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The Centre for Environmental Rights, on behalf of the Life After Coal Campaign, submits a formal objection to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's draft Gas Master Plan Basecase Report. The submission argues that the plan is 'reckless and unnecessary', contradicting South Africa's constitutional obligations to protect citizens from climate change and ignoring energy modelling that suggests gas-to-power is not required for energy security.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by GreenCape seeks a service provider to conduct community engagement, enumeration, and mobilisation in Nomzamo Agri Village, Ermelo, Mpumalanga. The project, funded by the Royal Danish Embassy of South Africa, aims to establish a service delivery mechanism to increase access to basic energy services for marginalised communities as part of a Just Transition in the green economy.

Nicole Loser, an attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights, submitted a confirmatory affidavit in May 2019 to the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria). She confirms the truth of the contents of a supplementary founding affidavit by Phillipine Lekalakala as they pertain to her and the CER, specifically confirming telephone calls mentioned in the original document.

This research paper examines the role of Uganda in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), highlighting the tension between peacekeeping efforts and allegations of ulterior motives related to oil and mineral resources. It specifically discusses the controversy surrounding Saracen Security, a company owned by the brother of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, and the potential for these activities to undermine the legitimacy of AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).

The Free State Environmental Justice Network (FSEJN) has filed an appeal to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to set aside an environmental authorisation (EA) granted on 23 June 2025 to Afro Energy (Pty) Ltd. The EA allows for the exploration of conventional natural gas across approximately 240,000 hectares in the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces. FSEJN argues that the decision by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) was unlawful, irrational, and failed to adequately assess climate, air quality, geohydrological, and socio-economic impacts, while also neglecting meaningful public participation.

This document is a confirmatory affidavit signed by Yolan Friedmann, CEO of the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), in support of a legal matter in the High Court of South Africa, Mpumalanga Division.

The Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa (MEJCON-SA) and Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) have appealed a decision by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to grant environmental authorisation (EA) to Tetra4 (Pty) Ltd for the Cluster 2 Virginia Gas Production Project. The appellants argue that the decision is unlawful and unreasonable due to flawed groundwater and climate change assessments, inadequate public participation, a failure to consider renewable energy alternatives, and the state's lack of capacity to monitor gas operations.

This case study examines the City of Cape Town's efforts between 2014 and 2024 to pioneer Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) to combat South Africa's national power crisis and loadshedding. The City implemented a series of regulatory, technical, and financial interventions—including feed-in tariffs, smart metering, and a streamlined online application process—to enable the safe integration of renewable energy into the municipal grid. By June 2024, these initiatives resulted in approximately 6,400 authorised grid-tied SSEG systems with over 140 MVA of installed capacity, while facilitating significant private investment and job creation in the local green economy.

This document is a Directive Compliance Affidavit filed by Nabeelah Mia, an attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights, in the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria. The affidavit confirms compliance with the Judge President’s Consolidated Practice Directive dated 18 September 2020 regarding Case No: 11761/2021, specifically verifying that no duplicate files were created on the CaseLines Management System and listing the parties invited to the system.

This briefing document provides context for the 2019 Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Global Meeting in Cape Town. It reviews the state of the global green transition in 2018, outlines the GEC's ten-year history and mission to champion inclusion, equity, and environmental limits, and defines the meeting's focus on ensuring 'everyone gets a stake' in the transition through participation, livelihoods, and ownership rights.

This policy brief by the Institute for Security Studies examines the role of African states in the international nuclear security agenda, specifically in the context of the Nuclear Security Summit process and the 2013 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security. It argues for increased African engagement and cooperation to balance the peaceful use of nuclear technology with security requirements.

This case study examines the operational challenges faced by ALASKA, a company based in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which specializes in importing goods from South Africa and Mauritius. The document details systemic barriers to business growth, including a dysfunctional banking sector, an opaque and burdensome tax system, severe infrastructure deficits, and pervasive corruption within government agencies.

This report by the Africa Policy Research Institute analyzes the economic implications of a proposed International Maritime Organization (IMO) shipping carbon levy on African states. Using the GTAP-E model, the study finds that such a levy would generally reduce GDP and household incomes across Africa, increase global food prices, and exacerbate existing freight cost imbalances. The report advocates for an equitable transition where revenues are redistributed as direct grants to climate-vulnerable nations for out-of-sector projects like renewable energy and resilient agriculture.

Minutes from the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Steering Group meeting on February 4, 2016, detailing the provisional 2016 plan, strategy for mainstreaming the green economy, and discussions regarding the organizational relationship and risk distribution between the GEC and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

The Boom and Bust Coal 2026 report by Global Energy Monitor analyzes global coal power capacity trends in 2025, noting a decoupling where new capacity additions increased while overall electricity generation declined. The report highlights that coal commissioning is increasingly concentrated in China and India, while other nations see a shrinking pipeline of new projects.

This report details a workshop held from 20 to 22 October 2025, organized by the Institute for Economic Justice to build capacity among diverse food system constituencies to engage with South Africa's Climate Change Act (CCA). The workshop focused on the intersection of climate change and food systems, the need for a just transition that prioritizes agroecology and land reform, and the specific policy entry points provided by the CCA's mandated National and Sector Adaptation Plans.

This document is a formal exchange between the Life After Coal (LAC) campaign—a joint effort by the Centre for Environmental Rights, groundWork, and Earthlife Africa—and Eskom. The LAC objects to Eskom's applications for alternative emission limits and exemptions from the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Medupi and Matimba power stations. Eskom defends its use of legal mechanisms for postponement and exemptions, citing financial constraints, the need for energy security, and the principles of sustainable development.

The document is an appeal decision by the Minister of Environmental Affairs of the Republic of South Africa regarding an amendment to the Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the Thabametsi Power Station. The project involves the establishment of a 1200MW coal-fired power station and associated infrastructure near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province. After considering an appeal lodged by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (via the Centre for Environmental Rights), the Minister dismissed the appeal but amended several conditions of the EA to address typographical errors, clarity on water monitoring, and heritage resource requirements.

An opinion piece co-signed by Executive Directors of the Think Sustainable Europe network arguing that the European Union should use the crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine to accelerate the European Green Deal and achieve green strategic autonomy.

This case study examines the piloting of electric buses by Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) in Cape Town, South Africa, evaluating their operational performance, cost-effectiveness, and the integration of solar energy for charging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.