Past News
May 26, 2026
Against Oil & Gas
WEST COAST SEISMIC SURVEY CASE MOVES CLOSER TO HEARING
April 17, 2026
Against Oil & Gas
SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL CONSOLIDATES APPEAL PROCESS IN OFFSHORE OIL & GAS CASE
April 1, 2026
Just Energy Transition
FINALLY, ENERGY DECISIONS THAT PUT THE PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE – APRIL FOOL’S
March 24, 2026
Against Oil & Gas
HIGH COURT CONCLUDES HEARING ON DEEP-WATER DRILLING IN THE DWOB – JUDGMENT TO FOLLOW
March 17, 2026
EcoJustice
THIS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, THE GREEN CONNECTION REMINDS SOUTH AFRICANS: “YOU MATTER. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”
February 18, 2026
Against Oil & Gas
TO DEFEND OCEANS, LIVELIHOODS & JUSTICE – CIVIL SOCIETY REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO GOOD GOVERNANCE AS TEEPSA 5/6/7 CASE ADVANCES
January 22, 2026
Just Energy Transition
GREEN CONNECTION URGES ELECTRICITY MINISTER TO REVIEW SA’S ELECTRICITY PRICING POLICY AS ESKOM TARIFF INCREASES LOOM – NERSA SHOULD REJECT MYPD6 PROPOSAL
November 21, 2025
Just Energy Transition
AFRICAN ACTIVISTS SAY: “G20 MUST CHOOSE PEOPLE-POWERED TRANSITION OVER FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION”
November 18, 2025
Just Energy Transition
CIVIL SOCIETY TO PRESIDENT: “SA CANNOT AFFORD ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP GAPS AT COP30 & G20”
November 14, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
HIGH COURT CONFIRMS TEEPSA 5/6/7 ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION REMAINS INVALID – GRANTS LIMITED LEAVE TO APPEAL
October 23, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
OCEANS AT RISK: OIL AND GAS COMPANIES FIGHT COURT RULING
October 20, 2025
Just Energy Transition
THE GREEN CONNECTION AWAITS FULL IRP BUT RAISES CONCERNS ON GAS AND NUCLEAR FOCUS
October 17, 2025
Sustainable Economic Growth
CIVIL SOCIETY TO G20: “SOUTH AFRICANS DEMAND A JUST, PEOPLE-CENTRED ENERGY FUTURE!”
September 23, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
GREEN CONNECTION AND NATURAL JUSTICE REJECT “WORLD’S DEEPEST” OIL DRILLING AS RECKLESS AND UNJUST
September 16, 2025
Climate Change
NDCs MUST BE STRENGTHENED, CLIMATE ACTION CAN’T WAIT!
August 25, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
HIGH COURT VICTORY CHALLENGED: CIVIL SOCIETY BRACES FOR NEXT ROUND IN BLOCK5/6/7 CASE
August 25, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
ECOJUSTICE GROUPS WARN: OIL SURVEY VIOLATES CLIMATE LAW AND JEOPARDIZES JUST TRANSITION #KICKTOTALOUTOFAFRICA
August 14, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
OFFSHORE DRILLING PROJECT HALTED IN LANDMARK HIGH COURT VICTORY FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES AGAINST SHELL, TOTALENERGIES
August 6, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
SHELL’S DEEP-SEA GAMBLE: CIVIL SOCIETY SLAMS APPROVAL OF ULTRA-RISKY OIL DRILLING PROJECT OFF SA COAST
July 15, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
THE GREEN CONNECTION COMMENTS ON SHELL NCUD EIA AUTHORISATION
July 2, 2025
Just Energy Transition
CIVIL SOCIETY REJECTS GAS EXPANSION PLANS IN DRAFT - WARNS IT’S A COSTLY MISTAKE THE PUBLIC CANNOT AFFORD
May 30, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
DRAFT PETROLEUM REGULATIONS THREATEN TRANSPARENCY, ECO-JUSTICE, AND CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY
May 15, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS OUT ANOTHER FLAWED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION – IN THE MIDST OF AFRICA MONTH, AND SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY MONTH
May 8, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
“AFRICAN COASTAL LIVELIHOODS DESERVE TO BE PROTECTED!” – COMMUNITIES CHALLENGE OFFSHORE OIL PROJECT AMID LEGAL STORM OVER ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION
April 10, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANISATIONS QUESTION VIABILITY OF MOSSEL BAY OIL AND GAS PLANS
April 2, 2025
Sustainable Economic Growth
SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION, THE REAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION
March 31, 2025
Just Energy Transition
A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION MUST PRIORITIZE PEOPLE OVER PROFITS, A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
March 19, 2025
EcoJustice
THE GREEN CONNECTION WELCOMES SETTLEMENT TO PROTECT AFRICAN PENGUIN AND SMALL SCALE FISHER LIVELIHOODS
February 28, 2025
Against Oil & Gas
ECO-JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REJECT DRAFT SCOPING REPORT FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING ON SA’S WEST COAST (TEEPSA DWOB SOUTH)
January 24 2025
Just Energy Transition
ESKOM’S PROPOSED RETAIL TARIFF PLAN: THE GREEN CONNECTION JOINS CALLS FOR ENERGY JUSTICE AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
November 22, 2024
Climate Change
THE CLIMATE CRISIS FORCES CIVIL SOCIETY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST SEISMIC SURVEYS IN SOUTH AFRICAN WATERS
November 14, 2024
Against Oil & Gas
WITH CLIMATE TALKS UNDERWAY, WHY MUST CIVIL SOCIETY STILL FIGHT TOTALENERGIES’ FOSSIL FUEL DRILLING IN COURT?
November 6, 2024
Against Oil & Gas
TO PROTECT OCEANS AND LIVELIHOODS, WESTERN CAPE HIGH COURT SET TO HEAR ANOTHER CASE AGAINST TOTALENERGIES DRILLING PLANS IN SOUTH AFRICAN WATERS
October 30, 2024
Against Oil & Gas
COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECO-JUSTICE GROUPS’ OFFSHORE DRILLING APPEAL HIGHLIGHTS THREATS TO LIVELIHOODS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, AND CLIMATE GOALS
September 4, 2024