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Austrian company, Strabag, withdraws from controversial Wild Coast N2 bridge project

Sustaining the Wild Coast calls on SANRAL and DMR to withdraw from problematic projects. Sustaining the Wild Coast (SWC) welcomes the decision by Aus...

Cape Town's food system

Report on the Cape Town Food Systems Field Trip lead by Gareth Haysom and Robyn Park-Ross from the African Centre for Cities (UCT) on 22 January 2018,...

Farmers, food activists, academics & policymakers gear up to gather in Cape Town to promote agroecology for the 21st century

Media Release 22 January 2019 The politics of food and its production will be on the menu at a multi-sectoral conference taking place in Cape Town...

South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference: Voter education pamphlets available for download

The South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission, SACBC Parliamentary Liaison Office, and the Jesuit Institute have...

Environmental stewardship and sustainability in the Zimbabwe episcopal area

Presentation by Mrs. Rebecca Tendayi Gurupira shared at the Agriculture Summit in Johannesburg. Click to here to view the presentation. We invite ou...

SAFCEI comments on Eskom's tariff increase application to NERSA

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced dates for public hearings on Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs a...

NERSA Public Hearings: Have your say on the Eskom tariff increase request

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced dates for public hearings on Eskom's application to increase electricity tariffs a...

COP24: Reflections on Climate talks in Katowice

By Wellington Sibanda This year The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concl...

#banfracking Declaration

The Support Centre for Land Change, community organizations and local and international NGO's met on 16-18 November 2018 in Wilderness, to discuss our...

Energy minister Jeff Radebe removes the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) board

Liziwe McDaid comments on the Energy minister Jeff Radebe's removal of the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) board on 7th December. McDaid says,...

Open Letter: Response to DEA 3rd Dec Press Release announcing high level panel appointment to review policies and legislations

Please find attached the letter as submitted to Minister’s Mokonyane and Hanekom regarding the Department of Environmental Affairs' press release (re...

COP24 Statement by Bishop Geoff Davies

We pray all at COP24 will take the bold and necessary steps needed to ensure that average global temperatures do not exceed 1.5°C. We have already exc...