South Africa’s ‘Deadly Air’ Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal
#DeadlyAir: Sifiso’s story
#DeadlyAir: Musawenkosi’s story
#DeadlyAir: Promise’s story
SA’s revised climate plans are not ambitious enough
Life After Coal Campaign partners Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), groundWork and Earthlife Africa, along with several civil society groups, have submitted comments on South Africa’s draft updated Nationally ... continued
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Activists relieved as Limpopo Province slams the brakes on risky Musina Makhado Mega-Project
The Life After Coal Campaign welcomes the temporary halt called by the Limpopo provincial government on the controversial and harmful Musina Makhado Energy and Metallurgical ... continued
Community activists protesting devastating impacts of coal mine shot at and arrested
Community activists were shot, injured and arrested by the police while peacefully raising grievances against Ikwezi coal mine in Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal for poisoning their air, c... continued
Deadly Air Case Update: Pollution-trapped Highveld communities “need more than sympathy”
Environmental justice groups groundWork and the Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action (VEJMA) have responded to papers filed by the Minister of Environment Forestry and F... continued
Countdown Calendar
Eskom has indicated the following as decommissioning dates for its ageing coal-fired power stations. View in detail...
| Power Station | Date |
|---|---|
| Grootvlei | 2018 |
| Komati | 2019 |
| Camden | 2020 |
| Hendrina | 2020 |
| Arnot | 2021 |
| Kriel | 2026 |
| Matla | 2029 |
| Duvha | 2030 |
| Lethabo | 2035 |
| Tutuka | 2035 |
| Matimba | 2037 |
| Kendal | 2038 |
| Majuba | 2046 |
Partners
Centre for Environmental RightsThe CER is a non-profit organisation of activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment… read more
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg was founded in 1988 to mobilise civil society around environmental issues in relation to people… read more
groundWork
groundWork is a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organisation working in the areas of Climate & Energy Justice, Coal, Environmental Health… read more