Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has sent a message to COP 17 negotiators, assuring them of his prayers for a successful outcome of COP17, the UN Climate Talks presently being held in Durban.
06 Dec 2011
Extreme concern: this is was the position of faith communities and civil society as we heard of Canada’s decision to pull out of Kyoto Protocol at the start of the second week of the COP17 climate talks in Durban.
22 Nov 2011 The Helen Suzman Foundation is outraged at the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill. 14 Nov 2011 Comments made by the National Planning Commission (NPC) in relation to hydraulic fracturing are irresponsible, premature and unfortunate, according to a lobby group opposed to the technology. 14 Nov 2011 Tickets for the much-anticipated “We Have Faith” concert and rally are available, and are free.
11 Nov 2011 The real importance of COP17, by Bishop Geoff Davies, Executive Director, SAFCEI 09 Nov 2011 Youth caravan sees the melting snowcaps of Mount Kilimanjaro, and gains hearty endorsement from vice-president of Tanzania 08 Nov 2011
Over 200 climate activists are taking part in an epic cycle from Beitbridge in Mpumpalanga to Durban, where they will attend a mass rally hosted by icon of peace Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
07 Nov 2011
Ladismith Black Mambazo is the latest group who has confirmed they will perform at the “We Have Faith – Act Now for Climate Justice” rally and concert, to be held in Durban the day before the COP17 talks start.
07 Nov 2011
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has urged South Africans to join world faith leaders, political leaders and pop stars at an “extraordinary” mass rally on November 27 at the King’s Park Stadium in Durban.
05 Nov 2011 Stars including Yvonne Chaka Chaka, HHP, Arno Carstens to perform at rally that will be climax of climate campaign led by faith leaders across Africa
27 Oct 2011 TKAG is not funded by Dr Johan Rupert, says TKAG Chairman Jonathan Deal 27 Oct 2011 Young activists from Soweto, Durban and Cape Town will help to blaze a new trail of awareness about climate change through Africa over the next month, as they travel from Nairobi to Durban in a “climate caravanâ€. 24 Oct 2011 This is the first time legal proceedings have been instituted in relation to the 2010 applications by Royal Dutch Shell and other companies in connection with the controversial mining technique known as fracking. 17 Oct 2011 Faith leaders of the "We Have Faith - Act Now for Climate Justice" urge South Africa to start cutting the country's carbon emissions immediately
14 Oct 2011
SOUTH African finance minister Pravin Gordhan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, university chancellor Ela Gandhi and satirist Pieter Dirk-Uys are the latest public figures to sign a faith leaders’ petition on climate change.
13 Oct 2011 The imminent sale of De Beers diamond mining operations on the Cape West Coast must be halted until full disclosure and proper consultation with all affected parties has taken place, says the community of Hondeklipbaai. 11 Oct 2011 British rock band Coldplay, who recently performed in Cape Town, have been asked to support a campaign to stop the Karoo being environmentally violated by hydraulic fracturing. 10 Oct 2011 New criteria for the award of tenders by organs of state are due to come into effect on 7 December 2011. 09 Oct 2011 Cape Town Mayor & ID President Patricia de Lille has endorsed Lindiwe Mazibuko MP to be the next leader of the Democratic Alliance in Parliament 28 Sep 2011
A lobby group has accused Shell of having no credibility when making promises to South African communities about plans for hydraulic fracturing.
01 Sep 2011 MyCiTi extending to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain
