Uphakantoni: What’s Being Dished Up? Podcast The first podcast from our friends at the Food Agency Cape Town (FACT), reflecting on the stigma of hunger and the potential of community kitchens to transform a commodity fixated food system.
Land-Food-Climate: Climate Resilience Through the Right to Food Event FACT co-founder Nomonde Buthelezi will speak alongside international experts and other speakers to share perspectives on the UN Food Systems Summit.
Hungry for Change: The Politics of Food in South Africa Dossier Not only have current food systems failed to end hunger, they are intensifying climate emissions, destroying our biodiversity and harming our health. Yet, the UN’s first international conference on Food Systems, set to kick off on 23 September 2021, looks set to entrench the status quo, avoiding the questions of power that underpin the failure to ensure the fulfillment of the Human Rights to Food and a Healthy Environment.
Power Poverty Hunger - Food System Facts 2021 Hunger and malnutrition are not accidental by-products of our food systems. This publication aims to present the causes of hunger and malnutrition, and show that clear political rules and strategies are needed to counter these realities. By Heinrich Böll Foundation and TMG Research
KZN’s Marine Treasures: Sasol Offshore Oil Drilling Sustains a Major Legal Broadside In August 2019, the South African oil giant Sasol and the Italian behemoth Eni were granted environmental authorisation to drill for hydrocarbons in the middle of seven ‘marine protected areas’. The ensuing uproar delivered no fewer than 47 appeals, which were all knocked back by the national government. But in mid-June 2021, papers were filed in the North Gauteng High Court that represent the strongest challenge yet. The question remains: will the madness stop?
Stop the Beifa Coal Project and the Persecution of the Dinde Community in Hwange, Zimbabwe Media Release by Womin and CNRG Civil society groups in the SADC region, East Africa, West Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America join hands in calling on the government of Zimbabwe to drop the case and all charges against the Vice Chair of Dinde Residents Association, Never Tshuma, who was arrested for allegedly inciting the community against a proposed coal project in Dinde.
Richards Bay Project Faces First Gas-to-power Court Challenge in South Africa What has been shocking for the organisations involved in challenging the Richards Bay Combined Cycle Power Plant project is that locals say they have no knowledge of it. The lack of generalised and robust public consultation has resulted in communities being marginalised and excluded from the public participation process. It’s also against the law. By Claire Martens
New, Short Earthlife Africa Video Lays Bare the Negative Impacts of the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (Mmsez) Ahead of Public Hearings From 28-30 April, the Delta Built Environment Consultants (Delta) will host public hearings on the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) – a mega-industrial development proposed to be built in the Vhembe region of Limpopo.
Fossil Fuel’s Killer Air Pollution: South Africa’s Death Toll A year since the first COVID-19 cases appeared in South Africa, the disease has killed more than 50,000 people. A new study now shows that a similar number of South Africans die each year due to diseases caused by air pollution linked with the burning of fossil fuels. Air pollution linked to burning of fossil fuels in South Africa By Leonie Joubert
Plug-and-Play Power Stations May Be ‘Steaming’ Towards SA Waters South Africa is taking emergency steps to plug the holes in a leaky electricity grid that are causing another season of scheduled power outages. One of these involves hiring three plug-and-play ocean-based mobile power stations – so-called ‘powerships’. But local energy experts warn that these are risky, expensive, and that the money would be far better spent building utility scale solar and wind plants. By Leonie Joubert
