In the midst of the Women and Youth Symposium hosted by the Southern African Resource Watch and the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project Youth Climate Champions programme, Bongekile Zwane took some time to share her unique story as an advocate of women's rights and a climate activist. This profile is written by Zikhona Mtwa, from...
Exploring Meaningful Youth Engagement in South African Climate Policy Introduction The Climate Ambition to Accountability Project is a partnership between WWF South Africa, Institute for Economic Justice and Climate Action Network South Africa.The project aims to build a solid cross-cutting civil society organisations (CSO) community and enhance South African CSOs and youth’s capacity, enabling them to effectively...
As a collective of civil society organisations (CSOs) actively engaged in South Africa's energy transition and the various sectors that intersect, we acknowledge and appreciate the Presidential Climate Commission's (PCC) commitment to consulting multiple stakeholders, including CSOs, in the development of policies and strategies that will guide the country's transition to a just and sustainable...
Written by Alia Kajee. With the worsening climate crisis, it’s clear that resources are needed to ensure we embark on a just transition away from fossil fuels in a way that mitigates and compensates for negative impacts to workers in the coal value change and affected communities. We must also prepare for the impacts of climate...
Written by Sabatini Motloung, Founder of Community Empowerment Committee Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC) is a Community based organisation that advocates for Women's rights and Climate Justice through civic engagement and collective action. COMEC is an SACAN affiliated community based organisation On the 18th of July 2022, Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC) joined the Climate Justice Coalition on the...
On behalf of its 12 member organizations, the South African Climate Action Network (SACAN) has made a written submission in response to South Africa’s proposed updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Key messages: Enhanced but insufficient: We recognize that the 2021 updated draft of South Africa’s First NDC is enhanced over the 2015 version. This is welcome...
On the 25th February 2021, Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC) and 360 Degrees Environmental Organisation (360 DEO) commemorated the passing of Richard Thole. The day began with a ritual of ukuphahla - where Richard’s family was allowed to honour the passing of their son. Sandile Nombeni (360DEO) gave a brief description of Richard’s case. The family did...
On the 19th March 2021, two SACAN member organisations based in Ekurhuleni, 360 Degrees Environmental Organisation (360DEO) and Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC), participated in the Global Strike Action event that took place at the Ekurhuleni Municipal Head Office in Germiston, where they were joined by comrades from GreenPeace Africa for an art demonstration. The artistic...