Join us for the Climate change strike on Friday, 2 October 2020.
All those who would like to join us to please let us know, RSVP by Thursday 1st October 2020. So that we can stick to the numbers according to the level one regulations. Thank you.
Submissions Toolkit: National Forests Amendment Bill and National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill
Here is a toolkit and template comments you can use to make formal submissions on the National Forests Amendment Bill & National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill - submissions due no later than Friday 28 August. Using the templates, it’s as easy as sending an email ? Have your say! Let’s be active citizens for [...]
African Climate Justice Group calls for endorsement of statement
As the climate crisis bears down on us, we are faced with a new health crisis, Covid-19, which brings with it its own as well as other multiplying threats to us all over the world, but especially in Africa. A few of us who identify as African social movements and allied civil society groups came [...]
Cancer Ally: Pollution Maims and kills
We are all aware of the fragility of our local and global public health systems, as the coronavirus moves across the world with terrifying speed. But we must not forget the slow killers that continue to do enormous damage in South Africa’s most vulnerable communities, as toxic pollution kills hundreds, and leave the rest of [...]
In Memory of Brenda Pratt (Ex-treasurer)
A Tribute to an Environmental Activist, Mentor and Teacher Brenda Pratt Brenda Lynn Pratt was instrumental in the development of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance for over 23 years. Her work within SDCEA was to play an important role of oversight as the treasurer of the finances. Brenda took her role as treasurer very [...]
We are very happy to let you know that the first 3 episodes of The People’s Fix, the Action 24 podcast are now live!
https://podlink.to/fix Action 24 and SDCEA Podcast #Action24
Action 24 / Politically Aweh video series: Climate Change in South Africa: How Bad Can It Be? Episode 1
https://youtu.be/_qKq9itUVQ8
How polluting industries affect people’s health within the South Durban community
Environmental Pollution: Industries pollute in several ways during the production process and in turn produce a large amount of waste products. Chemicals are burnt in order to produce the final products, and chemicals are then emitted into the air where communities are exposed. Industries dump their waste products in the nearest black Townships (land pollution), [...]