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Residents, community organisations and civil society groups across Johannesburg have united to demand urgent action to end the city’s deepening water crisis. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AHMED KATHRADA FOUNDATION

Joburg residents unite to demand action over city’s water emergency

Residents, civil society groups and business leaders call for immediate action to fix the city’s collapsing water system

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Intersectional protest: Members of Extinction Rebellion and Red Rebels, as well as other local Cape Town environmental action groups, mobilised outside parliament last Friday, calling for climate action and environmental justice. (David Harrison/M&G)
AFRICA CLIMATE ALLIANCE

South Africa’s young climate strikers hit back at critics

Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true

  • Tunicia Phillips
6 min read
As we attempt to recover from the economic and public-health effects of Covid-19, we must also address one of the great challenges facing South Africa, namely, the future of Eskom. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)
CLIMATE CHANGE

It’s time for a Green New Eskom

A better future for all South Africans is possible if we pursue a swift path to renewable energy

  • Climate Justice Coalition
5 min read