Fossil Free South Africa
@fossilfreesa.bsky.social
For life, beyond fossil fuels | We are a growing community uniting for a more prosperous, safe future for all South Africans by catalysing support for safer, cleaner and cheaper energy where no one is left behind 🌍
All our links: linktr.ee/fossilfree
All our links: linktr.ee/fossilfree
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New look, same mission 🌍 We've officially launched our refreshed branding! We’re reintroducing ourselves 👋🏼 — from calling out greenwashing to mobilising climate leadership to finance advocacy, we're driving climate action. Discover our story below & visit the link in our bio to get involved 🌱
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for our Climate Media Lab fellowship! Apply here: tinyurl.com/CMLFELLOWS
Application to join Fossil Free South Africa's Climate Media Lab
Please note that experience in telling climate-related stories is not required to join this programme. Requirements include reporting, storytelling or content creation experience, a passion for learni...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for our Climate Media Lab fellowship! Apply here: tinyurl.com/CMLFELLOWS
Our Campus Climate Leaders campaign team had a great day with Stellenbosch University's EcoMaties at their welcoming fair with newcomers 🌞
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Our Campus Climate Leaders campaign team had a great day with Stellenbosch University's EcoMaties at their welcoming fair with newcomers 🌞
🚨 Have you read our latest oped? Greenwashing gas undermines climate action, writes Lazola Kati for News24 South Africa. Read it here: lnkd.in/dr8ggs2Q
Replacing coal with gas to generate electricity is not a move towards cleaner energy, argues environmental activists.
Replacing coal with gas to generate electricity is not a move towards cleaner energy, argues environmental activists.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🚨 Have you read our latest oped? Greenwashing gas undermines climate action, writes Lazola Kati for News24 South Africa. Read it here: lnkd.in/dr8ggs2Q
Replacing coal with gas to generate electricity is not a move towards cleaner energy, argues environmental activists.
Replacing coal with gas to generate electricity is not a move towards cleaner energy, argues environmental activists.
We've partnered with organisations like Project90by2030 and more to host an event at the 2026 Alternative Mining Indaba 🎉 This imbizo will bring together activists and community representatives for a storytelling around extractive energy projects. Register here: tinyurl.com/alternativemining
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
We've partnered with organisations like Project90by2030 and more to host an event at the 2026 Alternative Mining Indaba 🎉 This imbizo will bring together activists and community representatives for a storytelling around extractive energy projects. Register here: tinyurl.com/alternativemining
Take a look at this exciting new opportunity! Apply here: tinyurl.com/CMLFELLOWS
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Take a look at this exciting new opportunity! Apply here: tinyurl.com/CMLFELLOWS
Exciting news! 📣 We're building a free short course – take a look below and register your interest here: tinyurl.com/consciouscap...
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Exciting news! 📣 We're building a free short course – take a look below and register your interest here: tinyurl.com/consciouscap...
Our last newsletter for 2025 is here! We cover why we're taking Thungela to court, celebrating our roll of honour, and more! Read it here: fossilfreesa.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Our last newsletter for 2025 is here! We cover why we're taking Thungela to court, celebrating our roll of honour, and more! Read it here: fossilfreesa.substack.com
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Communities united at our march in Jo’burg last month to challenge TotalEnergies’ century of oil and gas expansion. Those whose lands, oceans and livelihoods are at risks made their message clear: No to fossil fuel expansion!
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Fossil Ad Ban Mass March against TotalEnergies
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December 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Communities united at our march in Jo’burg last month to challenge TotalEnergies’ century of oil and gas expansion. Those whose lands, oceans and livelihoods are at risks made their message clear: No to fossil fuel expansion!
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljw...
#NoNewOilAndGas
Shareholders, namely Fossil Free South Africa, Just Share SA, and Aeon Investment Management, are taking Thungela to court for repeatedly refusing to table their climate resolutions ⚖️ Read more here: justshare.org.za/media/news/s...
Shareholders approach High Court for declaratory order on Thungela’s refusal to table resolutions - Just Share
Thungela Resources Limited shareholders Just Share, Aeon Investment Management and Fossil Free South Africa (the applicants) have instituted litigation in the Gauteng High Court seeking an order that ...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Shareholders, namely Fossil Free South Africa, Just Share SA, and Aeon Investment Management, are taking Thungela to court for repeatedly refusing to table their climate resolutions ⚖️ Read more here: justshare.org.za/media/news/s...
