Climate Justice
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Michelle Sithole
For Michelle Sithole, the courtroom is more than a place to interpret the law — it is where the future is negotiated. As an attorney and climate justice activist at the Centre…
Youth Month: 1976 echoes in 2026 – no to a future without consent
As South Africa marks Youth Month, the government's opaque energy loan agreements, including a deal with Opec, raise concerns about fossil fuel dependency and lack of public…
Climate models failing to reflect inequality and Global South realities, study warns
Scientists say dominant climate and biodiversity models rely too heavily on existing economic systems and overlook inequality, Global South perspectives and Indigenous knowledge,…
‘Zombie’ nuclear project: Nuclear-1 environmental authorisation faces legal battle
Environmental justice organisations have launched a high court challenge against Eskom’s proposed Nuclear-1 power station, arguing that the 2017 environmental authorisation,…
Climate change and La Niña drove deadly southern Africa floods, analysis finds
The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a year’s rain in just days
COP30: Nations chose unity, science and economic common sense amid ‘stormy political waters’
Countries are ‘still in the climate fight’, the United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said
Art as a weapon
We recognise how narratives are vehicles of power, as they shape who is seen as Human, who is believed, and whose suffering matters
Africa’s COP30 priorities: Finance, adaptation, technology and fair trade
Power Shift Africa is urging the summit to move from promises to delivery, highlighting Africa’s vulnerabilities and climate finance needs
African faith leaders demand reparations from Gates Foundation over industrial farming harm
More than 600 faith leaders across the continent say the Gates Foundation’s Green Revolution model has deepened poverty, degraded soils and undermined food sovereignty
Fate of Zimbabwe’s Kariba REDD+ forest conservation project hangs in the balance
Kariba REDD+ has been prevented from trading after allegations of mismanagement and corruption
African governments face impossible trade-offs between debt and climate crisis
New research reveals that 10 African countries prioritise climate action despite severe fiscal constraints
There’s something in the water. Khayelitsha’s kids want you to see it
When a group of learners headed out with their cameras to document infectious disease in the time of climate change, many came back with what they see every day — dangerous,…
AI must serve labour, not subjugate it, G20 labour group says
Labour federations said the digital economy could lead to further marginalisation of workers and called for platform accountability and job protection
Countries are legally liable for climate inaction, International Court of Justice rules
Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the planet, according to a recent landmark ruling of the…
G20 youth confront challenges of multilateral cooperation, national sovereignty
The Y20 summit revealed disparities in youth-driven calls for climate justice, inclusive growth and sovereignty between the Global South and North