April 1, 2025 HOW CORRUPTION IS UNDERMINING SMALL-SCALE FISHERS IN SOUTH AFRICA On the back of Human Rights Month, it would be an injustice to neglect to confront the glaring systemic corruption which continues to erode the nation’s economy and undermine fundamental human rights of its citizens. With the current pressure on day-to-day affordability threatening […]
March 31, 2025 A Just Energy Transition Must Prioritize People Over Profits, A Bottom-Up Approach. South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) has been riddled with top-down decision making while grassroots communities suffer from weak energy infrastructure and are in dire need of a stable energy supply and yet have no meaningful voice. Led by the
March 19, 2025 The Green Connection Welcomes Settlement to Protect African Penguin And Small-Scale Fisher Livelihoods. Small scale fishers and activists (Gansbaai) With South Africa stressing its commitment to social justice and human rights this month, The Green Connection says it welcomes the recent historic settlement in the legal challenge brought by the Southern African
March 19, 2025 THE GREEN CONNECTION WELCOMES SETTLEMENT TO PROTECT AFRICAN PENGUIN AND SMALL SCALE FISHER LIVELIHOODS With South Africa stressing its commitment to social justice and human rights this month, The Green Connection says it welcomes the recent historic settlement in the legal challenge brought by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of
March 7, 2025 TOTALENERGIES PULLS OUT – BUT THE THREAT TO OUR OCEANS REMAINS. The Green Connection welcomes TotalEnergies EP South Africa’s (TotalEnergies) withdrawal of its environmental authorisation (EA) application for Block 11B/12B but warns that the fight to protect South Africa’s oceans is far from over. While this may seem like a victory, the
February 28, 2025 ECO-JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REJECT DRAFT SCOPING REPORT FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING ON SA’S WEST COAST (TEEPSA DWOB SOUTH) Just more than a month into the new year and eco-justice organisations, The Green Connection, Natural Justice, and Masifundise are sounding alarm bells about yet another fossil fuel project application underway, warning of potentially severe environmental risks to marine
February 28, 2025 Eco-Justice Organizations Reject Draft Scoping Report For Offshore Drilling On SA’S West Coast (TEEPSA DWOB South). Just more than a month into the new year and eco-justice organisations, The Green Connection, Natural Justice, and Masifundise are sounding alarm bells about yet another fossil fuel project application underway, warning of potentially severe environmental
January 24, 2025 Eskom’s Proposed Retail Tariff Plan: The Green Connection Joins Calls For Energy Justice And Stakeholder Engagement. Photo Credit: Trav Wade Part of National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa) public hearings (on Friday, 24 January), regarding Eskom’s proposed Retail Tariff Plan (RTP), The Green Connection’s Strategic Lead, Liz McDaid says, “Affordable, reliable
November 22, 2024 The Climate Crisis Forces Civil Society To Take Legal Action Against Seismic Surveys In South African Waters. Last week (14 November 2024), The Green Connection, Aukotowa Fisheries Primary Co-Operative, and Natural Justice launched another legal challenge against activities that could worsen climate change and negatively impact environmental health, which could affect fisher
November 17, 2024 WITH CLIMATE TALKS UNDERWAY, WHY MUST CIVIL SOCIETY STILL FIGHT TOTALENERGIES’ FOSSIL FUEL DRILLING IN COURT? As COP29 sparks urgent global dialogues on phasing out fossil fuels, civil society in South Africa is taking a stand to ensure action meets ambition. In a fresh push, The Green Connection and Natural Justice have
