Protests to take place at the Africa Energy Week in Cape Town

Update: 2025-09-30

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Climate justice activists, community leaders, students and Capetonians will today protest outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre, where the Africa Energy Week 2025 is underway. The Green Connection say fossil fuels worsen climate change, fuel pollution, deepen poverty and inequality, especially in marginalised communities. This comes months after the International Court of Justice ruled that governments must protect children's right to a healthy environment amid the climate crisis. Elvis Presslin spoke to Ntombi Mapapu, Senior Energy and Climate Justice Coordinator at the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI)...

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