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30 Plastic Facts to Set the Record Straight
There is no disputing the critical environmental situation resulting from our excessive and unnecessary use of plastic. There is currently enough plastic in the ocean to circle the Earth over…
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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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Greenpeace Africa reacts to President Ramaphosa’s ‘new coal deal’
In response to rumours that an agreement has been signed between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chinese state-owned companies to build a new mega coal-fired 4,600MW power station in…
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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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Life After Coal and Greenpeace Africa Slam Inclusion of New Coal in Electricity Plan
The inclusion of new coal in the updated draft Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP) will cost South Africa close to R20 billion more than we need to spend, and will make electricity more expensive for all South Africans. If the Department of Energy were to publish the least-cost plan that civil society organisations have…
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Jeff Radebe, will Monday be it? – Greenpeace Africa
24 August 2018, Johannesburg -- Responding to reports that South Africa’s new electricity plan (the IRP) has been approved by cabinet and will be released for a ‘short consultation period’ on Monday, Greenpeace Africa has said:
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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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Message from Greenpeace Africa Executive Director on the passing of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Following the news of the passing of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Greenpeace Africa Executive Director Njeri Kabeberi has said: A great pillar of peace, justice, human rights and…