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 Speci... 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, cracki... 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 Fisher... continued
Gauteng residents given a whiff of Mpumalanga Highveld pollution
JOHANNESBURG: Over the past few days, unusual and persistent levels of sulphurous smells in the air have given residents of Gauteng a glimpse of what life is like for people who live in some of our country... continued
The Life After Coal campaign is hiring!
The Life After Coal/Impilo Ngaphandle Kwamalahle campaign is a well-established joint campaign by Earthlife Africa, groundWork, and the Centre for Environmental Rights. We aim to discourage the development of new coal-fired power st... continued
Another milestone as criminal charges proceed against coal polluter Eskom
Last week, the Department of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries (DEFF) confirmed that the National Prosecuting Authority has resolved to proceed with the criminal prosecution of major polluter a... continued
Celebrating a major climate victory: Court sets aside approval for Thabametsi coal power plant
Last week, the High Court in Pretoria set aside the environmental approval for the 1200 MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station that would have been built in its first phase ... continued
‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’
Case to force government to improve air quality set to be heard next year
Countdown Calendar
Eskom has indicated the following as decommissioning dates for its ageing coal-fired power stations.
| Power Station | Date |
|---|---|
| Camden | 2020 |
| Hendrina | 2020 |
| Arnot | 2021 |
| Komati | 2024 |
| Grootvlei | 2025 |
| 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