SAFCEI in the Press

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#SONA2021 SHOULD HAVE SET THE TONE FOR MORE TRANSPARENT, INCLUSIVE ENERGY PLANNING

MEDIA RELEASE 12 FEBRUARY 2021 #SONA2021 SHOULD HAVE SET THE TONE FOR MORE TRANSPARENT, INCLUSIVE ENERGY PLANNING Government’s ‘too little, too late’...

Have Your Say by 5 February: Deadline for Public Comment on Proposed New Nuclear Energy

Today, Friday 5 February, is the deadline for South Africans to submit comments to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on whether or...

Minister Mantashe avoids oversight, fails to appoint civil society representative to NNR board - as required by law

MEDIA RELEASE 5 NOVEMBER 2020 MINISTER MANTASHE AVOIDS OVERSIGHT, FAILS TO APPOINT CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE TO NNR BOARD - AS REQUIRED BY LAW The...

Global cage-free campaign demands Burger King eliminate cages from its supply chain

MEDIA RELEASE 28 OCTOBER 2020 GLOBAL CAGE-FREE CAMPAIGN DEMANDS BURGER KING ELIMINATE CAGES FROM ITS SUPPLY CHAIN Today, the Southern African Faith Co...

Recent earthquakes off Cape coast raise concerns over government's ability to contain a nuclear disaster

MEDIA RELEASE 8 OCTOBER 2020 RECENT EARTHQUAKES OFF CAPE COAST RAISE CONCERNS OVER GOVERNMENT’S ABILITY TO CONTAIN A NUCLEAR DISASTER While the rece...

Faith communities' NGO calls for CoCT to involve civil society in matters regarding the Cape's baboons

MEDIA RELEASE 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 FAITH COMMUNITIES’ NGO CALLS FOR CoCT TO INVOLVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN MATTERS REGARDING THE CAPE’S BABOONS In a recent l...

“SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT THE COSTS OF GOVERNMENT’S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS” – SAFCEI

MEDIA RELEASE 13 August 2020 “SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT THE COSTS OF GOVERNMENT’S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS” – SAFCEI The Southern Africa...

Government should be more concerned about citizens unable to afford the rising cost of electricity

MEDIA RELEASE 17 JULY 2020 GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT CITIZENS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE RISING COST OF ELECTRICITY The Southern African Fa...

Bishop Geoff Davies celebrates 50th Anniversary of Priesthood

Bishop Geoff Davies or more affectionately known as the Green Bishop is the founder and patron of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment...

SAFCEI Calls on Parliament to Provide Rigorous Oversight of Proposed Energy Projects

Media Release 5 June 2020 In its recent written submission to Parliament’s Appropriations Committee, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environ...

Submission to the Standing Committee on Appropriations: Parliament of South Africa on the 2020 Appropriations Bill

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Statement on news of Religious Gatherings at Level 3

The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute, SAFCEI, welcomes the engagement between faith representatives and the South African gov...