June 06, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - June 6, 2022
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June 03, 2022
Africa: Standard Bank Still Considering Financing the EACOP Pipeline #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate activists have demanded answers from Standard Bank for its involvement and continued support for oil and gas projects on the African continent, even as the worst effects of… Read more »
May 11, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - May 11, 2022
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April 20, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 20, 2021
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April 14, 2022
South Africa: Fuel Giant Sasol Ditches Pipeline Plan, Doubles Down on Gas #AfricaClimateCrisis
The South Africa-based energy and chemical giant says it no longer plans to invest in a planned gas pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa to avoid being locked-in to costly… Read more »
April 13, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 13, 2022
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April 01, 2022
South Africa: Govt Blowing Hot and Coal on Just Energy Transition #AfricaClimateCrisis
The government has announced that it currently has no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix. While responding to oral questions in the National… Read more »
March 11, 2022
Africa: IMF Pledges Support for Countries Threatened Economically by Ukraine War
African economies, already battling to recover from a Covid-induced recession, face major obstacles as they manage "spillover" effects from the war in Ukraine, IMF Managing… Read more »
March 09, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 9, 2022
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March 08, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 8, 2022
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March 01, 2022
Africa: The Climate Crisis is Dire, But There is Hope if We Act Now #AfricaClimateCrisis
Scientists have once again given humanity a stark and urgent warning about the impact of human activity on the planet and the conditions necessary for human survival. Read more »
February 25, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - February 25, 2022
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February 23, 2022
Kenya: Ongoing Drought Shows Why Kenya Must Invest in Scaling Up Agricultural Innovation #AfricaClimateCrisis
The prolonged drought impacting the north, which has left more than 2.5 million people on the brink of starvation and poverty, is only the latest in an increasingly short cycle… Read more »
February 17, 2022
South Africa: No Go for Shell as Court Upholds Interdict on Wild Coast Seismic Survey
The High Court in Makhanda has dismissed Shell and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe's application for leave to appeal a ruling that temporarily halted a seismic… Read more »
February 15, 2022
South Africa: No Sacred Cows As Tshwane Cuts Power, Water to Recover U.S.$1,1 Billion
In a battle to ensure that they are paid what they are owed for providing services, the City of Tshwane - which includes Pretoria where President Cyril Ramaphosa's offices are -… Read more »
December 28, 2021
South Africa: Win for Fishing Communities as Court Pauses Oil Giant's Seismic Scanning
An interdict against seismic scanning by oil giant Shell has been granted by the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda, IOL reports. This puts the oil giant's fuel exploration… Read more »
December 08, 2021
Sierra Leone: Entrepreneur Creates Clean, Affordable Energy for Sierra Leone's Rural Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis
Energy. Who has it, who doesn't, where it comes from and the consequences of its use are some of the greatest challenges we face. Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: The DRC Faces a Skills Shortage in its Quest to Manufacture Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will develop a lithium battery industry and drive a regional value chain. Firm commitments have been signed, but the country will have to… Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Oil Giant Capitalising on 'Loophole' to Pursue Hazardous Seismic Scanning #AfricaClimateCrisis
A 2014 government decision to grant oil giant Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast has resulted in a cascade of… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine… Read more »
November 11, 2021
Africa: Why Taking Climate Action Supports Global Health and Saves Money #AfricaClimateCrisis
What does health have to do with climate change? If you stop to think about it: Everything. Read more »
South Africa: No Time for Fossil Fools, Say Activists on South Africa's Push for Coal Power #AfricaClimateCrisis
Greenpeace Africa has criticised Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, who at the opening of the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town called for "African solidarity"… Read more »
November 03, 2021
South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis
A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »
October 29, 2021
Africa: Louder Global Calls for Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind #AfricaClimateCrisis
Activists from from across all regions of the planet are making themselves heard by calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels, as the COP26 climate talks are set to start in… Read more »