23 January 2025 As the Climate Justice Coalition (CJC), a coalition made up of South African trade unions, grassroots, community-based and non-profit organisations, we express our unequivocal and full solidarity with the miners who were and are trapped, and being sacrificed in Stilfontein mine shafts. Furthermore, we condemn the actions of the South African government,…
[Durban, South Africa] – The delegates from the Climate Justice Coalition political school joined the Global Week of Climate Action (GWAC) on September 20 and demonstrated in solidarity with the KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Flood victims. The political school delegates represented activists from 50 organisations across every province in the country, including trade unions, community-based organisations…
For immediate release 27 June 2024 South Africa — On Wednesday, 26 June, Climate Justice Coalition (CJC) members in Mpumalanga gathered at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) offices in eMalahleni to host a sit-in at the offices. The members came together to follow up on the demands listed in a memorandum it…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 MAY 2024 South Africa — As South Africa goes to the polls, it is vital to ask ourselves what it means to have a truly democratic society where the voices of a country’s people meaningfully determine the direction of their communities and country. True democracy goes deeper than the limited democratic…
South Africa — The secretariat of the Climate Justice Coalition gives its full and unequivocal support to South Africa in its application against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The application was filed in December after three months of relentless Israeli bombing, which has killed over 22000…
South Africa — Members of the Climate Justice Coalition have joined millions of people all over the world in the call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation in Palestine. We bear witness to the atrocities committed by the Israeli state, operating with support of the United States, as it enacts gross…
For Immediate Release 4 August 2023 South Africa — Members of the Climate Justice Coalition will protest at a public talk by the Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, on Friday, August 4th. The talk is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) and the University…
Written by the Climate Justice Coalition Secretariat – Date: 2023/06/05 Dear Minister Ramokgopa, With your newly bestowed powers of overseeing new generation capacity, and your mandate of ending loadshedding, your job is one of the most important in the country. For the sake of our collective future, we wish you success, and write to you…
21 November 2022 South Africa — After a couple of delays, Climate Justice Coalition (CJC) March for Jobs, Clean Energy and Climate Justice is back on a new date. On Tuesday 22 November, trade unions, community-based organisations, non-governmental organisations, and climate justice activists will convene at Burgers Park in Pretoria to demand genuine climate justice. …
30 May 2022 Mr President, it’s time to fix the Department of Mineral Resources & Energy so South African can tackle the dual climate and energy crises we face. That starts with replacing Minister Mantashe with more capable leadership suited to the task ahead. Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa, As the Climate Justice Coalition, we write…