SAFCEI in the Press
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AGRA's Policy Influence Exposed: African Faith Leaders Demand Reparations from Gates Foundation
AGRA Doubles Down on Harmful Policies On August 28, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) hosted a press conference, where they released...
Press Conference: African Faith Leaders Demand Reparations from Gates - Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Press Conference Wednesday, 28 August 2024 8 AM EDT | 12 PM GMT (Accra/Bamako) | 2 PM SAST (Johannesburg) | 3 PM EAT (Nairobi) Language interpretatio...
Civil society vindicated: Minister concedes to SAFCEI and EarthLife Africa's court challenge against nuclear procurement
Today, less than a month after the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg received news...
Civil society launches legal challenge against South African government’s plans for new nuclear energy
Hot off the heels of their recent solidarity visit to Kenya, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Earthlife Af...
Russian eco-defender boosts South Africa's anti-nuclear campaign with timely visit
Award-winning Russian environmentalist Vladimir Slivyak of Ecodefense is visiting South Africa for the rest of July. Slivyak, a Right Livelihoods Lau...
From Russia to Kenya and South Africa: Global Activists unite for a sustainable, Nuclear-Free Future
![]( "Photo Caption: Francesca de Gasparis (SAFCEI) Executive Director, Makoma Lekalakala (Earthlife Africa) Director, David Munene (SAFCEI Board...
Cage-Free Community Indaba calls for an end to battery cages for layer hens
The second Cage-free Community Indaba this year – hosted by the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) at Bertha House in...
“NNR Public participation process is a governance and compliance issue, not to be taken lightly” – Civil Society
Public uproar over the lack of information shared, running up to the last consultation process in February, forced the National Nuclear Regulator (NN...
Parties still not prepared to tackle climate change and energy poverty
As we head into next week’s National Elections, with the news that unemployment is now at an all-time-high of 33% overall and 46% among the youth, ma...
Standing Strong: 7 Years Since Nuclear Deal Ruling, Civil Society Remains Vigilant, Committed To Energy Justice
On the eve of South Africa’s Freedom Day, Friday 26 April 2024, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) – together wit...
South Africa: Who Ends Up Paying If DMRE Cooks the Price of Nuclear Power?
It has been just over two (2) weeks since the deadline for comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE) draft 2023 Integrated...
South Africa’s nuclear energy expansion plans continue to draw criticism, environmental NGOs chew over legal challenge
Government’s announcement that the s34 determination – to start the process to procure 2500 MW of new nuclear capacity – had been gazetted (in Januar...