Green organisations allege Eskom spying

Green organisations allege Eskom spying

13 Feb 2013 13:32 - Sapa
Power utility Eskom spied on the activities of green organisations in the country, claims Earthlife Africa and Greenpeace.
Activists want govt to say no to nuclear

Activists want govt to say no to nuclear

10 Nov 2012 17:51 - Sapa
A group of activists from various environmental organisations took part in a march in Johannesburg to protest South Africa's nuclear expansion plans.
COP17 activists and volunteers clash at Zuma meeting

COP17 activists and volunteers clash at Zuma meeting

08 Dec 2011 17:21 - Staff Reporter
Civil society activists who gathered for a meeting with Jacob Zuma at the Durban City Hall allege they were 'pushed and punched' by volunteers.
Thousands join Earthlife protesters in march on Eskom

Thousands join Earthlife protesters in march on Eskom

16 Sep 2011 18:11 - Staff Reporter
About 1 500 people marched to the offices Eskom and BHP Billiton in Jo'burg to protest against the way they affected the environment.
'Avoid disaster on our shores'

'Avoid disaster on our shores'

18 Mar 2011 11:37 - Fiona Macleod
Environmentalists call on government to reconsider SA's nuclear energy plans.
My neighbour, the mine dump

My neighbour, the mine dump

26 Nov 2010 09:03 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
Second in a series of stories in which we explores AMD in SA, this week's focus is on gold mining and communities that live with its after-effects.

Residents complain to World Bank about Eskom loan

07 Apr 2010 06:52 - Staff Reporter
Limpopo residents on Tuesday filed a complaint with the World Bank about the $3,75bn loan sought by Eskom to help finance the Medudi power plant.

Generators to banish 'lights out' at Twenty20

07 Sep 2007 11:09 - Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya
The three venues for the Twenty20 World Championship -- Wanderers, Kingsmead and Newlands -- have all decided to use generators as the preferred source of energy to light the games. And this has raised questions about Eskom's and local municipalities' ability to handle the much bigger event, the Soccer World Cup, in about 1 000 days.