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latest news & developmentsG20 must act to stop greenwashing by fossil fuel companies
Misleading marketing allows companies such as Astron Energy, BP, Engen, Sasol, Shell and TotalEnergies to avoid taking measures to address the climate crisis
Explainer: Understanding mergers and acquisitions
M&A activity in South Africa experienced a sharp decline in 2023 and a rebound in 2024 is only plausible after the elections
Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty
After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.
New clean fuel standards could be the end of refineries and lead to job losses
In the absence of mechanisms to recoup investment into cleaner fuels, refineries may be faced with tough decisions
Fuel shortages loom as unrest forces SA’s largest refinery to shut
Sapref declares force majeure, shutting down 35% of SA’s fuel supply
Coal industry under increasing pressure to focus on a just transition
As investors ditch fossil fuels, environmental lobby groups are using advocacy and litigation to force SA’s biggest polluters to change their ways
Fuel boycott looms over Engen refinery fire
Residents in south Durban want the petroleum giant to pay reparations, rehabilitate the area and protect the people who live near the plant
Blast rocks Durban’s Engen refinery
Residents are being evacuated as firefighters battle to control the blaze
South Durban chokes as Engen refinery starts up
Covid-19 brought clear skies when industries shut down, but then came what residents call waves of filthy air that made them sick
Rights group wins court bid against Engen
The Right2Know Campaign has been allowed to join a court case against Engen, which used the Regulation of Gatherings Act to ban protests outside its Durban refinery
Durban smokestacks back in court
Engen will oppose the application by civil rights nonproft Right2Know to be a friend of the court in the precedent-setting case
Rwanda’s gingerbread house
Kigali is flashing its sweetest smile to foreign firms, but there may be cracks in the image it’s presenting
Reluctance to follow due process in nuclear, PetroSA deals says Gordhan
Pravin Gordhan says there was a reluctance to follow due process in the PetroSA-Engen and Russian nuclear deals
Court stops protests
Vopak was granted an interim order to stop any further marches, protests or blockades
Wentworth residents blame violence at Engen on the police
They have also accused Engen of going to court to ‘silence’ ongoing protests by residents