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Leasing land to grow maize in Zambia; a slap on Kenyan farmers’ face: Greenpeace
Despite concerns raised by industry players over the move by Kenya’s ministry of Agriculture to grow maize in Zambia, Agriculture CS, Mithika Linturi has formally made known his ministry’s intention to continue with the plan to secure 20,000 hectares of land for large-scale growing of maize in the Southern Africa nation.
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How eskom & the government can put an end to loadshedding in south africa
Load shedding in South Africa is an indication of an energy crisis that continues to worsen. Renewable energy sources remain the ultimate solution.
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NERSA deals South Africans huge blow with tariff increase
NERSA approved Eskom's application to increase its tariffs by 18% for 2023/2024.
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Big oil is driving gender-based violence and femicide
South Africa’s South Durban Industrial Basin over the years has seen numerous events of ecological damage that continue to feed into gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in the surrounding communities.
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A safe and fair future for all can be delivered at COP27
The burning question at the upcoming 27th UN Climate Conference (COP27) is whether richer, historically more polluting governments are going to pay up for the loss and damage caused by climate change.
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With new coal uninsurable, insurers start to move on oil and gas
Insurance company restrictions on oil and gas are finally starting to catch up with those on coal, according to new data from the Insure Our Future campaign, co-published with Greenpeace.
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Africa leads on another step to end plastic pollution
Nairobi, 23 August 2022 – The Governments of Rwanda and Norway have jointly launched a High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution. The coalition was first initiated following the historic…
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DRC’s oil blocks auction: Civil society statement on threats and intimidation of environmental defenders in DR Congo
Three weeks after the auction of 30 oil and gas blocks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), environmental defenders continue to face direct threats.
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Reducing plastic waste in our everyday lives is important, but it’s time to hold the real polluters accountable.
Reducing plastic waste in our everyday lives is important, but it’s time to hold the real polluters accountable. Plastic Free July is back! Each year I look forward to taking on the month-long challenge to avoid as much single-use plastic as possible. Wouldn’t it be nice if Coca-Cola and Pepsi also joined this challenge (wink…