over Nuclear Energy in SA: Greenpeace and SAHA Demand the Right to Know [press release]

  Greenpeace Africa together with the South African History Archives (SAHA) have today submitted four requests under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) [1], in a bid... Read more »

September 8

• South Africa: Greenpeace Condemns SA Government's Irresponsible Lifting of Fracking Moratorium [press release]

  Today SA's cabinet lifted the moratorium on fracking in the Karoo, based on report findings that have yet to be made public. Read more »

August 22

• South Africa: Looking Beyond the Dolphins [press release]

  I was walking along the side of the ship, looking out across the sea onto the shore. There was quite a strong wind blowing, enough to fill three of our sails, but the waves hadn't... Read more »

• South Africa: Rainbow Warrior Sailor Works for Change [press release]

  I've been working for Greenpeace for nearly three years now as a climate and energy campaigner, and I've been lucky enough to spend some time on the Esperanza (one of the... Read more »

• South Africa: The Marikana Protests - Greenpeace Condolence Message [press release]

  Our thoughts go out to the families and friends of those that lost their lives in the recent protests at the Marikana Platinum Mine. Read more »

• South Africa: Consumers Can Make Eco-Friendly Decisions, Says Greenpeace as IT Launches New Campaign [press release]

  Greenpeace Africa today launched a new campaign aimed at getting South African consumers to make greener and cleaner decisions in their day-to-day life. An online hub accompanies... Read more »

August 20

• South Africa: Taking Stock Aboard the Rainbow Warrior [press release]

  Today I'm onboard the Rainbow Warrior, sailing around the coast of South Africa, and it's given me a really great opportunity to reflect on how I got here and where it's taking me... Read more »