SAFCEI in the Press
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Eskom finalising plans for old coal-fired power stations to potentially run on gas, nuclear
Eskom says it will ‘decouple’ the shutdown of old coal plants from its Just Energy Transition strategy, and is exploring repurposing them for gas or n...
8 Years Since Landmark Nuclear Court Ruling, Civil Society Calls out Risky Nuclear Plans
Today, 24 April 2025, ahead of South Africa's Freedom Day, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI), Earthlife Africa Jo...
SAFCEI lodges appeal against Koeberg’s lifetime extension
The Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) made a formal legal appeal to the minister of the Department of Mineral Resourc...
Why are South African classrooms and children becoming fast food billboards?
As civil society organisations committed to food justice, children’s health and education rights, we are alarmed by the recent handover of McDonald’s-...
Eggsposure: NGOs Unite to Expose Foul Play in South Africa’s Egg Industry
On World NGO Day, a global celebration of civil society’s role in driving meaningful change, leading advocacy groups in South Africa are launching the...
Verified Cage-Free Campaign Launches to Celebrate and Support Ethical Businesses
Cape Town, South Africa – February 2025 – A new campaign in South Africa’s food industry is empowering consumers to make more ethical food choices whi...
Agroecology for food sovereignty: African champions call for policy support and investment to transform food systems
Sagana, Kenya – From February 11th to 14th, 2025, over 100 participants from 22 African countries came together in Sagana, Kenya, for the African Agro...
Communities Call for Urgent Action on Eskom's Electricity Pricing Plan as South Africa Faces Affordability Crisis
As South Africa grapples with an ongoing electricity affordability crisis, communities working with the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmen...
Nuclear Free Africa Solidarity Visit to Ghana
Organisations from South Africa, Zambia, Russia, and Kenya, as well as others joining remotely, are in Ghana this week for a week-long solidarity enga...
Finance: A Role for South Africa's Industrial Users in New Nuclear?
South Africa's energy-intensive industry, which has been battered by years of endemic blackouts and brownouts known as load-shedding, may play a decis...
South Africa: New Government Revives Multiple New Nuclear Efforts
The South African government plans to release a new request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of up to 2.5 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity. Th...
Industry Bodies: CGCSA and SAPA, Snub Civil Society’s Call for Dialogue on Egg Industry Reform
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) and the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) among other key egg industry roleplayers declined...