Check out the We The 99% event we collaborated on with Coalition for Human Rights in Development, WWF South Africa, Project 90 by 2030, SAFCEI, 350.org, The African Centre for Governance, and the Centre of Applied Legal Studies 🫱🏾🫲🏿
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Check out the We The 99% event we collaborated on with Coalition for Human Rights in Development, WWF South Africa, Project 90 by 2030, SAFCEI, 350.org, The African Centre for Governance, and the Centre of Applied Legal Studies 🫱🏾🫲🏿
Our team loved attending We the 99's People’s Summit at Constitution Hill! 🌍 From imagining a green industrial future to hearing community climate stories, it was inspiring. Grateful for new connections and excited for more intersectional climate work in the new year! 🌱
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our team loved attending We the 99's People’s Summit at Constitution Hill! 🌍 From imagining a green industrial future to hearing community climate stories, it was inspiring. Grateful for new connections and excited for more intersectional climate work in the new year! 🌱
We marched to @totalenergieseneos.bsky.social to deliver a letter of demands, co-signed by 56 social justice movements. We’re demanding that they aligns their actions to urgent calls: Ban fossil fuel greenwashing, fast track renewables, and stop all new oil and gas development.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We marched to @totalenergieseneos.bsky.social to deliver a letter of demands, co-signed by 56 social justice movements. We’re demanding that they aligns their actions to urgent calls: Ban fossil fuel greenwashing, fast track renewables, and stop all new oil and gas development.
We co-hosted a roundtable with Wits’ Global Change Institute on their fossil-fuel links and what real climate leadership should look like. Wits can lead with transparency, net-zero alignment and a just energy transition. ✊🏽
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
We co-hosted a roundtable with Wits’ Global Change Institute on their fossil-fuel links and what real climate leadership should look like. Wits can lead with transparency, net-zero alignment and a just energy transition. ✊🏽
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
Sign the pledge if you want your university to do the same: lnkd.in/dgDxm6Dw
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💣“They say ‘Just Transition, leaves no one behind’. But when you look at the reality, everyone is left behind.” - Zethu Hlatshwayo, South African climate justice activist featured in CEO’s documentary.
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
💣“They say ‘Just Transition, leaves no one behind’. But when you look at the reality, everyone is left behind.” - Zethu Hlatshwayo, South African climate justice activist featured in CEO’s documentary.
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm
🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
COP30 and the G20 are coming, but will the 99% be heard, or the 1% again? 🌱 Fossil fuel interests and “green growth” myths drown out real climate justice. We’ll be at the People Summit in Joburg, 20–22 Nov. Join us at the Energy Imbizo for a just, fossil fuel-free future. 🎟️ wetheninetynine.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
COP30 and the G20 are coming, but will the 99% be heard, or the 1% again? 🌱 Fossil fuel interests and “green growth” myths drown out real climate justice. We’ll be at the People Summit in Joburg, 20–22 Nov. Join us at the Energy Imbizo for a just, fossil fuel-free future. 🎟️ wetheninetynine.com
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We call on TotalEnergies to end a century of exploitation, greenwashing, and fossil fuel (coil, oil and gas) expansion in Africa!
Join 31 other social justice organisations by signing the letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#NoMoreGreenwashing #StopEACOP
Join 31 other social justice organisations by signing the letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#NoMoreGreenwashing #StopEACOP
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We call on TotalEnergies to end a century of exploitation, greenwashing, and fossil fuel (coil, oil and gas) expansion in Africa!
Join 31 other social justice organisations by signing the letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#NoMoreGreenwashing #StopEACOP
Join 31 other social justice organisations by signing the letter of demand to TotalEnergies 👉: tinyurl.com/Totalenergie...
#NoMoreGreenwashing #StopEACOP
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Community members from oil-affected districts raised their voices at the Communities Tribunal for Justice & Reparation during the recent #KickTotalOutofAfrica week.
Byabakama Geoffrey shared his ordeal fearing arrest. Join us in Joburg, at 10am, to #STOPEACOP.
Sign here 👉: shorturl.at/J1mMv
Byabakama Geoffrey shared his ordeal fearing arrest. Join us in Joburg, at 10am, to #STOPEACOP.
Sign here 👉: shorturl.at/J1mMv
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Community members from oil-affected districts raised their voices at the Communities Tribunal for Justice & Reparation during the recent #KickTotalOutofAfrica week.
Byabakama Geoffrey shared his ordeal fearing arrest. Join us in Joburg, at 10am, to #STOPEACOP.
Sign here 👉: shorturl.at/J1mMv
Byabakama Geoffrey shared his ordeal fearing arrest. Join us in Joburg, at 10am, to #STOPEACOP.
Sign here 👉: shorturl.at/J1mMv
Is UCT’s divestment commitment under threat? How can energy from the sun and create more jobs? Can creative agencies take bold stances on fossil fuel advertising? We answer these questions, and more, in our latest newsletter 🗞️🚨 Read it here 👉🏽 fossilfreesa.substack.com or at the link in our bio 🤓
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Is UCT’s divestment commitment under threat? How can energy from the sun and create more jobs? Can creative agencies take bold stances on fossil fuel advertising? We answer these questions, and more, in our latest newsletter 🗞️🚨 Read it here 👉🏽 fossilfreesa.substack.com or at the link in our bio 🤓
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✊ This is what student power looks like!
Students just forced Edge Hill University to take a stand against some of the world’s most destructive corporations - massive oil, coal and gas companies + companies profiting from the detention, deportation and misery of migrants.
