Climate activists protest Africa Oil vampires
Gwede Mantashe told the delegates that South Africa is committed to a mix of energy sources while activists are calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels.
Gwede Mantashe told the delegates that South Africa is committed to a mix of energy sources while activists are calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels.
“Climate change is still largely a misunderstood issue for much of the public, and climate change literacy is low in South Africa.”
To mark Human Rights Day and to stand in solidarity with the global climate movement, the marchers called for system change.
The climate activists called out the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for being the biggest stumbling block to a just transition from fossil fuels.
The outcry against plans for an offshore seismic survey by Shell on the Eastern Cape coast is growing.
Activists called for a change of leadership at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, and for the capitalist economy to be uprooted.
Droughts are expected to become more frequent in southern Africa as climate change heralds extreme weather events globally.
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