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Greenpeace Africa welcomes move by Energy Minister to boost rooftop solar
Johannesburg, 16 May 2019 — Media reported Wednesday that Energy Minister Jeff Radebe, has written a letter to NERSA informing the regulator that it can consider granting licences to small-scale…
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World’s most northern ice concert performed in support of Ocean Sanctuaries
Tempelfjorden, Norway, 15 May 2019 – Greenpeace has partnered with a group of musicians to record an ice concert in the far north of the Arctic. They played a piece…
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Letter to Halcyon Agri
In this letter dated 13 May 2019 Greenpeace Africa expresses its concern with the composition of Halycon Agri’s Sustainability Council in Cameroon. Click here to read the letter.
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Indigenous culture key to protecting forests
Last month, while on my way to Mintom – South Region of Cameroon, for the annual Baka festival celebrations, we had a car breakdown due to the poor state of…
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Climate change takes its toll on Mozambique
Johannesburg, 25 April 2019 — Barely a month after Tropical Cyclone Idai’s arrival, Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Mozambique on 25 April 2019. In response, Njeri Kabeberi, Executive Director…
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The Sanctity of Human Rights
Last month, South Africans celebrated Human Rights Day – a commemoration of a very dark day in South Africa’s history which pays homage to the peaceful protesters killed during the…
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Greenpeace Activists Ship Plastic Monster Back to Nestlé’s Factory in Kenya
Nairobi, 16 April 2019 – Greenpeace Africa activists and volunteers delivered a #PlasticMonster partly covered with Nestlé branded plastic packaging right back to its source: the Nestlé factory servicing Kenya…
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South Africa’s uncertain energy future – lessons from Germany
Germany is well known for its phase-out of nuclear energy that began as a response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Now, the powerhouse of the European Union has finally…
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Greenpeace: Millions of jobs up for grabs in renewable energy transition
Johannesburg, 9 April 2019 – At least 4.7 million jobs will be created by 2050 across energy sectors in Africa through a shift to renewable energy according to a new…
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Greenpeace applauds conviction of BP as an environmental criminal
Johannesburg, 5 April 2019 — Responding to the landmark decision by the Pretoria High Court convicting BP of environmental crimes, Melita Steele, Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager for Greenpeace…