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Austrian company, Strabag, withdraws from controversial Wild Coast N2 bridge project
Sustaining the Wild Coast calls on SANRAL and DMR to withdraw from problematic projects. Sustaining the Wild Coast (SWC) welcomes the decision by Austrian company, Strabag, to withdraw from the construction of the Mtentu megabridge, which is part of the controversial...
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Anglican Diocese of Cape Town Land Conference – 16 February 2019
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World Wetlands Day – 2 February 2019
World Wetlands Day – 2 February 2019 Wetlands and Climate Change, the theme for 2019 “we are not powerless against climate change, wetlands are a natural solution”. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of...
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JAEI 2019 AGM and Eco-talk
Cape Town’s food system
Report on the Cape Town Food Systems Field Trip lead by Gareth Haysom and Robyn Park-Ross from the African Centre for Cities (UCT) on 22 January 2018, in collaboration with The School of Government, University of the Western Cape, Centre for the Study of Governance...
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Farmers, food activists, academics & policymakers gear up to gather in Cape Town to promote agroecology for the 21st century
Media Release 22 January 2019 The politics of food and its production will be on the menu at a multi-sectoral conference taking place in Cape Town next week. Happening at the Centre for the Book, Iziko Museum and Spin Street Gallery from 28 - 30 January, the...
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SAFCEI joins with civil society in opposing Eskom’s requested tariff increases
SAFCEI MEDIA RELEASE 18 JANUARY 2019 From 14 January, the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) started its public hearings on Eskom’s proposed electricity price hike of 15% for 2019, with a projected overall increase of 45% to 2021. The Southern African Faith...
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Environmental stewardship and sustainability in the Zimbabwe episcopal area
Presentation by Mrs. Rebecca Tendayi Gurupira shared at the Agriculture Summit in Johannesburg. Click to here to view the presentation. We invite our FLEAT (Faith Leaders Environment Advocacy Training) Members to join our Facebook...
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South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference: Voter education pamphlets available for download
The South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission, SACBC Parliamentary Liaison Office, and the Jesuit Institute have produced pamphlets on voter education. They are available to download below. Afrikaans English Setswana Sotho ...
read moreSAFCEI comments on Eskom’s tariff increase application to NERSA
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced dates for public hearings on Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs annually from 2019 to 2021/2022 by 15%. The application was made to recover revenue totaling R762 billion over the next...
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