Climate change
Climate activists disrupt Standard Bank AGM
About 200 people picketed at the bank’s head office to demand it stop investing in fossil fuels
News | 12 June 2023
Petroleum bill is blind to the climate crisis
Petroleum resources development bill is “fatally flawed” and should be rejected, says the writer
Opinion | 5 June 2023
Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows
Fire Weather Index prior to 2021 UCT fire was highest ever recorded during autumn in Cape Town.
News | 6 March 2023
Action needed to reduce Cape Town’s water usage, says expert
Dam levels are set to fall below 50% in March. This time last year they were 80% full
By Daniel Steyn
News | 21 February 2023
“Total madness”: Fishers protest against ocean drilling
TotalEnergies plans to drill for oil and gas between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis
Brief | 9 February 2023
“If they are coming to drill oil, who can guarantee there will be fish left in 15 years time?”
West Coast fishers respond to TotalEnergies’ plans to drill for oil and gas
By Liezl Human
News | 20 December 2022
Investment manager says no to plea for fossil fuel-free investment fund
Allan Gray says there are better ways to fight climate change
Brief | 30 November 2022
African women demand voice at climate change summits
“We need concrete solutions for climate change now”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 18 November 2022
About 300 Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration
“We are not going to allow oil mining to exacerbate our climate change” says environmental activist
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 11 November 2022