Tasneem Essop
latest news & developments
The second week of COP29 needs to reach funding commitments
There is an air of impatience as talks on finance hit a stalemate
Kumi Naidoo appointed president of global initiative to phase out fossil fuels
Naidoo’s leadership in the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is seen as a critical step in the fight for a fair, sustainable future
SA delegates to quarantine in Glasgow amid calls for COP26 postponement
Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late
Pressure on rich G7 countries to show climate leadership
The ongoing three-week talks ahead of COP26 are proving tricky in a world of virtual climate diplomacy
Dear G20: The virus doesn’t discriminate but humans do
Civic organisations from across the world ask whether this moment will go down in history as yours truly stepping up to the challenge, or the moment when you caved in to powerful…
Holomisa cautions Ramaphosa about ‘loose tongue’ over small party comments
Holomisa spoke to the M&G after Ramaphosa discouraged voters against giving their votes to smaller parties
Essop’s climate change
Leonie Joubert chats to former provincial environment minister Tasneem Essop after her sudden departure from politics .
BEE twist in Sea Point row
A row over the development of one of Cape Town’s most popular coastal sites has taken a sharply political turn.
W Cape to take charge of power cuts
The Western Cape’s energy risk-management committee (ERMC) is to be reactivated to deal with the latest wave of Eskom power failures to hit the region, the provincial government…
Public sector: Provincial and local government
Lael Bethlehem, Tasneem Essop, Nondumiso Maphazi, Lulama Matyolo-Dube, Nandi Mayethula-Khoza, Amanda Nair and more …