Civil society rejects state secrecy law Right2Know 31 August 2010 Right2Know campaign calls for amendments to Protection of Information Bill Right2Know Campaign Let the truth be told Stop the Secrecy Bill! A responsive and accountable democracy that can meet the basic needs of our people is built upon transparency and the free flow of information. The gains of South Africans’ struggle for [...]

Earthlife Africa Jhb 3rd of September 2010 On the First of September 2010, Cabinet held a “secret” session on the closure of the PMBR company. Earthlife Africa Jhb has learnt that all may not be as it seems, and that issues such as conflicts of interests, accounting for taxpayer money spent, and rehabilitation of PBMR staff are [...]

CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE HOSTED BY EARTHLIFE AFRICA JOHANNESBURG 5 AUGUST 2010 Energy and climate change have often been viewed as an environmental and economic issue – not one with a human face, much less a woman’s face. The longer we take to respond to climate change the sooner we run the risk of [...]

PRESS RELEASE: CONFERENCE, WOMEN IN ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 5th AUGUST 2010 Earthlife Africa Jhb As we commemorate Women’s day on 9th August, we are reminded of the power that the 20,000 women demonstrated in 1956. It is a power that we must not forget nor leave behind. While many things have changed in South Africa, the role of [...]

Press Release: $3.75 Billion World Bank Loan to Eskom to Face Full Enquiry groundWork, Earthlife Africa Jhb 4th of August 2010 The World Bank Inspection Panel it to undertake a full investigation of the $3.75 billion loan by the World Bank to Eskom, the South African energy utility.  This was the finding of the preliminary investigation undertaken in [...]