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Jeff, fracking is not the answer to fuel prices, it is just plain wrong!
Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 September 2018 — In response to Energy Minister Jeff Radebe’s recent call for all impediments to shale gas exploration to be removed as part of government’s…
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Tighten Border Control to Prevent Re-entry of Banned Plastic Bags into Kenya: Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 19th September 2018 – Reacting to the news that 80% of single use plastic carrier bags are still in circulation in most parts of the country despite being outlawed…
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From fires to floods, the world’s weird weather in photos
Over the past few weeks, images have been flooding in from Greenpeace offices around the world, documenting our current “hothouse” state. In Africa, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Korea temperatures…
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Checking the boxes one year after the Kenya single-use plastic bags ban
Last year the National Environment Complaints committee released a report which indicated that every month an average of 24 million plastic bags were being used in Kenya. This led to…
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Food Safety Should be Prioritised in Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda: Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 23rd August 2018: The past few months have seen increased cases of sub standard food imports into Kenya. From sugar that contains mercury to expired rice, to oil that…
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Poisoned Sugar Exposes Kenya’s Broken Food System
The worsening impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity in most natural-resource dependent countries like Kenya is introducing a new form of vulnerability that is often overlooked. Increasingly, food safety…
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Can we count on Jeff to deliver renewable energy in the wake of the country’s challenges?
Just a few hours ahead of the long-awaited Department of Energy’s final release of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) – it’s all eyes are on Minister Jeff Radebe, as…
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2017 Annual Report
In 2017, we laid the groundwork for an environmental movement in Africa. Overall, Greenpeace Africa had a great year and we are looking forward to an even more impactful 2018,…
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Njeri Kabeberi appointed as Greenpeace Africa Executive Director
Johannesburg, September 25, 2016: Kenyan born Njeri Kabeberi, has been named as Executive Director for Greenpeace Africa after an extensive search for a combination of skills required to drive the organisation towards a people –powered movement.
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Embracing Change – Shaping the Future
This annual report provides a summary of the activities carried out in different parts of Africa in an effort to curtail some of the pressing environmental challenges of our time, including: climate change, deforestation, water pollution, coal mining, coal energy, nuclear waste, and overfishing.