SAFCEI in the Press
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SA’s new cabinet, a blow for efforts against climate change
MEDIA RELEASE 31 MAY 2019 SA’S NEW CABINET, A BLOW FOR EFFORTS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Following the delayed announcement of President Ramaphosa’s c...
If not addressed, climate change will shift political power structures
MEDIA RELEASE 10 MAY 2019 IF NOT ADDRESSED, CLIMATE CHANGE WILL SHIFT POLITICAL POWER STRUCTURES Preliminary Election 2019 results show that the Afr...
Groundbreaking international cage-free campaign scores overnight success with leading hospitality company
MEDIA RELEASE 10 MAY 2019 GROUNDBREAKING INTERNATIONAL CAGE-FREE CAMPAIGN SCORES OVERNIGHT SUCCESS WITH LEADING HOSPITALITY COMPANY Yesterday (9 May)...
South Africans need an enviro-conscious government
South African Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Kumi Naidoo tells parties that if we continue on the path that we are on - with dirty energ...
Pre-election Political Party Manifesto Debate emphasises necessity for environmental-conciousness
MEDIA RELEASE 24 APRIL 2019 While the country’s politicians vie to secure support from citizens in the run-up to the National Elections next month,...
"Incidents" vs "Minor occurences" Why did the SA public not know about the safety issues at Koeberg?
MEDIA RELEASE 5 APRIL 2019 ‘INCIDENTS’ VS ‘MINOR OCCURRENCES" WHY DID THE SA PUBLIC NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES AT KOEBERG? According to the...
How Zuma's R1-trillion nuclear deal led to the Eskom crisis
MEDIA RELEASE 26 MARCH 2019 HOW ZUMA’S ILLEGAL R1-TRILLION NUCLEAR DEAL LED TO THE ESKOM CRISIS A few days ago, former President Jacob Zuma went on r...
"Increase in electricity prices without fixing Eskom is a threat to SA citizen's human rights!" - SAFCEI
MEDIA RELEASE 21 MARCH 2019 “INCREASING ELECTRICITY PRICES WITHOUT FIXING ESKOM IS A THREAT TO SA CITIZENS’ HUMAN RIGHTS!” – SAFCEI “The National Ener...
"Budget needs stronger focus on enviro issues and decisive plan to address climate change" - SAFCEI
MEDIA RELEASE 21 FEBRUARY 2019 The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) says that it has mixed feelings about the prio...
Faith-based NGO optimistic after SONA, but encourages more emphasis on eco-social sustainability
MEDIA RELEASE 8 FEBRUARY 2019 FAITH-BASED NGO OPTIMISTIC AFTER SONA, BUT ENCOURAGES MORE EMPHASIS ON ECO-SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY The Southern Africa...
Communities affected by mining stand together to fight against human rights violations
MEDIA RELEASE 7 FEBRUARY 2019 FRIDAY – COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY MINING STAND TOGETHER TO FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The West Coast Foo...
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 electrici...