Share the huge news!
Students just forced Edge Hill University to take a stand against some of the world’s most destructive corporations - massive oil, coal and gas companies + companies profiting from the detention, deportation and misery of migrants.
Share the huge news!
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
✊ This is what student power looks like!
Students just forced Edge Hill University to take a stand against some of the world’s most destructive corporations - massive oil, coal and gas companies + companies profiting from the detention, deportation and misery of migrants.
Share the huge news!
Students just forced Edge Hill University to take a stand against some of the world’s most destructive corporations - massive oil, coal and gas companies + companies profiting from the detention, deportation and misery of migrants.
Share the huge news!
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Hurricane Melissa made 4 TIMES more likely by global warming. Reliance on oil, gas and coal increased its likelihood and intensity. These storms will become even more devastating if we continue overheating the planet by burning fossil fuels. By Xantha Leatham
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Hurricane Melissa was made 4 TIMES more likely by climate change
Hurricane Melissa - the most powerful storm in Jamaica's history - was made four times more likely by climate change , according to a study.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hurricane Melissa made 4 TIMES more likely by global warming. Reliance on oil, gas and coal increased its likelihood and intensity. These storms will become even more devastating if we continue overheating the planet by burning fossil fuels. By Xantha Leatham
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Some context as to why we launched our #climatehope campaign 💡🌍Visit the online resource hub on our website: www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Some context as to why we launched our #climatehope campaign 💡🌍Visit the online resource hub on our website: www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
#hopecore #naturewins #earth #fossilfuels #gaslightingtheplanet
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Register now to join the conversation on how fast fashion and fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) are connected and what we can do to protect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕑: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🔗:Register here: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
#climatejustice #greenwashing #fastfashion
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕑: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🔗:Register here: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
#climatejustice #greenwashing #fastfashion
What’s the real cost of fast fashion?
Join FAB, Greenpeace Africa,Fashion Revolution South Africa & experts for a conversation exploring the ties between fast fashion & fossil fuels,&how they affect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕓: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🖇:Register: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
Join FAB, Greenpeace Africa,Fashion Revolution South Africa & experts for a conversation exploring the ties between fast fashion & fossil fuels,&how they affect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕓: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🖇:Register: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Register now to join the conversation on how fast fashion and fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) are connected and what we can do to protect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕑: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🔗:Register here: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
#climatejustice #greenwashing #fastfashion
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕑: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🔗:Register here: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
#climatejustice #greenwashing #fastfashion
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What’s the real cost of fast fashion?
Join FAB, Greenpeace Africa,Fashion Revolution South Africa & experts for a conversation exploring the ties between fast fashion & fossil fuels,&how they affect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕓: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🖇:Register: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
Join FAB, Greenpeace Africa,Fashion Revolution South Africa & experts for a conversation exploring the ties between fast fashion & fossil fuels,&how they affect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕓: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🖇:Register: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
What’s the real cost of fast fashion?
Join FAB, Greenpeace Africa,Fashion Revolution South Africa & experts for a conversation exploring the ties between fast fashion & fossil fuels,&how they affect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕓: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🖇:Register: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
Join FAB, Greenpeace Africa,Fashion Revolution South Africa & experts for a conversation exploring the ties between fast fashion & fossil fuels,&how they affect our planet.
📅: Wed, 22 October 2025
🕓: 17:00 PM – 18:00 PM
🖇:Register: tinyurl.com/fastfashion-...
We're launching our new campaign, #ClimateHope, which we've been working on for weeks and are very excited to make public 🥳 We're debunking a host of #climatemyths, promoting science-based truths, and empowering us all to climate action.
🔗 Find out more on www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
🔗 Find out more on www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
Climate Hope VS Climate Myths — Fossil Free South Africa
Our campaign seeks to debunk climate misinformation, promote science-based truths, and empower action through engaging digital content and accessible online resources. Take a look at the the myths we’...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We're launching our new campaign, #ClimateHope, which we've been working on for weeks and are very excited to make public 🥳 We're debunking a host of #climatemyths, promoting science-based truths, and empowering us all to climate action.
🔗 Find out more on www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
🔗 Find out more on www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climatehope
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Read: "Research lead Professor Janet Cherry said that a truly just energy transition means ‘restructing the economy to be owned and controlled by ordinary people’."
Story by @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social
Read the full investigation here: tinyurl.com/5a6n99wz
Story by @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social
Read the full investigation here: tinyurl.com/5a6n99wz
People who own the sun - Oxpeckers
#PowerTracker visits a solar project owned by a township cooperative that serves as a model for energy democracy in action Investigation: Lindiwe Pakati & Thabo Molelekwa. Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haff...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Read: "Research lead Professor Janet Cherry said that a truly just energy transition means ‘restructing the economy to be owned and controlled by ordinary people’."
Story by @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social
Read the full investigation here: tinyurl.com/5a6n99wz
Story by @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social
Read the full investigation here: tinyurl.com/5a6n99wz