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SAFCEI attends the Western Cape NERSA hearings
By Georgina Blumears January saw SAFCEI and faith leaders back, at what seems to be becoming an annual event, a public consultation on rising electricity costs. At the latest public hearings held by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) Eskom is...
read moreAfrican NGOs call to stop proliferation of coal, oil and gas ahead of African Union summit
Ahead of this week’s African Union meeting (Feb 9-10), more than 25 organisations, networks and community resistance groups from Africa and around the world have called on African governments to prevent the proliferation of coal, oil and gas in Africa and to ensure...
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Hotel Verde to go cage-free by 2025
After running a week-long public campaign, Hotel Verde, with operations in Cape Town and Zanzibar, has committed to sourcing 100% cage-free eggs throughout their operations by 2025. They have also committed to annually publicly report on their progress in this regard....
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Extinction Rebellion Cape Town Coal Conference Protest in Cape Town
Coal Conference in Cape Town neglects well-being of communities and climate emergency This week Cape Town will host the Annual Coal Conference at The Westin, a gathering of business executives, lobbyists and government officials,to discuss the future of coal mining,...
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SAFCEI comments on Eskom’s tariff increase application to NERSA
SAFCEI has sent its comments and recommendations to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) NERSA regarding ESKOM’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application for the 2018/19 financial year. In December, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa...
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NERSA Public Hearings: Have your say on Eskom’s tariff increase application
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) announced its timelines to consider ESKOM’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application for the 2018/19 financial year. Eskom is looking to recoup R27.3-billion to cover the under-recovery of its actual costs in...
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Faith Leader Energy Programme: Workshop 2
We hosted our second Faith Leader Energy Programme workshop on 28th and 29th November at the Shalimar Gardens Hotel in Cape Town. The group of faith leaders gathered to report back on the work they have done in their communities since engaging in issues...
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FLEAT Karoo 2019
We hosted our first Karoo Faith Leader Environmental Advocacy Training (FLEAT) workshop in Graaff-Reinet from 19th to 21st November. Faith leaders from the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas engaged on issues around water, land, biodiversity loss, food, climate...
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Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change for COP 25 Madrid, 2019
Faith communities demand climate justice “If we should be true to our faith, we cannot be quiet when we see what is happening,” reads the declaration of the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the United Nations...
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COP 25: Letter to the President of South Africa, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
Click here to download our letter addressed to The President, the Honourable Cyril Ramaphosa; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, the Honourable Ms Barbara Creecy; and Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, the Honourable Mr Gwede Mantashe....
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