"#MMSEZ plans will unstructure Nature and once we remove indigenous trees from their rooted standing points, we're interfering with the ecosystems that gives life harmony." - David Tshidzumba, S.O.L.V.E. Save Our Limpopo Valley Environment Thabo Sibeko Makoma Lekalakala Presidential Climate Commission

"The forest on this land has Zwifho on it. If we disturb our Zwifho, the ancestors' spirits turn their back on us. Life or the living gets harmony from Zwifho. Graveyards, old farms and oldest homesteads are home of our ancestors' spirits, it shall not be removed." #StopMMSEZ

#StopMMSEZ Life After Coal Centre for Environmental Rights Thabo Sibeko Makoma Lekalakala #light4defenders #JustTransition MaDingane🌻❤️ Presidential Climate Commission

System change is required now

When climate strikes, it's the grass that suffers Earthlife Africa JHB

#ClimateActionNow #JustTransition #LeaveNoOneBehind #Light4defenders Treeshake Presidential Climate Commission Thabo Sibeko Bulelwa @babdinor Kumi Naidoo

#EarthDay2023 theme = "Invest in the Planet". This means: Address #ClimateChange, make moves to #StopCoal in ways that #LeavesNoOneBehind, etc. Decision-makers should stop being #FossilFools but rather accelerate an inclusive #JustTransition. Presidential Climate Commission Life After Coal Makoma Lekalakala

Breathing should never be a hazard. It is time to stand up, speak out and work #TogetherForCleanAir!

Join a global people's movement with concerned citizens like Thabo Sibeko who are working with their communities on air pollution and climate issues, and getting their voices heard at discussion tables. greenpeace.org/international/…

READ: "#Climatechange is having an increasing and lasting impact on our environment and society, and cultural heritage is in no way spared." Makoma Lekalakala Presidential Climate Commission Life After Coal Natural Justice GenderCCSA Ndivile Mokoena #GenderJustTransition rb.gy/axglu

READ: "...makes the whole idea of #CarbonOffsetting complete nonsense. The first problem is that the process of estimating and counting carbon credits to be offset is entirely voluntary and is therefore open to abuse." rb.gy/ohpg0 Presidential Climate Commission Thabo Sibeko Makoma Lekalakala

🌐 We stood strong outside Sasol's #AGM today (which was cancelled), to demand #SasolDivestNow #EndFossilFuels. It's time to prioritize our #PlanetOverProfit. Join the movement! #ClimateJusticeManje Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance Presidential Climate Commission Life After Coal SDCEA The Green Connection Safcei

🌍🏆 Big win for 1St Annual_Pool_Tour & #VhembeDistrict communities! The UN Development decision on #MMSEZ highlights significant oversights & potential human rights violations. rb.gy/l4rjwy #DzomoLaMupo #MulambwaneWomen

Nemakhavani Mbedzi from Masisi says, “...those who will be most affected should be part of the process... & those proposing these big projects should use the locals' language, so that they easily understand and are better informed about what is proposed." rb.gy/y449l4

What was once considered a enviro-friendly area has now become a hazardous area both for humans and animals,now these dump areas are near the community Library and the Ekurhuleni Metro Precinct, not only do we experience a lack of service delivery but pollution and mismanagement.

#NuclearEnergyIsNOTSafe #RIP #AlfredManyanyataSepepe The fight for justice for #NuclearEnergy workers continues... #StopNuclear #PelindabaWorkingGroup NNR SA Necsa_ Official Page Presidential Climate Commission Safcei The Green Connection

Here's an opportunity for unemployed youth that's interested in the Arts but also who wanna help eradicate the poor waste management crisis we're faced with in local communities the programme may not come with a certificate/Job but insures a set of skills for self-empowerment.

Winner in 2014, Desmond D’Sa - At 15 the govt forcibly uprooted his family to live alongside polluting industrial plants. At his jobs at chemical factories, he witnessed the environmental harm affecting local communities. SDCEA goldmanprize.org/recipient/desm…

🌍 Empowerment in action! Did you know? A #Wonderbag can reduce cooking fuel consumption by 70%, reducing CO2 emissions, saving up to 5 trees a year! 🌳 We are proud of the 40 women from #Musina #Makhado #Limpopo who did the training. #ClimateAction #GenderJustTransition 💪✨

Large global study finds that approximately 30% of new asthma cases worldwide were linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure, highlighting the dramatic threat air pollution poses to public health. phys.org/news/2024-10-a…