Groundwork

The key theme in the air quality case heard in the supreme court of appeal this week focused on holding government and polluters to account

Environment organisations groundWork and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement argue that regulations are necessary to save lives on the polluted Highveld

Environmental justice organisations and waste pickers say that burning rubbish will cause air pollution and take away livelihoods

The repatriation of the cargo from Southeast Asia to Albania has been called a ‘win’ for global environmental governance

The IRP2023 ‘lacks climate commitment’ in the face of the global environmental emergency

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Excess sulphur dioxide emissions will pollute the air, kill humans and damage the economy, they say

The use of the toxic products that contain mercury symbolise societies grappling with colourism

Other sources of air pollution such as coal, wood and paraffin increase when the coal-fired power stations are down

A new report by groundWork shines the spotlight on the closure of Komati power station in Mpumalanga

Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition

Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable

The province at the polluting heart of energy production has good wind and solar resources and can use the grid as coal-fired power stations are decommissioned

Members of social movement Abahlali baseMjondolo allege that the state monitors their phones and emails, tracking their movements and putting them in constant danger

Barbara Creecy says her appeal ‘boils down to a question of law’